International Journal of Applied Sociology

International Journal of Applied Sociology is a peer-reviewed international journal that publishes sociological scholarship of the highest quality on all aspects of the discipline, by academics from all over the world. It publishes refereed theoretical as well as qualitative and quantitative substantive and applied research papers.


Rusu Oana

Associate Professor, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania

Research Areas

Sport Sciences (Physical Education and Sport Science, Sports for Disabled People, Olympic Movement), Education, Applied Psychology (Social Psychology in Sport), Applied Sociology (Sociology of Sport, Sport Politics)

Education

2009PhD title in Psychology (topic in Sports groups dynamics), 2009Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania
2003Master degree (Local Public Systems and Politics)Faculty of Phylosophy, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania
2001Government scholarship at Centre for Research into Sport and Society, University of Leicester, UK
2000Bachelor degree in Sociology-Political SciencesFaculty of Phylosophy, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania
1996Bachelor degree in Physical Education and SportsFaculty of Physical education and Sport, Alexandru Ioan Cuza University of Iasi, Romania

Experience

1995-1996 part-time teacher at High school, Iasi
1996- presentteacher at Faculty of Physical Education and Sport, “Al.I.Cuza” University of Iasi (currently, since 2012, – associate professor)
1998-presentDirector or member in many national (5 - member) and international (1 – director, 6 - member) projects
since 2000Volunteer at leisure activities for disabled people
since 2005Coordinator of leisure activities for pupils (kindergartens and primary schools)
2012Member of organizing committee for Special Olympics activity, national phase
since 1999Member of organizing and scientific conferences hosted by my institution (FEFS, UAIC)

Academic Achievement

CDI expert (Romania)
ARACIS expert (Romania)

Membership

Member of Federation Internationale d’Éducation Physique
Member of Association of Teachers for Deaf Pupils (Romania)
Member of ”We are different” Association Iași (Romania)
Member of “Altius Academy” Foundation (Iasi, Romania)
Deputy editors (1999-2017) and member of scientific committee/reviewer (2017-present) – Sport and Society. Interdisciplinary Journal of Physical Education and Sports
Member in editoral board of Lumen Publishing
Member of Business, Education & Law Research Group
Member in editorial board - Revista Românească pentru educație multidimensională (Romanian Review for Multidimensional Education)

Publications: Journals

[1]  Psychosocial Correlations of The Need for Sport and Exercises in High Schools, 8/11 April, 2009, Phuket, Thailand, International Conference on Computational and Experimental Engineering and Sciences, www.icces.org, 2009 (co-author)
[2]  Psychosocial Dimensions of the Practice of Physical Education and Sport in High School, Komotini, Greece, 22-24 May, 17th International Congress on Physical Education and Sport, 2009, www.duth.gr. (co-author)
[3]  Cohesion in Sports Groups, in Palestrica Mileniului III Review, vol. X, no. 2 (36), June 2009, p.180-185 (author)
[4]  Contextual Dynamics of Sports Groups, in Sport and Society. Interdisciplinary Journal of Physical Education and Sports, no.2/2009, p. 44-49 (co-author)
[5]  Local dynamics of Sports Groups in Sport and Society. Interdisciplinary Journal of Physical Education and Sports, vol. 11: 2, 2011, p. 164-180 (co-author)
[6]  Assessing Job Satisfaction within the Sports Teams of Iasi, Romania, in Sport and Society. Interdisciplinary Journal of Physical Education and Sports vol. 12: 1, 2012, p. 28-46 (author)
[7]  The Evaluation of Organizational Ambient into Sports Teams from Iasi, Palestrica Mileniului III Review, vol. 13, nr. 3, July-September 2012, p.253-259 (author)
[8]  Contribution of occupational therapy to psychophysical status of hearing-impaired children, in volume of international Conference, 2012, Cluj-Napoca, RISOPRINT publisher, p. 310-315 (co-author)
[9]  Assessment of the Prevailing Motivation within the Sports Teams from the City of Iaşi, in Timişoara Physical Education and Rehabilitation Journal, 2013, issue 10, vol. 5, p. 14-21, DOI: 10.2478/tperj-2013-0002 (http://www.tperj.ro/en/wp-content/uploads/2013/08/2.pdf) (author)
[10]  Pilot Study Regarding the Implement of Innovative Equipment in Force Training, in Sport and Society. Interdisciplinary Journal of Physical Education and Sports, vol. 14:2, 2013, p. 179-186 (co-author)
[11]  The Impact of Sports Activities as Leisure Activities, Gymnasium. Scientific Journal of Education, Sports and Health, nr. 1, vol. XV, 2014, p. 6-21 http://www.gymnasium.ub.ro/images/stories/no_1__2014.pdf (co-author)
[12]  Consumers of Leisure Sports Activities. Case study, in Physical Education and Rehabilitation Journal, 2015, vol. 7, issue 14, p. 37-45, DOI: 10,1515/tperj-2015-0006 (co-author )(http://www.tperj.ro/en/wp-content/uploads/2015/08/TPERJ_vol_7_issue_14_art_6.pdf)
[13]  Psycho-Social Implications in Physical Activity Performance, ed. Medimond Monduzzi Editore International Proceedings Division, 2016, p. 1151-1154, ISBN 978-88-7587-725-5 (http://www.edlearning.it/proceedings/moreinfo/20150416_index.pdf ) (author)
[14]  Sport and Politics - Unilateral or Joint Interests? Romanian Case, in International Journal of Science Culture and Sport, September 2016: 4 (Special Issue 2) ISSN: 2148-1148 Doi: 10.14486/IntJSCS575 (http://www.iscsjournal.com/DergiTamDetay.aspx?ID=575 ) (author)
[15]  Issues of Migration in Sport, in Figures of Migration, Mironescu, A., Bibiri, A.D., Gradinaru, C., Patras, R., Grosu, E. (editors), 2016 (author)
[16]  Verbal, non-verbal and paraverbal skills in the patient-physiotherapist relationship, Timişoara Physical Education and Rehabilitation Journal, 2017, ISSN 2065-0574 (co-author)
[17]  Social control in doping, Analele Universității de Vest din Timișoara, 19/2017, ISSN: 1453-7699, p. 44-54 (co-author)
[18]  Social integration through sport to hearing imapired students, Sport and Society. Interdisciplinary Journal of Physical Education and Sports vol. 17: 2, 2017, p. 41-52 (co-author)
[19]  Sports – right or privilege? Social stratification in sport. Case of Romania, LASE Journal of Sport Science, vol. 9, nr. 2, p.83-92, 2018, DOI: 10.2478/ljss-2018-0007 (http://journal.lspa.lv/files/2018/2/LASE_2018_2.pdf ) (author)
[20]  Where and Who are We and Could Be? Case Study - Romanian Sports Tourism, PROCEEDINGS OF THE 4TH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE OF THE UNIVERSITARIA CONSORTIUM (ICU 2018): THE IMPACT OF SPORT AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION SCIENCE ON TODAY'S SOCIETY, p. 315-320, 2018, Ed. Medimond (http://www.edlearning.it/ebook/BY23.pdf) (author)
[21]  Influences of occupational therapy as curricular activity on to psychophysical development of hearing-impaired students, EQOL Journal, vol.11, issue 2, p. 29-34, 2019, DOI: 10.31382/eqol.191203, (http://www.eqoljournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Rusu-et-al.-2019.pdf ) (co-author)
[22]  The Evaluation of Cohesion in the Sports Groups within a Romanian City, Physical Culture and Sport. Studies and Research,vol. 85(1), p. 1-13, 2020, DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcssr-2020-0001 (https://content.sciendo.com/view/journals/pcssr/85/1/article-p1.xml) (author)