Selcuk Akpinar
Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli University
Türkiye
Selcuk Akpinar is currently employed at Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli University at the Faculty of Sport Science, Department of Physical Education and Sport as the Dean. He finished his bachelor degree with honors (first rank position) at Hatay Mustafa Kemal University. He was assigned to be a Physical Education Teacher by the Ministry of Education. He worked as PE teacher for two years. He continued his education with a master degree at Bolu Abant Izzet Baysal University where he became a research assistant. Later on, he moved to Middle East Technical University for the doctorate where he focused on motor learning and control studies. During his doctorate, he went to the Penn State University, USA, as a visiting scholar for one and a half years and later on Post-doc for 6 months. During his state at the Penn State University, he worked at a motor control laboratory and tried to find out the effect of participation of sports training on motor lateralization. After finishing his doctorate, he moved to Nevsehir. He was promoted as an Associated Prof by the Higher Educational Council of Turkey in December 2017 and as a full Prof by Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University in 2023. Ha has started working in Equine Assisted Activities in Nevsehir in 2013. He participated and coordinated Erasmus + Projects in Equine Assisted Activities and has been conducting researches in this topic. He is also assistant principal of Horsemanship-Horseback Riding Application and Research Center at Nevsehir Haci Bektas Veli University. He has articles in respected international journals in this topic, too. He has developed many international cooperation and has many colleagues from all over the world. His area of interest mainly focused on motor lateralization in sports and the effects of age in motor lateralization, arm selection, motor learning, and body composition.