Maria Christina Perissiou Portrait

Dr Maria Perissiou

Senior Lecturer

maria.perissiou@port.ac.uk

PhD Supervisor

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Faculty of Science and Health School of Psychology, Sport and Health Sciences Sports and exercise science Health and wellbeing Democratic citizenship

Biography

I joined the School of Sport, Health and Exercise Science at the ϳԹ in 2019 as a Lecturer in Clinical Exercise Physiology. As part of the Physical Activity, Health and Rehabilitation Thematic Research Group, and Clinical, Health and Rehabilitation Research Team (CHaRT) my research focusses on cardiovascular physiology and the use of exercise to inform the prevention, delay and treatment of cardiovascular disease. I have extensive experience measurements assessing vascular function and structure.

I completed my BSc and MSc studies in Sports Science at the National and Kapodestrian University of Athens. In 2014 I was awarded a full time PhD scholarship from the University of the Sunshine Coast in Australia, where I completed my doctoral studies that focused on the effect of exercise in vascular health of individuals with abdominal aortic aneurysm. During 2018 I was a post-doctoral fellow at the Queensland University of Technology, exploring the effect of low carbohydrate diet on cardiometabolic parameters in obese individuals. During 2020, I secured a grant from the Physiological Society that will explore the effect of prolonged head-down tilt surgery on vascular haemodynamics.

Research interests

My research interests are exploring the effect of different stimuli (exercise, physical inactivity, posture, nutrition) on cardiovascular health in an effort to help improve and inform clinical treatment.

Teaching responsibilities

  • Physical Activity and Exercise for Healthy Agein (module co-ordinator, Level 5)
  • Introduction to Sport and Exercise Physiology (Level 4)
  • Clinical Exercise Physiology (Level 7)
  • Undergraduate and MSc level research projects
  • PhD Research Supervisor

Research outputs

2024

Corbett, J., Cummings, M., Dent, H., Gould, A. A. M., Grocott, M. P. W., James, T. J., Mackintosh, K. A., Makaronidis, J., Massey, H., Mayes, H., McNarry, M. A., Montgomery, H., Murray, A. J., Neal, R., Perissiou, M., Rennell-Smyth, J., Robson, S., Saynor, Z., Shepherd, A., Shute, J., Sturgess, C., Tipton, M., Young-Min, S.

1 Nov 2024, In: The Journal of Physiology. 602, 21, p. 5835-5854

Gorczynski, P., Horne, M., Mackintosh, K. A., McNarry, M. A., Meredith, S. J., Perissiou, M., Saynor, Z. L., Scott, A., Shepherd, A. I., Witcher, C. S. G.

11 Sep 2024, In: Disability and Rehabilitation, 12p.

2023

Allard, S., Belcher, H., Corbett, J., Cummings, M. H., Gould, A. A. M., James, T. J., Mayes, H., Perissiou, M., Piccolo, D. D., Saynor, Z. L., Shepherd, A. I., Shute, J. K., Tipton, M.

8 Nov 2023, In: American Journal of Physiology-Endocrinology and Metabolism

Corbett, J., Cummings, M. H., Grocott, M. P. W., James, T., Montgomery, H., Newman, A., Perissiou, M., Shepherd, A., Tipton, M., Young, J.

5 May 2023, In: Physiological Reports. 11, 9, 8p., e15623

Boban, M., Bruno, R. M., Dražić Maras, E., Jerončić, A., Koren, P., Mudnić, I., Perissiou, M., Podrug, J., Podrug, M., Čulić, V.

8 Mar 2023, In: Journal of Clinical Medicine. 12, 6, 14p., 2123