Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maria Kosma | Exercise | Associate Professor at Louisiana State University | United States
Exercise Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maria Kosma is an accomplished scholar at Louisiana State University whose work integrates movement science, health, and holistic well-being. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maria Kosma holds advanced academic training in kinesiology and related health sciences and has built a strong professional career in teaching, research, and community-based movement programs. Her professional experience includes academic leadership, curriculum development, and supervision of interdisciplinary research. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maria Kosma’s research interests focus on embodied, holistic, and performative exercise, body schema, mental health, and the microbiome–gut–brain axis. Her research skills include qualitative and quantitative methods, psychophysiological assessment, program evaluation, and scholarly publishing. Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maria Kosma has received recognition for impactful research, editorial contributions, and community engagement. In conclusion, Assoc. Prof. Dr. Maria Kosma’s work advances innovative, human-centered exercise approaches that meaningfully connect movement, health, and well-being.
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Featured Publications
Body schema as a mediator between regular, moderate-intensity, holistic exercise and a balanced microbiome-gut-brain axis
– Online Journal of Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 2026
Reasons for Participating in the EDS-HEART Program: Holistic and Performative Within a Supportive Community – International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 2025
Multimodal, long-term, and embodied exercise for a balanced body schema: Linkage of the psychophysiological HPT axis structures
– Online Journal of Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 2025
Editorial: A holistic and embodied approach to movement programming for health and well-being – Frontiers in Public Health, 2025
The Multiple, Embodied Positive Effects of a Community-Based Aerial Sling Class: Improved Body Schema, Fitness, Mental Health, and Diet – OBM Integrative and Complementary Medicine, 2025
Reasons for the long-lasting participation in a community-based aerial sling class: Creative, performative, playful, challenging, and rewarding without feeling like a workout – Turkish Journal of Kinesiology, 2025
Positive Effects of Physical Theater on Body Schema Among College Students – Quest, 2024
There is techne and phronesis in movement: A beautiful combination for health and well-being! – Turkish Journal of Kinesiology, 2024
Body as Being in the World to Explain the Phantom Limb Syndrome. What Does this Mean for Movement Programming? – Anatomy Physiology & Biochemistry International Journal, 2024