Chief assistant Silvia Shandurkova, Ph.D.

Work experience

• April 2008- Present - National Sports Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
• Teaching assistant in “Theory of Sport “ Department, responsible for seminar exercises and lectures to third and fourth year students from Bachelor and Master degree, in Coaches, Teachers’ and Kinesiterapy faculties.
• Teaching “Statistical Methods in Sport Science” with practical sessions including real data, measuring central tendency, variance, regressions, correlations and testing different types of hypotheses in order to control the training process and to predict the level of the sports results and the performance of their samples in classes, teams and groups.
• Teaching one semester “Theory and Methodology of Sports Training” n characteristics of the training effects, periodization, control and management of sport preparation of elite athletes.
• Participated in both educational and international projects, Stony Brook University, NY, USA, Visibility Halden, Norway
• September 2000 – March 2005 Proles Engineering , Sofia
• I participated in forestry management projects included field investigations and further office based analyses.
• September 1999 – May 2000 Private Primary School “Sveta Sofia” Sofia
• Teacher in sports for pupils in primary classes.

Education

• April 2005 – March 2008 National Sports Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
• PhD Thesis title: Exploring the Possibilities for Applying Distance Learning in the Education of Students from Professional Field "Sport"
• September 2000- July 2002 – National Sports Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
• Master degree in High Sport Performance
• September 1996 – July 2000 National Sports Academy, Sofia, Bulgaria
• Bachelor degree in Sport and Physical Educatoin
• September 1991- May 1996 –High School of Mathematics and Sciences, Gabrovo, Bulgaria
• English language class

Publications

1. Shandurkova, S. Stoenchev, M., Dimitrova, St. (2022) Improving aerobic capacity and spine flexibility trough adapted swimming exercises for pupils in primary school, ISC “Applied Sport Science”, Vol. 2, Sofia
2. Shandurkova, S., coauthor, (2022) Oxygen saturation and heart rate variability during orienteering races, ISC “Applied Sport Science”, Vol.2 ,Sofia
3. Shandurkova, S. (2021) Introducing orienteering courses as a way of increasing interest in family outdoor activities – Annual, Vol.1 NSA, Sofia.
4. Shandurkova, S. (2021) Implementation of the gps-tracking system in the Bulgarian military championships, VI Sport and Security conference, Sofia
5. Shandurkova S., M. Galov, L. Iliev (2008) Improving orienteering training with GPS navigation, Sport and Science, Sofia
6. Shandurkova S., (2007) Electronic devices and simulators in training, Sport and Science 
7. Shandurkova S. (2007) Learning management systems in distance educatoin, Sport and Science, Ad. Ed. 4
8. Shandurkova S., V. Gigova (2008) Applying the Web-Based system e- Learning Shell in Master’s Degree in National Sports Academy, Sport and Science, Ad. Ed. 1
9. Shandurkova S., V. Gigova (2014) The Resource Availability and Attitude of the National Sports Academy Master’s Degree Students Towards Implementation of Distance Education, 7th International Scenific Congress”Sport, Stress, Adaptation”, Sofia
10. Igova B. S. Shandurkova (2018) - Subculture of orienteers: local or global, Technical University, reports
11. Gigova V., S. Shandurkova, T. Raynova (2008) Applying size-effect indexes in addition to ANOVA. Sofia.,ad. Issue
12. Damyanova R., S. Shandurkova et all. (2017) Studying students’ opinion about computer-based learning and testing system in Statistical methods in sports., Sport and Science

Courses and sport experience

• Sport Journalistics; Right in sport; English and Norwegian language courses; Questionnaire Design for Social Surveys
• National and Balkan champion and coach in orienteering, mtb-orienteering and ski-orienteering;