Simona Šafaříková

About Simona Šafaříková

Dr. Simona Šafaříková works as an assistant professor at Palacky University, Olomouc, Czech Republic. She is based at the Department of Development and Environmental Studies and at the same time she teaches at the Faculty of Physical Culture. She is involved in the topic of Sport for Development and Peace. Through her work, she makes the bridge between development and sports studies. Her work focuses on the role of sports in the development of social change and the impacts of physical activities on the solution of development problems. She has already published academic articles in the field of sport and development. In her sport for development research, she has been focused on Latin America (mainly Colombia, Brazil, and Uruguay). She has field experience from different countries and regions – e.g., Colombia, Mexico, Uganda, South Africa, Morocco, Mongolia, and Bhutan.

simona.safarikova@upol.cz