Clemens Drenowatz is an Associate Professor in the Division of Sport, Physical Activity and Health at the University of Education Upper Austria, Austria and holds an adjunct faculty position at the University of Klagenfurt Upper Austria. He completed his Ph.D. studies in Kinesiology, emphasizing in exercise physiology, at Michigan State University, USA. Upon completion of his studies he was a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Bath, UK and Ulm University Medical Center, Germany. Before he returned to his home country Austria, he also was an Assistant Professor in the Department of Exercise Science at the University of South Carolina, USA. Dr. Drenowatz’ research focuses association of physical activity and health with a special emphasis on the regulation of energy balance. In addition, he examines the role of motor development in children and adolescence in the promotion of an active lifestyle. Dr. Drenowatz has published more than 140 peer-reviewed articles, 10 book chapters and 5 books and presented his research at various national and international conferences. He is a member of the editorial board for AIMS Public Health and the specialty section of Frontiers in Nutrition and Frontiers in Sports and Active living.
