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Dr. William J. Kraemer is currently a full professor in the Department of Kinesiology and the Human Performance Laboratory as well as the Director of Research in the Dean’s Office of the Neag School of Education at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT. He also holds an appointment as a full professor in the Department of Physiology and Neurobiology along with an appointment as a Professor of Medicine at the UCONN Health Center and Medical School.
Dr. Kraemer is currently a Fellow in the American College of Sports Medicine and has served as a member of the ACSM's Board of Trustees and Administrative Council. He is a past president of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA) and was honored by the NSCA with both their Outstanding Sports Scientist Award in 1992 and the NSCA's highest award, the Lifetime Achievement Award in 1994 for his contributions of bringing science into the field of strength and conditioning. Dr. Kraemer also chairs the oversight committee for NASA looking at strength training in space.
Dr. Kraemer serves on numerous scientific journal editorial boards and has authored and co-authored over 250 manuscripts in the scientific literature related to sports medicine and sports science. In addition, he has authored or co-authored five books in the areas of sports medicine, strength training and physiology of exercise. | 