Dr. Jörg Krieger, Aarhus University, Denmark

Since April 2019 Dr. Jörg Krieger is Assistant Professor in Sport and Social Science at Aarhus University. He was formerly employed at the Institute of Sport History and Olympic Studies Centre of the German Sport University Cologne, where he completed his PhD. His main research fields are the history of doping and anti-doping, transformation processes in the International Association of Athletics Federations, the history of the Olympic Movement and the Youth Olympic Games. In 2016, Jörg published his monograph "Dope Hunters" with Common Ground. In the book, he examines the evolution of scientific knowledge within the international anti-doping community that coalesced during the second half of the twentieth century. Jörg has published in leading international journals and is a member of various international academic networks.

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Felix Zurita Professor, University of Granada, Spain

Felix Zurita is a professor at the University of Granada (Spain). He received his PhD in Physical Activity Sciences in 2007 from the University of Granada and in Education in 2015 from the University of Jaen. He is currently the Head of the Divison of Didactics of Musical, Artistic and Corporal Expression. His current focus is physical activity and psychosocial factors. Dr. Zurita's academic interests include strategies to improve physical activity and teaching related to psychosocial factors. He has published more than 10 articles in the last two years and has directed 10 doctoral theses.

José J. Muros, Lecturer, University of Granada, Spain

José J. Muros is a lecturer at the University of Granada (Spain). He received his PhD in Nutrition, Physical Activity and Health in 2013 from the University of Granada. He worked as a post-doctoral researcher at the University of Nottingham (United Kingdom) in the Division of Child Health, Obstetrics and Gynaecology. His current focus is on health, nutrition, physical activity, and quality of life in children. Dr. Muros’ scholarly interests include strategies to enhance physical activity and quality of life related with health and Mediterranean diet habits in school children. He has published over 20 papers in the last two years and he received the 17th John M Kinney Award for Pediatric Nutrition in 2017 as well as the 2018 SENPE award for the best young researcher in the field of clinical nutrition and metabolism.

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