Membership

Membership of ISAK is open to anyone with an interest in anthropometry.

There are two types of membership: Regular and Associate. The members should satisfy the qualifications in the By-laws. Only regular members may vote, hold executive office, have membership in working groups, or be entitled to rights and privileges of membership. Associate Membership is by invitation and investiture by the Executive Officers. Associate membership is for individuals and public and private agencies and organisations rendering service or support for the operation of ISAK in pursuit of its aims and objectives.

For more details on membership, please contact the Secretary-General Mike Marfell-Jones.

Membership Application Form (PDF file - will open with Adobe Acrobat Reader). Please download it onto your computer, print it out, complete, and return to the address on the form. Payment options include bank cheque or VISA. If you pay by credit card, please make sure you fill in all the detail on the invoice or the membership application form, sign the invoice/form and fax/send it back to the President Hans de Ridder. If you pay by cheque, note that the cheques must be made payable to the "North-West University". These are the only two paying options as approved by the ISAK Council.

Who are our members?

The following profiles give you some background on ISAK members. Please click on their name to contact them by email about their ISAK associated activities. All ISAK members are invited to send a photograph and brief profile to ISAK webmasters  Mike Marfell-Jones / Fernando Alacid.

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Professor Timothy (Tim) Ackland
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Professor Tim Ackland is Professor of Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics within the School of Sport Science, Exercise & Health, at the University of Western Australia. He has research interests in the mechanics of human movement with themes spanning exercise rehabilitation, high performance sport and human performance in industry. Tim has published over 85 peer-reviewed papers as well as four academic books and 25 book chapters. He recently served as a Director of Sports Medicine Australia and is on the review boards of four international journals. Tim also chaired the Scientific Program Committee for the 5th IOC World Congress on Sport Sciences for the 2000 Olympics, and was Conference Co-chair for Sports Medicine Australia in Perth, 2001. Tim was a lead researcher in the Kinanthropometry in Aquatic Sports (KASP) project in Perth 1991, and the Sydney 2000 rowing and kayaking anthropometry project. Tim has run ISAK accreditation courses at UWA, Curtin University, the University of Auckland, Singapore Sports Council, and AUT University.

Professor Carlos Arcuri
(Argentina)

Professor Carlos Arcuri is a Level 3 anthropometrist and is Professor of Evaluation and Statistics in the School of Health at the Catamarca National University in Argentina.  He runs the Exercise Physiology Laboratory Workshops for the university, the Buenos Aires Physical Education College and the Buenos Aires Government.  As well as running ISAK accreditation courses at Catamarca, Carlos has also offered them at the Physical Education College, Cuyo National University (ARG) and the Catholic University (CHI).

Anup Adhikari
(India)

Dr Anup Adhikari is a Level 3 anthropometrist until recently based in India, where he ran many ISAK courses for the Sports Authority of India, West Bengal State Council of Sports, Alagappa University, Jadavpur University, and the University of Kalyani. Anup is now based in Toronto, Canada and is looking forward to resuming teaching ISAK courses once he has settled in to his new country.

Professor José Luis Arcodia
(Argentina)

Professor José Luis Arcodia, holds a degree in physical education, specialist in high performance sport, develop their activities in Rosario city, República Argentina.
He made his ISAK level 3 certification in Mar del Plata city, Argentina, in the year 2003, with Bill Ross, re-certified in November 2007 with Francis Holway in Buenos Aires.
He has given classes of Kinanthropometry in the Universidad General San Martín and in the Universidad Abierta Interamericana, and was holder of the Chair at the Institute of physical education General San Martín, in Rosario. As a guardian, oversees several of theses in different Argentine universities related with anthropometric models in different fields, both healthcare and sports performance. Currently he works as a sports coach and has issued more than 50 ISAK certifications in several cities of Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay.

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Hamlet Betancourt León, Ph.D.
(Cuba - México)

Hamlet Betancourt León is a Level 3 Criterion Anthropometrists from the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK). 2009.

Hamlet got a Doctor of Philosophy degree in Anthropology from the National Autonomous University of México (UNAM) and a Master degree in Anthropology from the University of Havana, Cuba. I have been professor and investigator at the UNAM, the National Ballet School of Cuba, the National Modern-Folkloric School of Cuba, the Spanish Ballet School of Cuba and the National Sport Medicine Institute of Cuba. I have done kinanthropometric papers and investigations in Cuban groups of Combat sport, Baseball, Aesthetic sports (Synchronized Swimming, Rhythmic Gymnastic and Artistic Gymnastic), Ballet and Modern-Folkloric dance.

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Dra Lola Cabanas
(Spain)

Dra Lola Cabañas is the President of the Spanish Group Cinenantropometria (GREC) as a working group composed of the Medical Federation of Physical Education and Sport (FEMEDE) from. Acreditation level II ISAK (in 2002 and level 3 in 2007 in Spain. Bachelor of Medicine and Surgery, Faculty of Medicine of the Universidad Complutense of Madrid in 1979, obtaining the Degree of Doctor Medical and Surgery on outgoing Cum Laude in 1985 Medical Specialist: Physical Education and Sport in 1991. Madrid. Spain. Gastroenterology in 1984. Madrid. Spain. Occupational Medicine Specialist in 1981. Madrid. Spain. Titular teacher of University from 1985 up to the current importance in the UCM. Coordinator of the Diplomatura / Degree of Nutrition Humanizes and Dietetic from October, 2002 up to the current importance in the UCM Member of the Academic Commission of the Fac. Medicine of the UCM Member of the Commission of Library of the Fac. medicine of the UCM Department of Anatomy and Embryology Humanizes 2, Faculty of Medicine, University Complutense of Madrid (UCM). Research Group of the UCM Nº 920325 "EPINUT" Formed in 2005: http://ww.epinut.ucm.es/. Co-directed the book anthropometry wicth medical Dr Esparza Ros: Compendio de Cineantropometría Editorial: CTO editorial SL 2009 Ed Color ISBN 978-84-92523-71-9. ED. BLANCO Y NEGRO) ISBN 978-84-92523-72-6.  Memberships de 7 medical asociation / sodiety and membership of 4 editorial comity sciences.

Professor J.E. Lindsay Carter
(USA)

Professor J.E. Lindsay Carter is Emirates Professor at the School of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences, San Diego State University, San Diego. Lindsay is the founder of the ISAK photoscopic anthropometry accreditation. Lindsay is the world authority on somatotype. He helped create and is largely responsible for causing an excitement and irresistibility in kinanthropometry for a whole generation of human biologists and health professionals. Lindsay is well known and respected as a scientist, writer, lecturer, and conductor of certification courses in kinanthropometry. Lindsay was selected by Phillip Smithells as the best representation of scientific talent for the emergence of physical education in New Zealand and was nominated as a Fullbright scholar for study in the United States. He was a student of Charles McCloy, Howard Meredith, and other scholars. At San Diego State University he initiated a US Office of Education Anthropometric Research Training Project that was very influential in melding ideas and inspiration from Albert Behnke, Barbara Honeyman Heath Roll, physicists and mathematicians to provide an awareness of the role of anthropometry as the epistemological basis for human biology and the health professions. In matters of exercise management he was a co-worker with Fred Kasch who has a genius for conducting individually appropriate exercise in groups and monitoring training efficiency. Because of his habitual rigor in measurement and ability to assess complex data assemblies, he has been a prime mover in data assembly, resolution and report on Olympic and world class athletes. Lindsay helped initiate the evolution of kinanthropometry as the quantitative interface between human structure and function. He was a prime mover in an International Working Group of an A-level UNESCO committee that was disbanded in 1986 to become the International Society for the Advancement of Kinanthropometry (ISAK). He is responsible for much of the initiative and inspiration for precise and accurate anthropometry and for the popularity of international certification courses with the outreach to young computer oriented human biologists and health professionals. Lindsay has supported the development of anthropometrists in Auckland, and in particular the AUT University wished to acknowledge this support with the naming of their laboratory as the J.E. Lindsay Carter Anthropmetry Laboratory. Lindsay continues to provide guidance and serves as a role model in the international anthropmetry community.

Sergio Córdoba
(Argentina)

Lic. Córdoba Sergio. Level 3 anthropometrist based in Mar del Plata, Argentina.

He works in the Area of Sports and Recreation and is member of the Scientific Sub Comitee of the Teaching and Investigation Department in the National Institute of Psychophysical Rehabilitation of the South, Argentina. Professor of Applied Biomechanics, Evaluation of the Physical condition and is member of the Department of Investigation in the Physical Education College: C. A. Quilmes, Mar del Plata, Argentina. Professor (JTP) of Functional Anatomy and Biomechanics in the Kinesiology school in Fasta University, Mar del Plata, Argentina. He is the methodologist in the Argentine Selection of Roller skating.

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Profesora Guillermina De León
(Mexico)

Lidia Guillermina De León is our newest Level 4 anthropometrist and is Professor of Anthropometry, Clinical Exercise Physiology and Physical Activity Programs for Groups at Risk of Chronic Diseases within the School of Physical Education and Sports Science at the University of Chihuahua (UACH), Mexico. Guillermina is a medical doctor who holds a Master in Sport Science degree and is currently completing her PhD. She is leader of the Academic Group “Physical Activity and Healthy Lifestyles” in the research field of Anthropometry, Physiology and Nutrition applied to Physical Activity. She has been a coordinator and teacher of many ISAK workshops in Chihuahua and other universities and institutions around the country. Since 2002 to date, she has organized and coordinated ten ISAK Level 1, five Level 2 courses and two Level 3 Accreditation courses as well as one Level 2 re-certification and two Level 3 re-certification courses. These courses have been attended by 227 anthropometrists from more than 20 States in Mexico. As a result, the UACH has been recognized as one of the leaders in Mexico for ISAK anthropometric technique and ISAK certification courses for professionals and researchers. Guillermina has also participated as instructor in 7 Certification courses at other universities in Mexico and Puerto Rico. She has directed over 20 Master's theses in the areas of the effects of physical activity on resting energy expenditure, body composition and nutritional status of adolescents and adults with and without overweight as well as carrying out other research that describes the morphology and somatotype of young athletes related to their performance.

Professor Hans de Ridder
(South Africa)

Prof. J. Hans de Ridder is a Level 4 anthropometrist, the ISAK President and Director of the School of Biokinetics, Recreation and Sport Science at North-West University (Potchefstroom Campus) in Potchefstroom, South Africa. As well as running many courses at his own university, Hans has run ISAK accreditation courses at the University of the Free State (Bloemfontein) and Tshwane University of Technology (Pretoria).

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Dr Shahram Faradjzadeh
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Dr Shahram Faradjzadeh Mevaloo is a Level 3 anthropometrist, an ISAK Council Member and has run more than 30 ISAK accreditation courses including those at Tehran University, Shahid Beheshti University, Isfahan Sport Medicine Board (Isfahan), National Olympic and Paralympic Academy (Tehran), and Saveh Islamic Azad University (Saveh). Shahram is a medical doctor and sport nutritionist, and is currently the president of the Anthropometry Department of the National Olympic and Paralympic Academy of Iran. He is the head of the Talent Identification and Development Committee of I.R. Iran Swimming Federation. Dr Mevaloo is the scientific manager of the anthropometry section of the National Planning for Elite Sport Project. He has published anthropometry articles for wrestling, judo, soccer and swimming. Shahram and his team in the Anthropometry Department of NOPA regularly measures Iran's top athletes especially before main sport events such as Olympic and Asian Games. Shahram currently has been consultant professor for some students working on anthropometry, and sport nutrition.

Carlos Alberto de Azevedo Ferreira
(Brazil)

Carlos Alberto de Azevedo Ferreira - Level 3 Anthropometrist, undergraduate in Physical Education with graduation in Exercise Physiology and Kinanthropometry, Masters in Evaluation of Sports and Exercise (Universidade de Trás-os-Montes e Alto Douro - UTAD, Portugal) is researcher teacher at the Universidade Estacio de Sá - Rio de Janeiro / RJ - Brazil, coordinating the laboratory of Exercise Physiology and Kinanthropometry in one of Campi of this institution. Performing since 2006 a basic scientific work with students in the undergraduate program in Physical Education.

Fernando Ferreyro Bravo
(Mexico)

Fernando Ferreyro Bravo is level 3 anthropometrist ISAK (instructor). In turn, he has degree in Nutrition by the Autonomous of Yucatan University (UADY) in Mexico. Currently he studies a postgraduate in Clinical Nutrition at the Anahuac Mayab University. He’s a researcher and chief of Sports Nutrition Department at Comprehensive Care Unit of the Health (UADY) and professor of several universities. He is an independent consultant in the StarMedica Hospital. He has taught courses at the national level in relation to sports nutrition and body composition.

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Prof. Paulo Sergio Chagas Gomes, Ph.D. gomespscg@yahoo.com.br.

- Undergrad degree in Physical Education – Federal University of Rio de Janeiro
- M.Sc. in Physical Education (Growth and Development) – University of Saskatchewan (Canada)
- Ph.D. in Physical Education (Exercise Physiology) – University of Alberta (Canada)
- Research fellow –Center for Exercise Sciences and College of Medicine – University of Florida (USA)
- Currently full professor at the Department of Physical Education, Gama Filho University in Rio de Janeiro and head of the Laboratory Crossbridges at the same university.
- Holds a Level 2 certificate
- Has been involved with ISAK since the early days of the International Working Group in Kinanthropometry
- Fomer ISAK’s Board Member
- Has organized a Certification Program in Brazil for Levels 1, 2 and 3
- Has participated in several research kinanthropometric projects, including: (a) Antropojeb’s (Longitudinal Study of Brazilian High Students Participating in the Brazilian Games); (b) South America Soccer Cup Kinathropometric project in Uruguay; (c) Worked with the data form the Saskatchewan Physical Growth and Development Study (M.Sc. dissertation); (d) during the 70’s participated with several projects involving Brazilian Elite Athletes and University Students in Kinathropmetric related projects; (e) currently consultant for the Brazilian Social Service of the Commerce for the Standardization of Measuring Techniques at a nationwide level; (f) has been teaching anthropometry and kinanthropometric related techniques at the undergrad and grad level for the last 30 years; (g) head of the measuring team for the preparation of the Brazilian National Soccer Team US World Cup Champions – 1994; (h) consulting services for major professional and national teams including male and female volley-ball, soccer, swimming, rowing etc.

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Francis Holway
(Argentina)

Francis Holway is a Level 4 anthropometrist based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Francis measures all athletes at the River Plate Club (23 sports, -1000 athletes). Francis is on the ISAK Executive Council and is an active ISAK course deliverer. Francis speaks several languages including English and Spanish so is a highly sought after participant on both courses and international anthropometry research projects.

Professor Patria Hume
(New Zealand)

Prof. Patria Anne Hume is a Level 4 anthropmetrist based at the Auckland University of Technology in Auckland, New Zealand. Patria is a sports injury biomechanist and is Director of the Institute of Sport and Recreation Research New Zealand, and also Director of the J.E. Lindsay Carter Anthropometry Laboratory in Auckland. Patria has published anthropometry articles for golf, powerlifting, rowing, netball, soccer and gymnastics. As part of the J.E. Lindsay Carter Anthropometry team Patria regulary measures New Zealand's top athletes. Patria currently has 15 PhD students working on anthropometry, biomechanics and injury epidemiology projects.

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Dr Masaharu Kagawa
(Japan)

Masaharu Kagawa 香川雅春。ISAK認定レベル3国際身体測定技師。また世界で活躍する数少ない写真からソマトタイプを判定できるフォトスコピックソマトタイプレーターの資格を持つオーストラリアの登録栄養士。現在は女子栄養大学の栄養科学研究所に専任講師として勤めると同時にカーティン工科大学(パース、オーストラリア)、クイーンズランド工科大学(ブリスベン、オーストラリア)そして国立保健医療科学院(埼玉県、日本)の客員研究員。2002年から主に東京の国立健康・栄養研究所や福島県郡山市にある東都国際ビジネス専門学校と郡山健康科学専門学校でISAK認定コースを開催。これまで国際的な観点から肥満予防やスクリーニング手法、発育と発達、体型認識などのトピックに身体計測を応用して研究を行い、論文を発表している

Dr. Masaharu (Masa) Kagawa is a Level 3 anthropometrist, one of the few Photoscopic Somatotype raters in the world and also a Registered Nutritionist in Australia. Masa is an Assistant Professor based at the Institute of Nutrition Sciences, Kagawa Nutrition University and is also appointed as Visiting Research Fellow at Curtin University of Technology (Perth, Australia),the University of Technology (Brisbane, Australia), and the National Institute of Public Health (Saitama, Japan). Masa has run a number of ISAK accreditation courses, mainly at the National Institute of Health and Nutrition (Tokyo), Tohto International College of Business and Koriyama Institute of Health Sciences (Koriyama, Fukushima prefecture). Masa has published research articles that applied anthropometry to the topics of obesity prevention and screening, growth and development, and body image in cross-racial and cross-cultural contexts.

Professor Sang-Jo Kang
(Korea)

Professor Sang-Jo Kang is a Level 4 anthropometrist and a previous ISAK Executive Council member. Kang has run ISAK accreditation courses at the Korea National Sport University and the Kookmin University (Seoul, South Korea).

Associate Professor Deborah Kerr
(Australia)

Associate Professor Deborah (Deb) Kerr is a Level 4 anthropometrist and a nutritionist. Deb works at the School of Public Health at Curtin University of Technology in Perth. Deb was a lead researcher in the Sydney 2000 rowing and kayaking anthropometry project.

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Dr Antonio López Fuenzalida
(Chile)

Dr Antonio López Fuenzalida is a Level 3 anthropometrist and a Physical Therapist (Kinesiólogo) with a Masters degree in Sports Science and a PhD in Exercise Science. He works in the Kinesiology Programme and Physical Education Programme at Chilean Universities, Santiago, Chile.

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Dr João Ricardo Turra Magni
(Brazil)

Dr João Ricardo Turra Magni is a  Level 2 anthropometrist and a Physician with specializing in sports medicine. João has worked with anthropometry since 1973. João he studied at Penn State University in 1975. João built the first hydrostatic under water weighing system in 1979 but as he didn't have a gas analizer he proposed an alternative system based on gas changes which has now resulted in the Bod Pod. In 1979 it was very dificult and very expensive to import and buy calipers in Brazil so João started to build some. João has worked in many sports in Brazil in the last 30 years. João was president of the Brazilian Society of Sports Medicine in 1995 and is now its Financial Director. In 2006 João started his level 1 certification with Miguel Salas in Chile and last year did his level 2 with Francis Holway in Zaragoza. In March 2008 Francis Holway helped João run the first level 1 certification in the UNISINOS University which is a Jesuit university and has more than 25,000 students.

Professor Michael Marfell-Jones
(New Zealand)

Professor Michael (Mike) Marfell-Jones is a Level 4 anthropometrist, is the Past-President of ISAK, the current ISAK Secretary-General and also Chair of the Standards and Accreditation Working Group. Mike is the Research Manager at Open Polytechnic of New Zealand in Wellington, New Zealand. As well as running courses and measuring elite athletes, both throughout New Zealand and internationally on a regular basis, Mike is well known for his authorship of journal articles on anthropometry and editorship of anthropometric texts, in particular the ISAK Manual.

Fernando Javier Minguez
(Argentina)

Fernando Javier has a degree in Nutrition in the University of the Salvador in the city of Buenos Aires in the year 2000 with very good qualifications. He was a teacher of the chair of biochemistry of the nutrition in this faculty. In 2003, he got the level 3 in Argentina with Bill Ross and since then it develops as instructor of the courses ISAK together with Francis Holway, between other instructors. He works as nutritionist and antropometrist in the medical department of the Athletic Club Boca Juniors since 2002. He is also teacher in the Chair of specialization in Sports Nutrition of the UBA (University of Buenos Aires).

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Dr Theo Nell
(South Africa)

Dr. Theo A Nell is a First Technical Officer at the Department of Physiological Sciences, Stellenbosch University, Stellenbosch, Republic of South Africa. Theo is a Level 3 anthropometrist and well known in the surrounding area as a conductor of certification courses in Kinanthropometry at different tertiary institutions in the Cape Town region. Part of the service to the community he regularly measure athletes (both abled and disabled) and present talks on the topic of anthropometry, health and nutrition. He embarked on a Masters in Medical Science (clinical epidemiology) during 2009 to strengthen research in the field of physiology, anthropometry and chronic diseases of lifestyle. As part of the outreach to Africa, he obtained a grant from the Nestle Nutrition Initiative Africa (NNIA) to train scientists in Kenya 2011 and to provide them with equipment to sustain training initiatives for the future.

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Professor William (Bill) D. Ross
(Canada)

Dr. William (Bill) D. Ross was formerly a Professor at Simon Fraser University. Bill was a post-doctoral Research Fellow at the Institute of Child Health, London. He was given an award for Distinguished Service by the British Columbia Recreation Association for leadership in working with health, fitness and lifestyle enhancement professionals. In 1988, he was the first Canadian awarded the internationally prestigious Philip Noel Baker Research Prize for new models and approaches for the study of human proportionality, dimensionality and body composition and for his leadership in Kinanthropometry. In 1992 Magyar Testnevelési Egyetem (now Semmelweise University in Hungary) awarded him an honorary doctorate for his international scientific leadership. Bill served ISAK as Chairman of its International Working Group on Scholarship, Awards and Curriculum until 1999. Bill is currently the Scientific Director for Rosscraft Innovations Incorporated, a multifaceted technology transfer company manufacturing and marketing instruments, and teaching materials. Bill has numerous publications including a DVD movie on anthropometry technique which is used in ISAK courses.

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Miguel Salas
(Chile)

Miguel Salas has been a Level 3 Anthropometrist since 2002. He is a Professor of Physical Education at the Universidad Santo Tomás in Talca, Chile. Currently a PhD candidate in Kinesiology, Miguel has a Masters in Sports Science and Data Privacy. He has given over 10 certifications in Chile, Peru, Brasil and Colombia at levels 1 and 2 and worked as a teacher in undergraduate courses in Physical education and Kionesiologia in Santiago, Chile.

Kelly Sheerin
(New Zealand)

Kelly Sheerin is a Level 3 anthropometrist and a physiotherapist and sport scientist. Kelly works as Research Officer for the Institute of Sport and Recreation Research New Zealand at AUT University in Auckland. Kelly is a lead provider of anthropometry servies in the J.E. Lindsay Carter Anthropometry Laboratory. Kelly was a member of the Sydney 2000 rowing and kayaking anthropometry project. Kelly has conducted a research project with Patria Hume, Simon Pearson and Geoff Juranovich on the evaluation of hydration effects on body composition by ISAK profile and bioelectrical impedance analysis for Emirates Team New Zealand sailors.

Dr Gary Slater
(Australia)

Dr Gary Slater is a Level 3 anthropometrist and a nutritionist based in Canberra at the Australian Institute of Sport. Gary has run ISAK courses and measures anthropometry for AIS based athletes.

Dr Arthur Stewart
(Scotland)

Dr Arthur Stewart is a Level 4 anthropometrist, ISAK Vice President & Executive Council member and Vice-chair of the Accreditation Working Group. He is on the Accreditation Working Group and is an Accredited Photoscopic Somatotype Rater. Arthur has run ISAK accreditation courses at levels 1,2 and 3 since 2002, at the Robert Gordon University, Aberdeen University and the University of Tartu, Estonia. He is interested in all aspects of physique and body composition, and has expertise in DXA, MRI and more recently 3D laser scanning. He is the Kinanthropometry Section Editor of the Journal of Sports Sciences, ISAK's "home" journal". He is a Reader and Deputy Director of the Centre for Obesity Research and Epidemiology, at the Robert Gordon University.

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Assistant Professor Pat Wong
(Singapore)

Asst Prof Pat Wong is a Level 3 anthropometrist based at Nanyang Technological University in Singapore. Pat is coordinating the "Kinanthropometry and Youth Sports" symposium which is part of the International Conferenece in Physical Education and Sports Science (ICPESS 2010) associated with the Youth Olympics Games in 2010 in Singapore. Pat has run several ISAK anthropmetry courses.

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