William J. Kraemer, Ph.D.
Professor of Kinesiology
Professor of Physiology and Neurobiology
Professor of Medicine

Dr. William J. Kraemer is a full professor in the Department of Kinesiology in the Neag School of Education working in the Human Performance Laboratory at the University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT since 2001. He also holds and 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/School of Medicine. He also worked as Director of Research for three years in the Neag School of Education. Dr. Kraemer held the John and Janice Fisher Endowed Chair in Exercise Physiology, and was director of the Human Performance Laboratory and a full Professor at Ball State University in Muncie, IN and Professor of Physiology and Biophysics at the Indiana University School of Medicine from 1998 until June of 2001. Prior to his 1998 appointment at Ball State University he held the rank of a full Professor of Applied Physiology at the Pennsylvania State University. At Penn State he had served from 1989-1998 as Director of the Laboratory for Sports Medicine and was Director of Research for the Center for Sports Medicine on the University Park campus and held an appointment in the Department of Orthopedics in the College of Medicine at Penn State's Milton S. Hershey Medical Center, Hershey PA. He also served as the Associate Director for the Center for Cell Research at Penn State and participated in a diverse cellular research program including work with two space shuttle projects for NASA. He held appointments in the Inter-college Program in Physiology, Noll Physiological Research Center, the Department of Kinesiology, and in the Gerontology Center. Prior to his appointment at Penn State, Dr Kraemer served as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sport, Leisure and Exercise Science at the University of Connecticut from 1987-1989. In addition, his experience has included holding various scientific and academic appointments including being a commissioned officer in the U.S. Army working in military R @ D at U.S. Army's Research Institute of Environmental Medicine in Natick, Massachusetts and as an adjunct professor at Boston University. He received his doctoral degree from the University of Wyoming in 1984 in the Department of Zoology and Physiology with his major fields of study being physiology and biochemistry with a minor in biostatistics. He received a master’s degree from the University of Wyoming in exercise physiology. After his masters degree he taught and coached at Carroll College appointed as an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Education and the Department of Biology and serving as head wrestling coach, head strength and conditioning coach as well as the assistant football coach. Prior to his scientific career, Dr. Kraemer also taught health and physical education and coached football, wrestling and track and field along with serving as a strength coach in the secondary school systems in Minnesota and Wisconsin. Dr. Kraemer received his undergraduate degree at the University of Wisconsin – LaCrosse where he was a four year letterman in football earning conference honors while majoring in both Physical Education and Health Education. 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). He was also among the first inducted group of Fellows in the NSCA in 2007. Dr. Kraemer is also a member of the American Physiological Society and the Endocrine Society. In addition, Dr. Kraemer serves on numerous scientific journal editorial boards and is the current Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of Strength and Conditioning Research and Associate Editor of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise and is on the Editorial Board for the Journal of Applied Physiology. Dr. Kraemer has also been a sport science liaison for the United States Olympic Committee to USA tennis, team handball, basketball, wrestling, and soccer. He is a current member of the United States Tennis Association's (USTA) Sport Science Committee. He has authored and co-authored over 300 peer reviewed manuscripts in the scientific literature related to sports medicine, exercise and sports science. In addition, he has authored or co-authored 10 books in the areas of strength training and physiology of exercise. He was selected by the International Olympic Committee (IOC) to edit (Dr. Kraemer and Dr Keijo Hakkinen) the Medical Commission’s book on “Strength Training for Athletes” which was published in 2002 and is also was an editor (Dr. Kraemer and Dr. Alan Rogol) for the IOC’s Encyclopedia of Sports Medicine’s Endocrinology of Exercise and Sport which was published in 2005. Dr. Kraemer was also honored by the NSCA by having the Outstanding Sport Scientist Award named in his honor in 2006. Now the...... "William J. Kraemer Outstanding Sports Scientist Award".

•Ph.D., Physiology and Biochemistry, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY

•M. S., Exercise Physiology, University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY

•B.S., Health Education and Physical Education, University of Wisconsin-LaCrosse, LaCrosse, WI

Contact Information: 

Gampel - 203

Phone: (860) 486-6892
         : (860) 486-6814
Fax: (860)486-6898

Email: william.kraemer@uconn.edu

Mailing Address:
Human Performance Laboratory
Department of Kinesiology, Unit 1110
University of Connecticut
Storrs, CT 06269-1110

2005 - University of Connecticut - Provost’s Research Excellence Award

2004 - Peter V. Karpovich Award, Springfield College

2002 - Educator of the Year, National Strength and Conditioning Association

1994- Lifetime Achievement Award - National Strength and Conditioning Association

1992 - Outstanding Sport Scientist Award- National Strength and Conditioning Association

Associations/Committees/Outreach:

American College of Sports Medicine

National Strength and Conditioning Association

American Physiological Society

Endocrine Society

In the News:

Exercise scientist recognized for research accomplishments

Advance Notations

PubMED Publications Search - Type in the blank box Kraemer WJ

Optimizing Strength Training New Book Published July 2007

Areas of Expertise:

Exercise Endocrinology

Exercise & Aging

Exercise & Nutrition

Resistance Exercise/Training

Exercise & Women

Sports Medicine

Strength & Conditioning

Youth Fitness

Physical Performance

Sports Medicine

Funded Research:

Endocrinology/Muscle Physiology

Women's Exercise and Health Issues

Aging

Nutritional Supplements

Diet Programs

Resistance Training

Selected Publications/Presentations:

Kraemer WJ and Fleck SJ, Optimizing Strength Training - Designing Nonlinear Periodization Workouts, Human Kinetics Publishers, Champaign, IL 2007

Kraemer WJ, Fragala MS, Watson G, Volek JS, Stuempfle KJ, Lehmann DR, BaileyS, Hughes SL, Rubin MR, French DN, Maresh CM, Vingren JL, Hatfield DL, SpieringBA, Ho JY, Evans DS, Case HS. Hormonal Responses to a 160 Km Race across Frozen Alaska.Br J Sports Med. 2007 Jul 30; [Epub ahead of print]

Kraemer WJ, Hatfield DL, Spiering BA, Vingren JL, Fragala MS, Ho JY, Volek JS,Anderson JM, Maresh CM. Effects of a multi-nutrient supplement on exercise performance and hormonalresponses to resistance exercise.Eur J Appl Physiol. 2007 Nov;101(5):637-46.

Gotshalk LA, Kraemer WJ, Mendonca MA, Vingren JL, Kenny AM, Spiering BA,Hatfield DL, Fragala MS, Volek JS. Creatine supplementation improves muscular performance in older women.Eur J Appl Physiol. 2007 Oct 18;

Judelson DA, Maresh CM, Farrell MJ, Yamamoto LM, Armstrong LE, Kraemer WJ,Volek JS, Spiering BA, Casa DJ, Anderson JM. Effect of hydration state on strength, power, and resistance exerciseperformance.Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2007 Oct;39(10):1817-24.

French DN, Kraemer WJ, Volek JS, Spiering BA, Judelson DA, Hoffman JR, MareshCM. Anticipatory responses of catecholamines on muscle force production.J Appl Physiol. 2007 Jan;102(1):94-102.

Doan BK, Newton RU, Kraemer WJ, Kwon YH, Scheet TP. Salivary cortisol, testosterone, and T/C ratio responses during a 36-hole golf competition.Int J Sports Med. 2007 Jun;28(6):470-9.

Kraemer WJ, Nindl BC, Marx JO, Gotshalk LA, Bush JA, Welsch JR, Volek JS,Spiering BA, Maresh CM, Mastro AM, Hymer WC. Chronic resistance training in women potentiates growth hormone in vivobioactivity: characterization of molecular mass variants.Am J Physiol Endocrinol Metab. 2006 Dec;291(6):E1177-87.

Kraemer WJ, Kim SK, Bush JA, Nindl BC, Volek JS, Spiering BA, Hatfield DL,Fragala MS, Putukian M, Sebastianelli WJ. Influence of the menstrual cycle on proenkephalin peptide F responses to maximal cycle exercise.Eur J Appl Physiol. 2006 Mar;96(5):581-6.

Volek JS, Forsythe CE, Kraemer WJ. Nutritional aspects of women strength athletes.Br J Sports Med. 2006 Sep;40(9):742-8.