Maryam Koushkie Jahromi is a Professor at Shiraz University, Iran (www.shirazu.ac.ir) and a member of the physical education and sport sciences curriculum planning at the Ministry of Research, Science and Technology in Iran. She is an Executive Board Member of the International Association of Physical Education for Girls and Women "IAPESGW" (www.IAPESGW.org). Maryam Koushkie Jahromi specializes in exercise physiology (emphasizing women's health), and holds a MSc degree in sport sciences and physical education and a Ph.D. in exercise physiology.