PhD in Health - Queensland University of Technology - Australia (2008). Post-doctorate from Bond University - Australia (2015). Full Professor at the Federal University of Viçosa, Brazil. Currently a visiting professor at the Università Degli Studi Di Catania - UNICT - Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences, Anatomy, Histology and Movement Sciences Section, School of Medicine. Experience in the field of Physical Education, with an emphasis on studies related to the measurement of energy expenditure, physical activity and sedentary behavior.