Aristides M. Machado Rodrigues (AMR) is a member of the Research Centre for Anthropology and Health and Invited Professor of the Polytechnic Institute of Viseu as well as the Faculty of Sport Sciences of the University of Coimbra.
Machado-Rodrigues qualified in Sport Sciences at the University of Coimbra in a 5-year diploma, and he has an MSc in Motor Development from the same University. During his PhD on Physical Activity and Health, which was finished in a pre-Bologna standard, he was collaborating with researchers from the School for Health at the University of Bath [United Kingdom] and the Faculty of Medical Sciences at the University of Groningen [The Netherlands]. He has developed his research activity with close participation of members of the Tarleton State University [Texas, USA], Michigan State University [USA], University of Bath [England], Londrina State University [Brazil] and the University of Saskatchewan [Canada], among others.