Prof Dr Elke Grimminger-Seidensticker, a researcher at Paderborn University, has been awarded the "Fellowship Award" by the "Association Internationale des ?coles Supérieures d'?ducation Physique" (AIESEP) for her academic achievements in the field of sports education and didactics. The award was presented at the end of May during the annual conference in Florida, USA. The AIESEP is the central scientific organisation for sports pedagogy and sports teacher training at an international level. "This is the highest award that our organisation bestows on scientists," according to AIESEP.

At Paderborn University, Prof Grimminger-Seidensticker heads the "Sport Didactics and Pedagogy" group, which is based at the Faculty of Science. She specialises in empirical school sports research and sports education health research. This also involves the pedagogical and didactic design of physical education in the face of different dimensions of heterogeneity as well as the experience of physical education from the pupils' perspective. In sports education health research, Prof Grimminger-Seidensticker's team focuses primarily on children and adolescents. Body dissatisfaction, sporting activity and psychosocial aspects such as eating disorders are also among the group's main areas of research.

"The award is a great honour for me," says Prof. Grimminger-Seidensticker. "I look forward to continuing my professional exchange with colleagues in Germany and abroad and am very happy to accept the responsibility for future research and the qualification of young researchers that the fellowship gives me." Dean Prof Dr Wolf Gero Schmidt is also proud: "On behalf of the Faculty of Science, I would like to congratulate our colleague, who is setting new standards in sports education and didactics with her work. Her commitment not only enriches our university, but also has a lasting impact on society."

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