Milan Dransmann

Milan Dransmann is a research assistant at the Department of Sport Science, Division IV - Sport and Education, within the Faculty of Psychology and Sport Science at the University of Bielefeld. He has been working in this position since November 2014 and holds a PhD in Psychology and Sports Science from the same institution.

Dr. Dransmann completed his educational journey at the University of Bielefeld, where he studied sports science, German studies and educational science from 2009 to 2014. He earned his Master of Education for teaching at grammar schools and comprehensive schools along with his First State Examination for the subjects of sports and German in October 2014. He successfully defended his doctoral dissertation in July 2019 under the supervision of Prof. Dr. Bernd Gröben and Prof. Dr. Robert Prohl.

His research primarily focuses on sports training in prison contexts, high-intensity interval training (HIIT), and endurance running in school sports. As an expert in interval training, running, and endurance, Dr. Dransmann contributes significantly to the field of sports pedagogy. His work bridges theoretical knowledge with practical applications in diverse educational settings.

Dr. Dransmann has received recognition for his research, including:

• Poster Audience Award at the 37th Annual Conference of the dvs Section of Sports Pedagogy in Essen (May 2024)
• Poster Audience Award at the 36th Annual Conference of the dvs Section of Sports Pedagogy in Hamburg (June 2023)

As an active member of the academic community, Dr. Dransmann serves as a reviewer for prestigious journals including the German Journal of Exercise and Sport Research, BMJ Open, and Frontiers in Sports and Active Living. He is also involved with the German Association for Sports Science (dvs) and the Association Internationale des Écoles Supérieures d'Education Physique (AIESEP). Professionally, he organizes the tandem and fun run as part of Bethel Athletics and serves as an A-Trainer Athletics in the discipline block Running.