Michael W. Metzleris a professor in the Department of Kinesiology and Health at Georgia State University, US, where he is the coordinator of the Health and Physical Education graduate program. His areas of research and scholarship include teaching and instructional models; and research on teacher education programs, with an emphasis on program assessment. His teaching expertise is in the areas of instructional models for physical education, research methods for teaching and teacher education, and the history and principles of physical education. He has served as a consultant for physical education teacher education programs in Singapore, Japan, Canada, Israel, and Turkey. Metzler has authored or co-authored nine books. In addition, he has co-edited and co-authored three research volumes in the Journal of Teaching in Physical Education (JTPE) and has published more than thirty refereed research and topical articles in journals such as The Journal of Teacher Education, Teaching and Teacher Education, and Quest. In 1981, he was one of the founding co-editors of JTPE , which is now the leading research journal in physical education pedagogy and teacher education, worldwide.

Metzler is the Past President of the National Association for Kinesiology and Physical Education in Higher Education (NAKPEHE), having served fom January 2010 until January 2011. In October 2009, he was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education. ournal of Teacher Education, Teaching and Teacher Education,and Quest. In 1981, he was one of the founding co-editors of JTPE , which is now the leading research journal in physical education pedagogy and teacher education, worldwide. Metzler is the Past President of the National Association for Kinesiology and Physical Education in Higher Education (NAKPEHE), having served fom January 2010 until January 2011. In October 2009, he was inducted as a Fellow in the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education.