Tennisology: Inside the Science of Serves, Nerves, and On-Court Dominance
Thomas Rowlandis the director of pediatric cardiology at the Baystate Medical Center in Springfield, Massachusetts. He serves as a professor of pediatrics at Tufts University School of Medicine and was a past adjunct professor of exercise science at the University of Massachusetts.Rowland is the author of two books,Children’s Exercise Physiology, Second Edition, andThe Athlete’s Clock. He has served as editor of the journalPediatric Exercise Scienceand president of the North American Society for Pediatric Exercise Medicine (NASPEM) and was on the board of trustees of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). He is past president of the New England chapter of the ACSM and received the ACSM Honor Award in 1993.Rowland is a competitive tennis player and distance runner. He and his wife, Margot, reside in Longmeadow, Massachusetts.