Dr. Ainsworth is the Principal Investigator (PI) for the California Dept. of Education’s research
on physical activity and academic achievement, the co-PI at the San Diego Prevention Research
Center, and a professor at San Diego State University. Her research has focused on physical
activity measurement and reporting.
Dr. Chodzko-Zajko's is Head of the Department of Kinesiology and
Community Health at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. His
primary research interests are in the area of aging and health. For the
past twenty years he has focused on the effect of exercise and physical
activity on health and quality of life in old age. Dr. Chodzko-Zajko is
the Principal Investigator on a series of projects charged with
developing a national strategy for promoting healthy aging in the USA.
He served as founding Editor of the Journal of Aging and Physical
Activity from 1992-2002 and is on the Board of Directors and/or Advisory
Boards of several national organizations and companies including the
American Council on Exercise, Life Fitness, and Theraband.
Dr. Corbett is a sport sociologist at Howard University. She has served as a Distinguished
Professor at the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, Nanyang Technological University in
the Republic of Singapore, and Emporia State University's Jones Institute for Educational
Excellence in Emporia Kansas. Her research and publication record have concentrated on
sport and human rights issues and ethnic and gender issues in sport. Professional
affiliations include a term as president of AAHPERD, NAGWS, and DC-AHPERD and international
president of ICHPER.SD.
Dr. Freedson is a Professor and Chair in the Kinesiology Department at
the University of Massachusetts/Amherst. Her research interests include
assessment of physical activity, physical activity, fitness, and health
in different populations, pediatric exercise physiology, and fitness
test development. She is a past-president of the Research Consortium of
the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and
Dance (AAHPERD) and the New England Chapter of the American College of
Sports Medicine. In 1996, she was the recipient of the Presidential
Citation Award from AAHPERD. Dr. Freedson is a fellow of the Research
Consortium, the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education,
and the American College of Sports Medicine.
Dr. Howley, a professor of Exercise Science at the University of Tennessee, has researched
extensively the areas of metabolic responses to exercise; assessment of cardio respiratory
fitness; and the role of physical activity and exercise in the prevention of weight gain.
He served as president of ACSM (2002-2003) and was an associate editor of the 6
th
edition of ACSM's
Guidelines for Exercise Testing and Prescription. In 2005, he will
begin a term as Editor-in-Chief of the ACSM's
Health & Fitness Journal.
Dr. McKenzie is a researcher at San Diego State University and Professor
Emeritus in the Department of Exercise and Nutritional Sciences. A
former public school teacher, coach, and administrator, his expertise in
designing and assessing physical activity programs for diverse
populations is widely recognized. He has been an investigator on nine
NIH-supported multi-disciplinary research projects and is a Fellow of
four professional organizations.
Dr. Mitchell was appointed to the President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports in 2001
by President Bush. He is the Medical Director of the Cooper Wellness Program and Vice
President and Associate Medical Director of the Cooper Clinic. His focus is on health
maintenance and disease prevention through physical fitness and proper dietary habits.
He serves as a columnist and medical editor for
USA Weekend magazine. He is a
diplomat of the American Board of Internal Medicine and a fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine.
Dr. Morrow is a Regents Professor in the Department of Kinesiology, Health Promotion,
and Recreation at the University of North Texas. He has made significant contributions
to the areas of research and evaluation methodology in physical activity, physical
fitness, and fitness testing as they relate to quality of life and health outcomes.
He served as Editor-in-Chief of the
Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport
from 1 989-1 993. He is a co-editor of the
Journal of Physical Activity & Health
and the current president of the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education.
Dr. Weiss is a professor in the Curry School of Education at the University of Virginia.
Her teachings and research focus on the psychological and social development of children
and adolescents through participation in sports and physical activity.
Dr. Young is a physical activity epidemiologist with expertise in community-based interventions,
specifically designing and evaluating interventions for African American women and adolescent
girls. She has made significant contributions to the field of exercise epidemiology through her
research on determinants of physical activity, evaluating associations among physical activity,
cardio respiratory fitness and cardiovascular risk factors, and issues related to physical
activity assessment. She is a member of the faculty in the Department of Kinesiology at the
University of Maryland.
Dr. Zhu is an associate professor of kinesiology at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
and a visiting professor at the Guangzhou and Shanghai Institutes of Physical Education in China.
Dr. Zhu’s writings and research focus on measurement and evaluation in kinesiology.
