Executive Advisory Board
The PARC-PH has established an Executive Advisory Board that consists of leading national experts in the field of Physical Activity, Epidemiology, Medicine, and Physical Therapy. Our Executive Advisory Board is instrumental in ensuring that the PARC-PH reaches its goal of becoming a comprehensive and useful site for physical activity assessment and intervention.

Current Board Members

Dr. Jennifer Brach
Assistant Professor
Department of Physical Therapy
University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Carl Caspersen
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Center for Disease Control and Prevention

Dr. Patty Freedson
Professor and Chair of Kinesiology Department
University of Massachusetts

Dr. Brett Goodpaster
Assistant Professor of Medicine, Department of Endocrinology
Adjunct Assistant Professor of Health and Physical Exercise
University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Steve Hooker
Research Associate Professor
Director of Prevention Research Center
University of South Carolina

Dr. John Jakicic
Professor/Department Chair Health and Physical Activity
University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Bill Kohl
Professor and Director Physical Activity Epidemiology Program
Department of Kinesiology and Health Education
University of Texas

Dr. Ronald E. LaPorte
Professor
Department of Epidemiology
University of Pittsburgh

Dr. Chuck Matthews
National Cancer Institute
Nutritional Epidemiology Research Branch

Dr. Kelley Pettee Gabriel
Assistant Professor
University of Nebraska Medical Center

Dr. Caroline Richardson
Assistant Professor of Medicine
Department of Family Medicine
University of Michigan