2010 Conference Faculty and Speakers

We invite you to take a look at the faculty and speakers from the 2010 Annual Obesity Conference. We are in the process of inviting the faculty and speakers for the 2011 Conference in September. We hope to see you there!

Speakers

John Bartholomew, PhD

Associate Professor and Graduate Advisor; Fellow in the Lee Hage Jamail Regents Chair in Education, College of Education, University of Texas at Austin, Austin Texas

Laura Beckmann

Curriculum Coordinator for Physical Education/Health and Wellness, Ferguson-Florissant School District, Florissant Missouri

Nancy Butte, PhD

Professor of Pediatrics, Baylor School of Medicine, Baylor Texas

Darla M. Castelli, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign Illinois

Chris Cifelli

Director, Nutrition Research, Dairy Management Inc., Chicago Illinois

Catherine Davis, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Georgia Prevention Institute, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta Georgia

Joseph E. Donnelly, EdD, FACSM

Professor and Director, Energy Balance Laboratory and The Center for Physical Activity and Weight Management, Schiefelbusch Institute for Life Span Studies, University of Kansas, Lawrence Kansas

Jason Eberhart-Phillips, MD, MPH

Health Director, Kansas State Health Officer, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Topeka Kansas

Jayne A. Fulkerson, PhD

Associate Professor, Co-Director, Center for Child and Family Health Promotion Research, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Minnesota

Fernando Gomez-Pinilla, PhD

Professor, Department of Integrative Biology and Physiology, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles California

Lisa J. Harnack, PhD

Associate Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Minnesota

Charles H. Hillman, PhD

Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Community Health, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Champaign Illinois

Farhad Jadali, PhD

Chief Information Officer, Ferguson-Florissant School District, Florissant Missouri

Debbie Kibbe, MS, PHR

Director, Physical Activity and Nutrition (PAN) Program ILSI Research Foundation, Washington DC

Amy Joy Lanou, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Health and Wellness, University of North Carolina Asheville, Asheville North Carolina

Thomas J. Loughrey, BA, MA, PhD

Associate Professor, University of Missouri-St. Louis, St. Louis Missouri

Jennifer D. Lundgren, PhD

Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City Missouri

Matthew Mahar, EdD

Professor, Director, Activity Promotion Laboratory, Department of Exercise and Sport Sciences, East Carolina University, Greenville North Carolina

Michelle L. May, MD, FAAFP

Founder and CEO, Am I Hungry?, Phoenix Arizona

Allison Nihiser, MPH

Health Scientist, Division of Adolescent and School Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta Georgia

Nancy E. Sherwood, PhD

Senior Research Investigator, HealthPartners Research Foundation, Assistant Professor, Division of Epidemiology and Community Health, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis Minnesota

Jane Shirley, RN, BSN, MSE

Program Manager, Coordinated School Health, Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Topeka Kansas

Wayne Simien Jr.

Founder & President, Called to Greatness, Lawrence Kansas

Mark Thompson, PhD

Project Director, Coordinated School Health, Kansas Department of Education, Child Nutrition & Wellness, Topeka Kansas

Phillip D. Tomporowski, PhD

Associate Professor, Psychology, Department of Exercise Science; Kinesiology, Institute of Gerontology, University of Georgia, Athens Georgia

Bruce M. Wolfe, MD

Professor of Surgery, Division of General Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland Oregon

Antronette (Toni) Yancey, MD, MPH

Co-Director, Professor, Department of Health Services, Center Co-Director, DrPH Program Director, Professor of Health Services, School of Public Health, University of California-Los Angeles, Los Angeles California