About the Team

Secretariat

University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA

Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil

University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA

Global Observatory for Physical Activity
Steering Committee

Michael Pratt_{, MD, MSPE, MPH – Chair}
Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Human Longevity Science,
University of California San Diego, USA

Pedro C Hallal_{, PhD – Chair}
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA

Andrea Ramirez Varela_{, MD, MPH, PhD}
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA

Adrian Bauman_{, MBBS, PhD}
Retired, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

I-Min Lee_{, MBBS, MPH, ScD}
Harvard University, Cambridge, MA, USA

Deborah Salvo_{, PhD}
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA

Adewale Oyeyemi_{, MSc, PhD}
Arizona State University, Phoenix, AZ, USA

Shigeru Inoue_{, MD, PhD}
Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

Inácio Crochemore Mohnsam da Silva_{, MSc, PhD}
Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil

João Martins, PhD
University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
Managing Director Global Observatory for Physical Education – GoPE!

Emeritus Members

Harold W. (Bill) Kohl III_{, MSPH, PhD}
University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA

Kenneth E. Powell_{, MD, MPH} 
Retired, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, USA

Gregory W. Heath_{, DHSc, MPH}
UT College of Medicine Chattanooga, Chattanooga, TN, USA

Past Members

Melody Ding_{, MPH, PhD}
University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia

Charlie Foster_{, BEd Hons, MSc, PhD}
Vhi Healthcare, Dublin, Ireland

Ulf Ekelund_{, PhD}
Norwegian School of Sport Sciences, Oslo, Norway

Managing Director

Andrea Ramirez Varela_{, MD, MPH, PhD}
University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston, Houston, TX, USA

Operations Coordinator

Juliana Mejía Grueso_{, BSc, MSc}
Global Observatory for Physical Activity – GoPA!

Research Team

Juliana Mejía Grueso_{, BSc, MSc}
Global Observatory for Physical Activity – GoPA!

Gloria Isabel Niño Cruz_{, MPT, PhD}
Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
GoPA!

Eduardo Ribes Kohn_{, PhD (c)}
Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil
GoPA!

Giselle Soto_{, MSc}
Universidad de Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador
GoPA!

Leonessa Boing_{, MSc, PhD (c)}
Universidade do Estado de Santa Catarina, Santa Catarina, Brazil
GoPA!

Aue Te Ava_{, PhD}
Massey University, Palmerston North, New Zealand
GoPA!

Introducing the Global Observatory for Physical Education – GoPE! team

João Martins_{, PhD} – Managing Director
University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
GoPE!

Marcos Onofre_{, PhD}
University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
GoPE!

João Costa_{, PhD}
University College Cork, Cork, Ireland
GoPE!

Rafael Tassitano_{, PhD}
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
GoPE!

Dean Dudley_{, PhD}
Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia
GoPE!

Rafael Cristão_{, MPE} – Operations Coordinator
University of Lisbon, Lisbon, Portugal
GoPE!

Andressa Crystine da Silva Sobrinho_{, MPH}
University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
GoPE!

Designer

Cíntia Borges_{, Graphic Designer}
Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil

Information Technology

Paulo R. Ferreira Jr_{, PhD}
Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil

Lucas Simões Ferreira
Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil