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

Chairs

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

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

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

Steering Committee

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

Operations Coordinator

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

Graphic Designer

Cíntia Borges
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

Audiovisuals Content Creator and Manager

Daniel Petreça,_PhD
University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil

Social Media Manager

Aakriti Singh,_{DMD, MDS}

• Michael Pratt
  University of California San Diego, San Diego, USA
• Pedro Hallal
  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
• Andrea Ramírez Varela
  The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, TX, USA
• Juliana Mejía-Grueso
  GoPA!, Houston, TX, USA
• Adrian Bauman
  Retired, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
• Catherine B. Woods
  University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
• Katja Siefken
  Medical School Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
• Wanda Wendel-Vos
  National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), The Netherlands
• Sitong Chen
  Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia
• Andressa Crystine da Silva Sobrinho
  University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
• Kaiyue Zhang
  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
• Deborah Salvo
  The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
• Eugen Resendiz
  Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City, Mexico
• Josef Mitáš
  Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
• Zdeněk Hamřík
  Palacký University, Olomouc, Czech Republic
• Thais Duarte Zepellini
  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA

Surveillance

• Michael Pratt
  University of California San Diego, San Diego, USA
• Pedro Hallal
  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
• Andrea Ramírez Varela
  The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, TX, USA
• Juliana Mejía-Grueso
  GoPA!, Houston, TX, USA
• Deborah Salvo
  The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
• Inácio Crochemore Mohnsam da Silva
  Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
• Giselle Soto
  Ecuadorian Corporation for Research and Academic Development (CEDIA), Cuenca, Ecuador
• Samuel C. Dumith
  Federal University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Brazil
• Ho Han
  Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
• Leonessa Boing
  Santa Catarina State University, Florianopolis, Brazil
• James P Sanders
  Loughborough University, Loughborough, United Kingdom
• Jonah J C Thomas
  Leicester Diabetes Centre, Leicester General Hospital, Leicester, United Kingdom
• Brigid Lynch
  University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia; Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Australia; Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Australia
• Terry Boyle
  University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia

Research

• Michael Pratt
  University of California San Diego, San Diego, USA
• Pedro Hallal
  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
• Andrea Ramírez Varela
  The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, TX, USA
• Juliana Mejía-Grueso
  GoPA!, Houston, TX, USA
• Eduardo Ribes Kohn
  Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
• Maurício Mello
  Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
• Rogério Irala
  Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
• Debora Tornquist
  Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
• Luciana Tornquist
  Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil; University of Santa Cruz do Sul, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil
• Carlos Alex Soares
  Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
• Gabriel Melo
  Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
• Danilo Bastos Moreno
  University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil; Secretariat of Education of the State of Ceará (SEDUC-CE)
• Thaís Maria da Silva
  University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil; Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
• Daniel Petreça
  University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
• Diego de Melo Lima
  University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
• Juan Carlos Freire
  University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
• Luciana Zaranza
  Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz), Brazil
• Jonathan Y. Cagas
  University of the Philippines Mindanao, Philippines
• Tracy-Kolbe Alexander
  University of Southern Queensland, Queensland, Australia; University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
• Andressa Crystine da Silva Sobrinho
  University of São Paulo, São Paulo, Brazil
• Katja Siefken
  Medical School Hamburg, Hamburg, Germany
• Kaiyue Zhang
  University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
• Giselle Soto
  Ecuadorian Corporation for Research and Academic Development (CEDIA), Cuenca, Ecuador
• Samuel C. Dumith
  Federal University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Brazil
• Ho Han
  Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma
• Carmen Hernández
  The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, TX, USA
• Olga Goode
  The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, TX, USA
• Vithória Silva Oleiro
  Federal University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Brazil
• Javiera Alarcón Aguilar
  Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
• Paulo Felipe Ribeiro Bandeira
  Regional University of Cariri, Crato, Brazil
• Gloria Isabel Niño-Cruz
  Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
• Aue Te Ava, School of Sport, Exercise & Nutrition, College of Health – Te Kura Hauora Tangata, Massey University