About the Team

Global Observatory for Physical Activity

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

      

Working Group

Policy

  • 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
  • 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