About the Team

Global Observatory for Physical Activity

Secretariat

The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, TX, USA

University of California San Diego, San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA

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

Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil

   

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
Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA

Andrea Ramirez Varela, MD, MPH, PhD – Co-Chair
Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health; Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, TX, USA

         

Steering Committee

Adrian Bauman, AO, MB.BS, MPH, PhD, Dr.Med (h.c, SDU), FAFPHM, FACSM, FAHMS
Emeritus Professor, Public Health, Sydney University 2006 NSW Australia

I-Min Lee, MBBS, MPH, ScD
Division of Preventive Medicine, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, USA; Department of Epidemiology, TH Chan School of Public Health, Harvard University, Boston, USA

Deborah Salvo, PhD
Center for Research to Community Impact; Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA

Adewale Oyeyemi, PhD
College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Phoenix, USA

Shigeru Inoue, MD, PhD
Department of Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Tokyo Medical University, Tokyo, Japan

Inácio Crochemore Mohnsam da Silva, PhD
Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology and Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas-RS, Brazil

João Martins, PhD
Faculdade de Motricidade Humana e UIDEF, Instituto de Educação, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

    

 

  

 

     

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
Department of Medicine, College of Medicine Chattanooga, University of Tennessee, Chattanooga, TN, USA

           

Project Manager and 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
Technological Development Center (CDTEC), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, Brazil

Lucas Simões Ferreira , BSc
Technological Development Center (CDTEC), Federal University of Pelotas (UFPel), Pelotas, Brazil

      

Audiovisuals Content Creator and Manager

Daniel Rogério Petreça,PhD
Lifestyle and Health Research Group (GPES), School of Physical Education, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil

 

Social Media Manager

Aakriti Singh,BDS, MDS

 

Working Group

Policy

  • Michael Pratt, MD, MSPE, MPH
    Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
  • Pedro C Hallal, PhD
    Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
  • Andrea Ramirez Varela, MD, MPH, PhD
    Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health; Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, TX, USA
  • Juliana Mejía-Grueso, BSc, MSc
    GoPA!, Houston, TX, USA
  • Adrian Bauman, AO, MB.BS, MPH, PhD, Dr.Med (h.c, SDU), FAFPHM, FACSM, FAHMS
    Emeritus Professor, Public Health, Sydney University 2006 NSW Australia
  • Catherine B. Woods, PhD
    Physical Activity for Health Research Centre, Department of Physical Education and Sport Sciences, Faculty of Education and Health Sciences, University of Limerick, Limerick, Ireland
  • Katja Siefken, PhD
    Department Performance, Neuroscience, Therapy & Health, Institute of Interdisciplinary Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (IIES), Medical School Hamburg, Germany
  • Wanda Wendel-Vos, PhD
    National Institute for Public Health and the Environment, Bilthoven, The Netherlands
  • Sitong Chen
    Victoria University, Melbourne, Australia
  • Andressa Crystine da Silva Sobrinho, MSc
    Department of Clinical Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
  • Kaiyue Zhang, MSc, PhD student
    Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
  • Deborah Salvo, PhD
    Center for Research to Community Impact; Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
  • Eugen Resendiz, MPP, PhD
    Center for the Future of Cities, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City, Mexico; School of Architecture, Art, and Design, Tecnológico de Monterrey, Mexico City, Mexico
  • Josef Mitáš, prof., PhD
    Institute of Active Lifestyle, Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
  • Zdeněk Hamřík, PhD
    Department of Recreation and Leisure Studies, Faculty of Physical Culture, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic
  • Thaís Duarte Zappelini, PhD
    Brasillinois Iniciative, Office of the Vice President for Economic Development and Innovation, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA

Surveillance

  • Michael Pratt, MD, MSPE, MPH
    Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
  • Pedro C Hallal, PhD
    Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
  • Andrea Ramirez Varela, MD, MPH, PhD
    Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health; Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, TX, USA
  • Juliana Mejía-Grueso, BSc, MSc
    GoPA!, Houston, TX, USA
  • Deborah Salvo, PhD
    Center for Research to Community Impact; Department of Kinesiology and Health Education, College of Education, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX, USA
  • Inácio Crochemore-Silva, PhD
    Postgraduate Program in Epidemiology and Postgraduate Program in Physical Education, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas-RS, Brazil
  • Gisselle Soto, MSc
    Ecuadorian Corporation for Research and Academic Development (CEDIA), Cuenca, Ecuador
  • Samuel C. Dumith, PhD
    Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Brazil
  • Ho Han, MA, PhD
    School of Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA
  • Leonessa Boing, PhD
    Physical Education, College of Health and Sport Science, Santa Catarina State University, Florianopolis, Brazil
  • James Sanders, BSc, MSc, PhD
    Centre for Lifestyle Medicine and Behaviour, School of Sport, Exercise and Health Sciences, Loughborough University, Loughborough, UK
  • Jonah Thomas, PhD
    Leicester Diabetes Centre, University of Leicester, Leicester, United Kingdom
  • Brigid Lynch, PhD
    Cancer Epidemiology Division, Cancer Council Victoria, Melbourne, Australia
  • Terry Boyle, PhD
    Allied Health and Human Performance, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia

Research

  • Michael Pratt, MD, MSPE, MPH
    Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health & Human Longevity Science, University of California San Diego, La Jolla, CA, USA
  • Pedro C Hallal, PhD
    Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
  • Andrea Ramirez Varela, MD, MPH, PhD
    Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health; Department of Pediatrics, McGovern Medical School, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, TX, USA
  • Juliana Mejía-Grueso, BSc, MSc
    GoPA!, Houston, TX, USA
  • Eduardo Ribes Kohn, PhD
    Olomouc University Social Health Institute, Palacký University Olomouc, Olomouc, Czech Republic; Department of Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
  • Maurício Mello
    Department of Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
  • Rogério Irala
    Department of Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
  • Flavia Almeida
    Department of Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
  • Gabriel Melo Magalhães
    Department of Epidemiology, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil
  • Debora Tornquist, PhD
    Department of Sports Methods and Techniques, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil; Graduate Program in Movement Sciences and Rehabilitation, Federal University of Santa Maria, Santa Maria, Brazil
  • Luciana Tornquist, PhD
    Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Pelotas, Pelotas, Brazil; Graduate Program in Health Promotion, University of Santa Cruz do Sul, Santa Cruz do Sul, Brazil
  • Danilo Bastos Moreno, MSc (Physical Activity and Health), PhD student
    Hebiatry Post-Graduation Program, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil; Lifestyle and Health Research Group (GPES), School of Physical Education, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil; Ceará State Department of Education, Fortaleza, Ceará, Brazil
  • Thaís Maria da Silva, MPH
    School of Physical Education, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
  • Daniel Rogério Petreça, PhD
    Lifestyle and Health Research Group (GPES), School of Physical Education, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
  • Diego de Melo Lima, M.Ed., PhD student
    Associate Graduate Program in Physical Education, School of Physical Education, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil; Lifestyle and Health Research Group (GPES), School of Physical Education, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
  • Juan Carlos Freire, MD
    Associate Graduate Program in Physical Education, School of Physical Education, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
  • Luciana Zaranza Monteiro, PhD
    Department of Epidemiology/Public Health, Sergio Arouca National School of Public Health at the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation (FIOCRUZ), Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
  • Jonathan Y. Cagas, PhD
    Department of Human Kinetics, University of the Philippines Mindanao, Davao City, Philippines
  • Tracy-Kolbe Alexander, BA (Physical Education), BSc (Med) Hons Exercise Science, MPH, PhD
    School of Health and Medical Sciences and Centre for Health Research, University of Southern Queensland, Ipswich, Australia; UCT Research Centre for Health through Physical Activity, Lifestyle and Sport (HPALS), Division of Research Unit for Exercise Science and Sports Medicine, University of Cape Town, Cape Town, South Africa
  • Andressa Crystine da Silva Sobrinho, MSc
    Department of Clinical Medicine, Ribeirão Preto Medical School, University of São Paulo, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil
  • Katja Siefken, PhD
    Department Performance, Neuroscience, Therapy & Health, Institute of Interdisciplinary Exercise Science and Sports Medicine (IIES), Medical School Hamburg, Germany
  • Kaiyue Zhang, MSc, PhD student
    Department of Health and Kinesiology, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign, Champaign, IL, USA
  • Gisselle Soto, MSc
    Ecuadorian Corporation for Research and Academic Development (CEDIA), Cuenca, Ecuador
  • Samuel C. Dumith, PhD
    Postgraduate Program in Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Brazil
  • Ho Han, MA, PhD
    School of Community Health Sciences, Counseling and Counseling Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA
  • Carmen Hernández, MPH
    Department of Environmental & Occupational Health Sciences, School of Public Health, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, TX, USA
  • Olga Karen Goode, B Pharm, MPH(c)
    Health Promotion and Behavioral Sciences, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, TX, USA
  • Vithória Silva Oleiro, M.Ed.
    Graduate Program in Health Sciences, School of Medicine, Federal University of Rio Grande, Rio Grande, Brazil
  • Carla Menêses Hardman, PhD
    Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
  • Javiera Alarcón Aguilar, PhD
    Facultad de Educación y Ciencias Sociales, Instituto del Deporte y Bienestar, Universidad Andres Bello, 755000, Santiago, Chile
  • Paulo Felipe Ribeiro Bandeira
    Department of Physical Education, Regional University of Cariri, Crato, Brazil
  • Angélica Ochoa Avilés, MD, PhD
    Department of Bioscience, Faculty of Chemical Science, University of Cuenca, Cuenca, Ecuador
  • Gabriela De Roia, PhD
    Laboratorio de Estudios en Actividad Física (LEAF), Universidad de Flores (UFLO), Buenos Aires, Argentina
  • Emilia Chagas Costa, PhD
    Federal University of Pernambuco, Pernambuco, Brazil
  • Simone Honda Barros, PhD
    School of Physical Education, University of Pernambuco, Recife, Brazil
  • Gloria Isabel Niño-Cruz, PhD
    School of Medicine, Universidad de los Andes, Bogotá, Colombia
  • Rafael Cristão, M.Ed., PhD student
    Faculdade de Motricidade Humana e UIDEF, Instituto de Educação, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
  • Uday Pratap Singh, MDS, PhD Student
    Department of Health Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, TX, USA
  • Xiaoqian Jiang, MS, PhD
    Associate Vice President for Medical AI Chair, Department of Health Data Science and Artificial Intelligence, Christopher Sarofim Family Professorship in Biomedical Informatics and Bioengineering, CPRIT Scholar in Cancer Research Director Center of Secure Artificial Intelligence for Healthcare (SAFE), McWilliams School of Biomedical Informatics, The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (UTHealth Houston), Houston, TX, USA
  • Godsway Otchere, PhD
    College of Health Solutions, Population Health, Arizona State University, Phoenix, USA
  • Rushad Nihal, MS
    Department of Biostatistics, College of Health Solutions, Arizona State University, Phoenix, USA
  • Aue Te Ava, PhD
    School of Sport, Exercise & Nutrition, College of Health – Te Kura Hauora Tangata, Massey University