Education
BS Queens College (1977) in Physical Education with a Concentration in Exercise Physiology
MA The Ohio State University (1978) in Physical Education with a Specialization in Adapted Physical Activity/Exercise Physiology
PhD Texas Woman's University (1982) in Kinesiology with a Specialization in Adapted Physical Activity/Exercise Physiology
Experience
2001-present
Professor, Department of Disability and Human Development, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago. Adjunct appointment: Professor, Department of Movement Sciences.
Adjunct Professor - Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Northwestern University & Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago
Principal Investigator and Project Director, Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center, Center on Health Promotion Research for Persons with Disabilities, and National Center on Physical Activity and Disability (NCPAD), Department of Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago.
1997-2001
Associate Professor, Department of Disability and Human Development, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago (Tenured, 1997).
1995-1997
Visiting Associate Professor, Institute on Disability and Human Development, University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago, IL
1993-1995
Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
1990-1993
Associate Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
1987-1990
Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology and Physical Education, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL (Tenured, 1990)
1987-1995
Director, Exercise Gerontology Clinic, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
Faculty Associate in the Gerontology Program, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL
1981-1987
Assistant Professor, Department of Physical Education and Human Performance, Manhattan College, Riverdale, NY (Tenured, 1987)
1983-1987
Consultant, Miriam de Soyza Learning Center for Preschool Handicapped Children with Disabilities, Bronx, NY
1984-1987
Project Director, Direct Service Grant to Develop After-School and Weekend Fitness/Rehabilitation Program for Individuals with Disabilities, Manhattan College, NY
1982-1984
Chairman, Bronx Red Cross Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation Unit, NY
1981
EKG Technician, Brookhaven Medical Center, Cardiac Rehabilitation Unit, Dallas, TX
Honors
Expert Panel Member, Institute of Medicine, Workshop on the Adequacy of Evidence for Physical Activity Guidelines
Development (one of 30 invited panel members - provided evidence on physical activity research for people with disabilities), October 2006.
Professor of the Year, College of Applied Health Sciences, University of Illinois at Chicago, October 2006.
Best Effective Practices Award - National Center on Physical Activity and Disability, National award from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, July 2004.
Commencement Speaker, Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas, May 2004.
Delegate for the Director of the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research to the Greek Ministry of Health to prepare the Paralympics International Summit on Exercise Physiology for People with Disabilities, November 2003.
Distinguished Alumni Award, Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas, May 2003.
Lois Halverson Award for research and scholarship in the field of disability and physical activity, National Kinesiotherapy Association, September 1996.
Mabel Lee Award, a national award given by the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, April 1990.
Memberships and Committee Participation
2000-present Member, Promotion and Tenure Committee, College of Applied Health Sciences
1997-present Member, Graduate Admissions Committee, Department of Disability and Human Development
1999-2002 Vice Chair, University Institutional Review Board, Office for the Protection of Research Subjects (OPRS)
2000-2002 Member, Executive Committee, College of Applied Health Sciences
1999, 2006 National Institutes of Health (NIH)
1996-2003 National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (NIDRR) (reviewed annually since 1996)
Current
Illinois Department of Public Health, Illinois Arthritis Coalition, March 2005-present.
Member, Medical/Scientific Advisory Board for Life Fitness Inc., 1998-present.
Completed
Healthy People 2010 Panel Member for Development of Chapter 6 Workplan, Disability and Secondary Conditions, November 2000-2005.
Illinois Attorney General's Select Committee on Recreation Opportunities for People with Disabilities, September 2001-October 2005.
Panel Member, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Blueprint Panel on Aging and Physical Activity, October 2000.
Expert Panel Member for a CDC-funded grant, Evidence Based Outcomes of Exercise in Older Adults, 1999-2001 (P.I. Dr. Tom Prohaska, School of Public Health, University of Illinois at Chicago).
Consultant, Aging in Adults with Developmental Disabilities Project, University Affiliated Cincinnati Center for Developmental Disorders, November 1998 - June 2000.
Participant, Roundtable Conference on Exercise and Cerebral Palsy, April 1998, Atlanta, GA.
Participant, Roundtable Conference on Aging and Cerebral Palsy, March 1997, Washington, DC.
Invited Speaker, NIH-sponsored Paralympic Meeting on Physical Activity and Disability, August 1996, Atlanta, GA.
Project Advisory Board Member for a federally funded grant, Project Target, SUNY-Brockport, Dr. Joseph P. Winnick, 1994-1998.
Invited Member of the National Standards Project on Adapted Physical Education, 1993-1996.
Selected to participate in a federally sponsored workshop entitled Achievement-Based Curriculum, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA, 1987, 1989. Director: Dr. Luke Kelly.
Selected to participate in a postdoctoral workshop on improving the quality of physical education for severely handicapped children, Oregon State University, Corvallis, OR, 1986. Directors: Drs. John Dunn & Jim Morehouse.
Selected to participate in a three-year postdoctoral grant on improving the quality of physical education for handicapped children, Michigan State University, E. Lansing, MI, 1983-86. Directors: Drs. Janet Wessel & Luke Kelly.
Professional Affiliations/Activity
American Public Health Association, 1998-present
American Association on Health and Disability, 1998-present
Society for Disability Studies, 1999-present
American College of Sports Medicine, 1991-present
American Association on Mental Retardation, 1989-present
American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 1979-present
Current
Health Disparities Subcommittee, Advisory Committee to the Director of CDC, October 2005-June 30, 2009.
Program Chair, DisAbility Forum, American Public Health Association, 2004-2006.
Advisory Board, American Association on Disability and Health, March 2003-present.
International Congress on Active Aging (ICAA), March 2003-2005.
Advisory Council, Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Robotics, Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago, March 2003-present.
Advisory Council, Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Accessible Medical Instrumentation, Marquette University, January 2003-present.
Advisory Council, Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center on Wheeled Mobility, Georgia Tech University, April 2004-present.
Completed
Executive Committee, External Partners Group, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center on Birth Defects and Development Disabilities, September 2003-present (Chair of Policy and Programs Committee).
Clinical Exercise Physiology Practice Board of the American College of Sports Medicine, 2001-2004.
Membership Chair, DisAbilty Forum, American Public Health Association, 2000-2004.
Chair, Adapted Physical Activity Council of the American Association of Active Lifestyles and Fitness, 1996-97
Section Chair, Wellness and Personal Fitness Program for the 1991 Symposium of the International Federation of Adaptive Physical Activity, 1989
Chair, Adapted Physical Education Section of the Midwest District for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 1989
President, Special Physical Education Section, New York State Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance, 1986-87
Ad Hoc Committee for State Certification in Adapted Physical Education, New York, 1985-87
Executive Board of the Bronx Mental Retardation Council, New York, NY, 1983-87
Publications Summary
Articles Published/in press 75
Books 1
Chapters 14
Monographs & Technical Reports 3
Presentations 182
Grant Activity 30
