| James F. Sallis, Ph.D., received his doctorate in clinical psychology in 1981 from Memphis State University, with an internship at Brown University. He was a post-doctoral fellow in cardiovascular disease prevention and epidemiology at the Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention. He is currently Professor of Psychology at San Diego State University. Most of his research is concerned with applying behavioral science to physical activity promotion, though he also studies nutrition and smoking. Dr. Sallis has received awards from the American Psychological Association as well as AAHPERD. He was elected to the Board of Trustees of the American College of Sports Medicine and the International Council for Physical Activity and Fitness Research.
Dr. Sallis is the author of over 250 scientific publications and on the editorial boards of several journals. He served on the editorial committee for the 1996 U.S. Surgeon General's Report, Physical Activity and Health. Dr. Sallis is co-author of Physical Activity and Behavioral Medicine (Sage, 1999) as well as a health psychology textbook, Health and Human Behavior (McGraw-Hill, 1993).
Dr. Sallis has directed or co-directed numerous grants from the National Institutes of Health, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, California Department of Health Services, and International Life Sciences Institute to study the effects of physical activity interventions and other health promotion programs. Dr. Sallis and colleagues are working to use research findings to improve physical activity throughout the nation and internationally. He is a frequent consultant to government agencies, research programs, health organizations, and corporations throughout the world. |