Biography
Current academic titles: Emeritus prof. of applied physiol. (since 1991), Teachers College, Columbia U. Emeritus prof. of pediatrics & physiology (since 2005), Medical College of Georgia. Selected former positions: Asst. prof. of physical educ., City U of NY (Hunter College); Co-director of Center for Health Promotion, Columbia U; Co-director of Georgia Center for the Study of Obesity & Related Disorders; Adjunct prof. of nutrition, UNC- Chapel Hill. Research grants: More than $15 million in funding from the National Institutes of Health. Book: The high energy factor. Random House, 1983. Selected Recent Invited Presentations Stem cell differentiation into fat & lean cells: implications for prevention of child obesity: U of GA; U of Southern Calif.; National Inst. of Child Health & Development; U of Bremen, Germany; U of Groningen, Netherlands; Internat. Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity, Ghent, Belgium; Ohio U. How can youths develop lean & healthy bodies? A new perspective. Duke U; Case-Western Reserve U; Slippery Rock U; UMass.-Boston. How parents, schools & communities can help youths develop healthy bodies: some surprising implications of recent research. Ohio U; Minneapolis. Volunteer teaching: Frontiers in medicine Osher Life-Long Learning Inst. at Duke U.
Research Interest
Physical activity, body composition and health.
Biography
Cristiana Pop is currently a full Professor at Bucharest Economic Studies University. She has her expertise in “Teaching physical education in higher education and training athletics mainly for university contestsâ€. Her main research interests are in “Education quality and social issues related with health, physical activity, eating behaviors and wellbeingâ€. She has authored “The role of physical activity in promoting well-being (2015), Athletics for Students (2013)†and other few books promoting physical activity and a healthy lifestyle. She is member of Romanian Agency for Quality Assurance in Higher Education, member of Romanian Athletic Federation (women commission) and has research collaboration with Romanian Academy Anthropological Institute Research Center. She is serving as Senior Editor and Editorial Board Member of several reviews in education, health and sport sciences domain.
Research Interest
Eating behaviors and wellbeing, Healthy lifestyle.
Biography
"Prof. Lucia Pacific Pediatrics Assistant Professor of Sapienza University of Rome; Currently Professor holds the position of Executive Level I and Head of Pediatric Infectious Diseases and Hepatology in the Department of Pediatrics and Child Neurology, Azienda Policlinico Umberto I, Rome. Her research interest are: Pediatric Hepatology (cholestasis, jaundice, metabolic diseases of the liver); Fatty liver in children; Nutrition; Markers of inflammation and cardiometabolic risk in children with visceral obesity; Pediatric Gastrointestinal infections Lucia Pacifico graduated in Medicine and Surgery (1977) at the University ""Sapienza"" of Rome with honors, specializing in Pediatrics (with honors), with specialization in Neonatology with honors at the ""Sapienza"" University of Rome. Her later obtained a degree in Medicine and Surgery recognized in the United States (Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates - 1979; Visa Qualifyng Examination- 1980). Her holds the License to a doctor surgeon recognized in the United States (Board of Medical Examiners - 1982)."
Research Interest
Pediatrics, Infectious Diseases, Gastroenterology, Hepatology, Nutrition.