An expert in exercise physiology, physical activity and fitness—Dr. Russell R. Pate—will visit the West Virginia University campus to discuss physical activity and public health.

Pate will speak to WVU faculty and students on Thursday, April 9 at 3 p.m. in Grand Hall C in the Erickson Alumni Center. The presentation, titled “Strategic Planning for a More Active America,” is free and open to the public.

Pate serves as a professor in the Department of Exercise Science in the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina. He heads a research team that is currently supported by multiple grants from the National Institutes of Health and from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

The College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences is honored to host Dr. Pate as our distinguished lecturer this spring. As an exercise physiologist, Pate has interests in physical activity and physical fitness in children and the health implications of physical activity,” explained Peter Giacobbi, Jr. associate professor, Sport and Exercise Psychology.

Pate has published more than 300 scholarly papers and has authored or edited eight books. His research has been supported by the National Institutes of Health, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the American Heart Association, and several private foundations and corporations.

“Dr. Pate has shared his knowledge about physical activity on a global level. He currently serves as chair of the National Physical Activity Plan Alliance,” said Giacobbi. Pate will also meet with CPASS faculty and graduate students to discuss preventing obesity in youth.

Pate’s previous contributions include coordinating the effort that led to the development of the recommendation on Physical Activity and Public Health of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the American College of Sports Medicine (1995). He served on the U.S. Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee (2003-04), the U.S. Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee (2007-08), and an Institute of Medicine panel that developed guidelines on prevention of childhood obesity.

For more information on the event, contact peter.giacobbi@mail.wvu.edu

-WVU-

kc/04/06/15

CONTACT: Kimberly Cameon, College of Physical Activity and Sport Sciences
304-293-0827, Kimberly.Cameon@mail.wvu.edu

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