Kelli McCormack Brown - University of South Florida, Florida

Kelli McCormack Brown is an associate professor in the Department of Community and Family Health at the University of South Florida College of Public Health. She holds a doctorate degree in health education from Southern Illinois University at Carbondale, is a certified health education specialist, is the 1993 American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD) Mable Lee Award recipient for excellence in teaching, research and service, and is a Fellow of the Research Consortium of AAHPERD. Before coming to the University of South Florida, she taught for seven years at Western Illinois University (1987 - 1994) and was the chairperson of the Department of Health Sciences at Illinois State University (1994 - 1996). She is a Co-Principal Investigator of the Florida Prevention Research Center funded by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Back in the classroom today, she uses her educational and practical experiences to facilitate critical thinking and problem-solving skills and encourages the use of technology in obtaining reliable health information to make informed personal health decision-making.

David Q. Thomas - Illinois State University, Illinois

David Q. Thomas is a Professor and Interim-Director of the School of Kinesiology and Recreation at Illinois State University. He holds doctorate and master’s degrees in physical education (emphasis in exercise science) from Arizona State University. His area of expertise is in applied aspects of physical activity and fitness. Dr. Thomas is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and a Fellow of the Research Consortium of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance. He has served as the chairperson of the Physical Fitness Council of the Association for Active Lifestyles and Fitness, and as President of both the Massachusetts and Illinois AHPERDs. He is devoted to physical activity and enjoys jogging, weight lifting, and recreational sports.

Jerome E. Kotecki, HSD - Ball State University

Jerome E. Kotecki is a Professor of Health Science in the Department of Physiology and Health Science at Ball State University. Dr. Kotecki earned his doctorate in health science and his masters’ degree in exercise science from Indiana University. Professor Kotecki has published over 30 scientific articles and is co-author of the best selling textbooks An Introduction to Community Health and Physical Activity and Health: An Interactive Approach. Dr. Kotecki’s current research is focused on the impact of lifestyle medicine on chronic diseases. He is the lead scientist on several large healthy lifestyle studies focusing on the role of health-care professionals in health counseling.