Timothy G Lohman, PhD, Director of the Center for Physical Activity and Nutrition, is a professor in the Department of Physiology at The University of Arizona. He also has an appointment in the Department of Nutritional Sciences and the College of Public Health. His recent research includes being the principal investigator of the Trial of Activity for Adolescent Girls study, a collaborative multi-center study focused on physical activity of adolescent girls.
Tim is also the principle investigator of the BEST study (Bone, Estrogen, and Strength Training), which was designed to investigate long-term effects of strength training on bone mineral density and body composition in post-menopausal women. He is the co-principle investigator of the Pathways Study, a collaborative study with NHLBI, four field centers, and a coordinating center designed to prevent obesity in Native American children. His current research focus in on long-term weight loss.
Tim serves as consultant to the Women’s Health Initiative (WHI) Van Guard Center and the Health ABC long-term aging study. He is an advisor to youth fitness on the Cooper Institute and has worked in the area of fitness and body composition for the past 25 years. Tim is the co-editor of the revised edition of Human Body Composition and an active member of the Arizona Osteoporosis Coalition, Mayor’s Physical Activity and Weight-Loss Challenge, and Cooper Institute on Youth Fitness.
PHYSICAL ACTIVITY: Scott Going, PhD, Director of Research, is an exercise physiologist and professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at The University of Arizona, College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Scott also has appointments in Physiological Sciences, College of Medicine, and the College of Public Health. His research interests include development of methods for body composition and physical activity assessment and the effects of nutrition and physical activity interventions on soft tissue composition and bone in relation to disease prevention.
He has given numerous presentations in the United States and abroad on physical activity and body composition related topics. Scott recently served as co-editor for the second edition of Human Body Composition, published by Human Kinetics, Inc. He was recently elected to the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education and serves on the Scientific Advisory Board for the Fitnessgram, sponsored by the Cooper Clinic, Institute on Youth Fitness.
MIND/BODY: J’Fleur Lohman, PhD, has worked for over 20 years with people who find it difficult to lose weight and keep it off. She is a certified eating disorder specialist with a speciality in compulsive overeating. Having experienced her own weight issues, she is able to relate with understanding. J’Fleur is knowledgeable, compassionate, and supportively direct. She is a skilled teacher and facilitator and has helped facilitate various obesity research projects at The University of Arizona over the past 8 years.
SOCIAL SUPPORT/PERSONAL WELLNESS: Lauve Metcalfe, MS, has been motivating people to lose weight and achieve their health and wellness goals for over 25 years. She is on the faculty at The University of Arizona College of Medicine and is a co-investigator on National Institute of Health research projects involving weight loss, childhood obesity, adolescent girls’ physical activity, and the effects of exercise on bone mass. The author of Reshaping Your Body, Rethinking Your Mind, a practical guide to enhancing body image and self-esteem, she also performs a one-woman show dealing with wellness, wit, and wisdom - 5 Snapshots of Life. Lauve has helped women across the country to discover their unique strengths and value their bodies.
NUTRITION: Melanie Hingle, MPH, RD, has worked in the field of nutrition and exercise for over 10 years in both the public and private sectors. She specializes in nutrition needs for active individuals and disease prevention/health promotion strategies for all ages and life stages.
Formerly a nutritionist of Canyon Ranch Health Resort in Tucson, Arizona and part of the nutrition faculty at the UofA Program in Integrative Medicine, Melanie is used to working with diverse audiences with a wide range of nutritional concerns.
She currently works as a research dietitian and doctoral student within the University of Arizona’s Department of Nutritional Sciences. Her doctoral dissertation work involves an obesity treatment and prevention study in 3rd-and-4th-grade children and their families, Activa Y Sana (Active and Healthy), in which she is developing and delivering nutrition curriculum to both children and parents.
NUTRITION: Fred Wolfe, PhD, was professor and head of the Nutritional Sciences Department at The University of Arizona from 1996 to 2003. In 1997, he launched the first fully online course that has been taken by more than 4,000 students. In June, 1997, he was inducted as a Fellow of the Institute of Food Technologists in recognition of his lifetime contributions to the science of food. Fred continues to serve as a professor in the Nutritional Sciences Department and is expanding his work with online learning to create Healthy Weight 4 Life, this online course that will educate people in the principles of weight management.
NUTRITION: Jennifer Ravia, MS, has worked in the field of nutrition for more than a decade in both health care and academia. Jennifer spent four years teaching nutrition classes in both the traditional setting and correspondence format at the community college in Tucson. She currently teaches online nutrition course for the UofA during the summer session, and is a doctoral student studying effective weight-loss programs. Her dissertation will involve a group of Healthy Weight 4 Life participants in the Tucson area.