Question 1

Shelley Carson, Neuroscience Advisor

Accepted Answer

PhD   Received her Ph.D. in psychology from Harvard University in 2001, where she continues to conduct research, teach, and advise undergraduates. Her research on creativity, psychopathology, and resilience has been widely published in both national and international scientific journals, and her findings have been featured on the Discovery Channel, CNN, NPR, the BBC, and Radio Free Europe. In addition, Dr. Carson’s work has been noted in magazines such as Newsweek, Scientific American, and Psychology Today.

Question 2

Michael O'Donnell, Founding Advisor

Accepted Answer

PhD, MBA, MPH 
Founder, President and Editor-in-Chief of the American Journal of Health Promotion, a peer reviewed journal established in 1986 that focuses on the science of lifestyle change. He has helped more than 100 employers, health care organizations, government agencies, foundations, and health promotion providers develop new and refine existing health promotion programs and has served in leadership roles in four major health systems.

Question 3

Pamela Peeke, Chief Medical Advisor

Accepted Answer

MD, MPH, FACP, FACSM 
An internationally recognized expert, physician, scientist and author in the fields of lifestyle and integrative medicine. Dr. Peeke is a Pew Foundation Scholar in nutrition and metabolism, and is a fellow of both the American College    of Physicians as well as Sports Medicine. Her New York Times bestselling books include Fight Fat after Forty, Body for Life for Women, and The Hunger Fix, the first consumer book on the science of food addiction. Serving as Chief Medical Correspondent for Discovery Health TV, Dr. Peeke is featured on the award winning National Body Challenge series and is the host of the Could You Survive? series, based upon her national bestseller Fit to Live. Dr. Peeke is the host of the HER podcast on iTunes, is a regular network medical news commentator, and is a columnist for US News and World Report, Huffington Post and Prevention.

Question 4

Gary Sforzo, Research Advisor

Accepted Answer

PhD 
Professor of Exercise & Sport Sciences at Ithaca College in Ithaca, NY. His research focuses on wellness programming and in 2011 he received a Harnisch Award for studying “The effects of Wellness Coaching on health behaviors in an employee population.” Dr. Sforzo is trained as an exercise physiologist and also holds certification as an exercise specialist as well as a health and wellness coach. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine and has authored more than 30 peer-reviewed publications and 100 professional presentations.

Question 5

Walter Thompson, Founding Advisor, ACSM Liaison

Accepted Answer

PhD, FACSM, FAACVPR   Regents’ Professor Emeritus of Kinesiology and Health, Public Health, Physical Therapy, and Nutrition and Associate Dean for Graduate Studies and Research (retired) at Georgia State University and a former Chairman of the American College of Sports Medicine's Committee on Certification and Registry Boards. Walt has been a member of the ACSM Board of Trustees and was twice elected to its Administrative Council before being elected President in 2017. He is the former Chair of the NSF International Joint Committee for Health Fitness Facilities Standards, and oversees the coach certification process. He is currently serving as the Executive Director of Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences (CoAES) of the Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs (CAAHEP).

Question 6

Jennifer Wasco, Nursing Continuing Professional Development Advisor

Accepted Answer

Jennifer J. Wasco, DNP, RN Assistant Professor of Nursing, Acute and Tertiary Care Director, Professional Development & Continuing Education University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing  The University of Pittsburgh School of Nursing is accredited as a provider of nursing continuing professional development by the American Nurses Credentialing Center’s Commission on Accreditation. Dr. Wasco serves as the accredited Provider Program Director for the School of Nursing’s Provider Unit. Her scholarly agenda focuses on curriculum development, learner engagement, innovative teaching strategies, and technology-based learning activities. She is a member of Sigma, the International Honor Society of Nursing, and the Alliance of Nurses for Healthy Environments (ANHE). She holds the position of co-chair for the ANHE Education Forum. She has been published in Nurse Leader, Journal of Nursing Education and Practice, Nurse Educator, Nursing Forum, Journal of Doctoral Nursing Practice, Building Healthy Academic Communities Journal, and Creative Nursing.

Question 7

Blaine Wilson, Global Strategy Development Consultant

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MS, CEP, CPHWC   Blaine joined Wellcoaches in 2003 and is a 35-year veteran of the healthcare and wellness industry, having program experience in both the U.S and Asia. He advises on international business development, programming, behavioral outcomes and research. As someone who has witnessed the growth of health and wellness coaching internationally, he is focused on seeing the widespread integration of Credentialed Lifestyle Medicine Coaches to expand the horizons and limitations of solely providing education in healthcare and worksite wellness. Blaine is an ACSM Certified Clinical Exercise Physiologist and received his Undergraduate degree in Exercise Science, with a minor in Psychology, and his Graduate degree in Cardiac Rehabilitation and Primary Prevention. All of his work is driven by personal characteristics of leadership, creativity, open-mindedness and the cultivation of hope. Blaine brings a focused and crafted perspective to gap theory to practice with organizations initiating scientific based health coaching programs. He currently calls Texas home and has previously resided in Macau and Panama.

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