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Dr. Michael Roberts | 2018 Hilliard Discussion Scholar

Dr. Michael Roberts | 2018 Hilliard Discussion Scholar

  • 2018
  • 1/7/2019 2:07:00 AM
Michael D Roberts is an Associate Professor in the School of Kinesiology at Auburn University and is the Director of the Molecular and Applied Sciences Laboratory (MASL). He received his B.S. in Biology, M.S. in Exercise Physiology from Baylor University, and his PhD in Exercise Physiology from the University of Oklahoma, with post-doctoral research at the University of Missouri-Columbia with HD1 speaker, Dr. Frank Booth. His laboratory examines how exercise and nutrition affect variables relate...
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Dr. Lisa Langston | 2018 Hilliard Discussion Scholar

Dr. Lisa Langston | 2018 Hilliard Discussion Scholar

  • 2018
  • 1/7/2019 2:06:00 AM
Dr. Lisa Langston ‘86 was a two-sport standout, a four-year (1983-86) letter winner in women’s basketball under the guidance of Coach Cherri Rapp and Coach Lynn Hickey, and earned two letters (1986-87) in track and field under Charlie Thomas and Ted Nelson. Dr. Langston earned first-team All-Southwest Conference (SWC) honors in 1985 and was the first Texas A&M selection as the SWC Player of the Week during the 1984 season.      Off the hardwood and the track, she was a 1986 SWC All-Academi...
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Dr. Jeff Woods | 2018 Hilliard Discussion Scholar

Dr. Jeff Woods | 2018 Hilliard Discussion Scholar

  • 2018
  • 1/7/2019 2:05:00 AM
Dr. Jeff Woods received his B.S. from UMass Amherst, his M.S. from Springfield College and his Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina, with NIH post-doctoral training at the Minneapolis Medical Research Foundation in psychoneuroimmunology. Dr. Woods is a Fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology and the American College of Sports Medicine. Professor Wood’s area of interest is in the role of exercise in the modulation of immune function in the young and old, neuroendocrine mechanisms un...
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Dr. T. Bettina Cornwell | 2018 Hilliard Discussion Scholar

Dr. T. Bettina Cornwell | 2018 Hilliard Discussion Scholar

  • 2018
  • 1/7/2019 2:04:00 AM
With an MBA and PhD in Marketing from the University of Texas, T. Bettina Cornwell is the Edwin E. and June Woldt Cone Professor of Marketing and Department Head of Marketing in the Lundquist College of Business at the University of Oregon. Prior to joining the University of Oregon, she was Professor of Marketing and Sport Management at the University of Michigan. Her research focuses on marketing communications and consumer behavior and often includes international and public policy emphases. D...
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Dr. Jeff Beeler | 2018 Hilliard Discussion Scholar

Dr. Jeff Beeler | 2018 Hilliard Discussion Scholar

  • 2018
  • 1/7/2019 2:03:00 AM
Dr. Beeler received his PhD in Neurobiology from the University of Chicago after a Masters in Social Work from University of Chicago and a Bachelors in Secondary Education from Arizona State. He completed a postdoctoral fellowship in Neurobiology at the University of Chicago and is currently an Associate Professor. Dr. Beeler’s lab focuses on Information processing and plasticity in basal ganglia circuitry and its contribution to motivational plasticity, behavioral flexibility and neuropsychiat...
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Mr. Dan Acheson | 2018 Hilliard Discussion Scholar

Mr. Dan Acheson | 2018 Hilliard Discussion Scholar

  • 2018
  • 1/7/2019 2:02:00 AM
The drum corps resume of Dan Acheson is a long list of accomplishments, from his marching days with the Queen City Cadets and Madison Scouts, to his services as a judge and instructor for bands and corps.  Acheson became the executive director of the Glassmen Drum and Bugle Corp in 1985. For 10 years he successfully spearheaded the development of the organization’s deep community roots and guided the corps to great success on the national competitive stage. During his service to the Glassmen, ...
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Dr. David Bassett | 2018 Hilliard Discussion Scholar

Dr. David Bassett | 2018 Hilliard Discussion Scholar

  • 2018
  • 1/7/2019 2:01:00 AM
David Bassett’s primary research area is the measurement of physical activity and energy expenditure in humans, using objective methods. He and his colleagues study the validity and reliability of pedometers, activity monitors, and fitness trackers, with a particular focus on standardizing daily step counts. In some of these studies, direct observation of steps and a digital hand-tally device are used as the gold standard. In others, a GoPro camera mounted to a chest harness and pointed down a...
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Dr. Susan Kleiner | 2018 Hilliard Discussion Scholar

Dr. Susan Kleiner | 2018 Hilliard Discussion Scholar

  • 2018
  • 1/7/2019 2:00:00 AM
Dr. Kleiner is the owner of High Performance Nutrition, LLC, a consulting firm in Mercer Island, Washington, where she is currently the High Performance Nutritionist for the 2018 WNBA Championship Seattle Storm and the Seattle Reign FC (WNSL). Dr. Kleiner works professionally with several of the team members, and she has consulted with many other professional teams and team members, including Seattle Seahawks, Mariners, Storm, Thunderbirds and Supersonics, the Cleveland Browns and Cavaliers, the...
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