Academic Service
2016; 2017 Member, Qualifying Examination development subcommittee for the PhD in Nursing and Health Innovation
2016 Member, Research Faculty Search Committee, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University
2015 Member, Manuscript Option Dissertation development subcommittee for the PhD in Nursing and Health Innovation
2014-2017 Member, Executive Committee, Center for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University
2014-2017 Chair, Tenure, Tenure-Track Personnel Advisory Committee, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University
2013 Ad hoc member, Personnel Review Committee, School of Health Solutions, Arizona State University
2013 Member, Tenure, Tenure-Track Personnel Advisory Committee, College of Nursing and Health Innovation, Arizona State University
2012-2013 Chair, Graduate Research Degrees Committee, Department of Health and Human Performance, University of Houston
2012 Member, Ad Hoc Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders Promotion and Tenure Committee, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of Houston
2012 Member, Department of Health and Human Performance Promotion and Tenure Committee, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of Houston
2012 Chair, Ad Hoc Doctoral Obesity Studies Curriculum Revision Committee, Department of Health and Human Performance, University of Houston
2010-2011 Member, Faculty Governance and Advising Committee, College of Liberal Arts and Social Sciences, University of Houston
2009 Member, Obesity Studies Faculty Search Committee, Department of Health & Human Performance, University of Houston
2008 Member, Biomechanics Faculty Search Committee, Department of Health & Human Performance, University of Houston
2008-2010 Member, University of Houston, College of Education, Promotion and Tenure Committee
2007-2010 Member, University of Houston, Food Services Advisory Committee
2007 Member, Obesity Research Faculty Search Committee, Department of Health & Human Performance, University of Houston
2006 Chair, Obesity Research Faculty Search Committee, Department of Health & Human Performance, University of Houston
2005-2006 Member, University of Houston, College of Education Research Committee
2005-2006 Member, University of Houston, College of Education Graduate Council
2005-2009 Member, University of Houston, College of Education Faculty Executive Council
2005 Member, University of Houston, Library Committee
2005 Chair, University of Houston, Department of Health and Human Performance Ad Hoc Undergraduate Curriculum Review Committee
2004-2005 Member, University of Houston, Department of Health and Human Performance Master of Education Committee
2004-2005 Member, University of Houston, Department of Health and Human Performance Graduate Research Degrees Committee
2003-2004 Member, University of Kansas Medical Education Counsel Nutrition Subcommittee
2002-2003 Member, University of Kansas Medical Education Counsel
2002-2003 Member, University of Kansas Year 1 & 2 Medical Curriculum Steering Committee
2001-2003 Moderator, Physical Activity, Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity (PANUTO2) Interest Group
2001-2003 Moderator, Physical Activity, Nutrition, Overweight and Obesity (PANUTO2) Interest Group
2001-2003 Member, KUMPH Standing Committee on Research
2001-2003 Member, KUMPH Self Study Student Committee
2002-2003 Member, KUMC Department of Preventive Medicine New Faculty Search Committee
2001-2002 Member, KUMC Department of Preventive Medicine New Faculty Search Committee
2000-2001 Coordinator, Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention Method Seminar
Series, Stanford University
1999-2001 Coordinator, Stanford Center for Research in Disease Prevention Postdoc Roundtable Research Series, Stanford University
1999-2001 Member, Stanford University Postdoc Social Action Committee (PSAC)
1996 Coordinator and Participant, Graduate Student Grant Writing Seminar; Department of Psychology, University of Maryland Baltimore County
Professional Service
2016-2017 Learning Community Mentor, Society for Behavioral Medicine Leadership Institute.
2015-2017 Associate Editor. Translational Behavioral Medicine: Research, Policy and Practice
2015-2017 Member, Arizona School Garden Network.
2014-2016 Track Co-chair. Environmental and Contextual Factors in Health and Behavior Change Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Scientific Sections.
2013-2016 Member of the Advisory Panel for the Public Health sector. U.S. National Physical Activity Plan Alliance Board.
2013; 2015 Chair, Study Section for National Institutes of Health Limited Competition: Addressing Health Disparities in Maternal and Child Health through Community-Based Participatory Research (R03)
2013 Ad hoc grant reviewer. National Institutes of Health Community Level Health Promotion Study Section.
2012 Chair, Texas Obesity Research Center Biennial Conference
2011 Ad hoc grant reviewer. National Institutes of Health Community Level Health Promotion Study Section.
2010-2012 Member, Planning Committee, International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity Annual Conference, Austin, TX, May 2012.
2010 Ad hoc reviewer, Community Based Participatory Research Special Emphasis Panel Study Section, Center for Scientific Review, National Institutes of Health
2009-2011 Steering Committee member, Texas Cardiovascular Disease and Stroke Partnership
2009-2012 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Adherence Tract, annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine.
2008 Moderator, Changing the environment to improve health, Houston Obesity Summit, Houston, TX, November.
2008 Speaker, The University, The City, and Community Health, University of Houston Department of Sociology discussion, Houston, TX.
2008-2010 Steering Committee Member, Texas Heart and Stroke Prevention System Partnership
2006-2008 Track Chair, Environmental and Contextual Factors in Health and Behavior Change Track, Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Scientific Sections.
2006-2010 Grant Reviewer. Charter member of the National Institutes of Health Community Level Health Promotion Study Section.
2006-2008 Member, Planning Committee, Active Living Research annual conference, San Diego, CA, February 2007, 2008.
2005-2010 Member, Houston Mayor’s Council on Fitness and Chair of Policy Subcommittee
2005 Grant Reviewer. Ad-Hoc member of the National Institutes of Health Community Level Health Promotion Study Section.
2004-2005 Ad Hoc Reviewer, Environmental and Contextual Factors in Health and Behavior Change Track, annual meeting of the Society of Behavioral Medicine.
2003-2010 Grant Reviewer. Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: Active Living Research Program; Salud American Research Program
2000- Ad-Hoc Manuscript Review:
American Journal of Health Promotion
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
American Journal of Public Health
Annals of Behavioral Medicine
BMC Public Health
Health and Place
Health Psychology
Health Education & Behavior
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
Journal of Studies on Alcohol
Medicine & Sports Science Reviews
Medicine & Science, Sports & Exercise
Preventive Medicine
Research Quarterly for Sports and Exercise
Translational Behavioral Medicine
1997-1998 DJ at WUMD, University of Maryland Baltimore County
1997-1998 Internet Web-page Development Consultant, Department of Psychology, University of Maryland, Baltimore County;
Co-Creator and Administrator: Health and Addictive Behaviors; Investigating Transtheoretical Solutions (HABITS) Home Page http://psych.umbc.edu/-habits/
1996-1998 Internet Web-page Development Consultant, Division 27 of the American Psychological Association; Co-Creator and Administrator: The Society of Community Research and Action (SCRA) Home Page
1993 Workshop Participant; Becoming an Advocate: Legislative strategies for community psychologist: Biennial Conference of the Society for Community Research and Action; Division 27 of the American Psychological Association; College of William and Mary, Williamsburg, VA
1990-1991 Radio Reading Volunteer, KPBS, Radio Reading Service for the Visually Impaired, San Diego State University
