ACSM’s Health & Fitness Journal

Vincenzo G. Nocera, Ph.D., ACSM-EP, CTRS,earned a doctorate in Exercise Physiology from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville, and is currently an assistant professor of Exercise and Sport Physiology at Plymouth State University. He is also the vice chair of the American College of Sports Medicine’s Strategic Health Initiative for Health Equity. His passion and research interest focuses around determining and developing strategies for inclusive physical activity for children with and without disabilities.

Sharon E. Taverno Ross, Ph.D.,earned her doctorate in Biobehavioral Health at Penn State University and is currently an assistant professor of Health and Human Development and director of the Latino Family Health Laboratory at the University of Pittsburgh School of Education. Sharon is also a member of the American College of Sports Medicine’s Strategic Health Initiative for Health Equity. Her research interest focuses on physical activity promotion and obesity prevention in Latinx children and adolescents.

Rebecca E. Hasson, Ph.D., FACSM,earned her doctorate in Kinesiology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst and is currently an associate professor of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan. She researches the causes and consequences of pediatric obesity, how the environment affects obesity-related metabolic risk factors to inform health policies. She is an elected member of the American College of Sports Medicine’s Board of Trustees and chair of the Strategic Health Initiative for Health Equity.

Disclosure:The authors declare no conflict of interest and do not have any financial disclosures.