Board of Directors

Dept. of Physical Education and Sports Sciences, University of Limerick, Ireland

Professor Donnelly teaches the undergraduate programmes of Sport and Exercise Science, Physiotherapy, and taught postgraduate programmes in Speech and Language Therapy and Occupational Therapy.

Dept. of Kinesiology, Michigan State University, USA

Dr. Karin Pfeiffer is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology and faculty in the Center for Physical Activity and Health at Michigan State University (MSU). Dr. Pfeiffer’s main areas of expertise are in measurement of physical activity and interventions to increase physical activity. Most of her work in both areas involves pediatric populations.

Oregon Health & Science University, Dept. of Neurology and Balance Disorders Laboratory

Martina Mancini is Assistant Professor at Oregon Health & Science University, Department of Neurology, and co-director of the Balance Disorders Laboratory. She is a bioengineer focusing on using technologies to characterize movement and brain activity to determine the role of the central nervous system in integrating sensory information in individuals with movement or cognitive impairments. 

National Institute on Aging

Dr. Dinesh John is an Associate Professor at Northeastern University and his research involves the application of wearable sensors to measure and modify physical behavior. A degree in exercise physiology combined with an in-depth understanding of sensor function, sensor signal response to human movement and physiology, and signal processing, places him uniquely at the intersection of technology and lifestyle disease prevention. This has enabled him to pursue novel applications of technology in health through collaborative work with scientists from diverse fields such as engineering computer science, behavior change psychology, and public health.

Norwegian University of Science and Technology

Dr. Julia Kathrin Baumgart is a Marie Curie Global Research Fellow at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim, Norway and the University of British Columbia – Okanagan in Kelowna, Canada. Her research ambition is to contribute the broader goals of diversity and inclusion for people with mobility limitations, by fostering greater accessibility and possibilities to participate in activity through innovative technology and research.

School of Health & Society, The University of Salford, UK

Alex is Reader in Public Health Epidemiology, Co-Programme Leader MSc Public Health, and Co-Chair ROME Internal Review Panel / School of Health and Society at the University of Salford, Manchester. She has been involved in a range of research projects that have used her experience of epidemiology and statistics. Her current research projects focus on the associations between sedentary behaviour and health-related outcomes in the workplace, and the measurement of physical behaviours in the free-living environment.

Dept. of Neuromedicine and Movement Science, Norwegian University of Science and Technology, Norway

Jorunn L Helbostad is physiotherapist by background and holds a professor position at the Department of Neuroscience at the Faculty of Medicine at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology (NTNU). She is leading the cross disciplinary research network, Human Motor Control, as part of NTNUs thematic area of priority Medical Technology. Her research focuses on movement disorders, gait and balance disorders, and falls in older persons, as well as on assessment of gait and physical activity by use of body worn sensors.

Dept. of Sport and Sport Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT), Germany

Dr. Marco Giurgiu is a post-doctoral researcher at the Department of Sport and Sport Science, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (KIT). His research areas are examining associations between device-based measured physical behaviour and momentary psychological outcomes by using innovative data collection approaches in real-time (e.g., via smartphone diaries) and validating wearables for the assessment of 24-hour physical behaviour.

Dept. of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, ENS Rennes, Rennes University, France

Alexis is an associate professor at the department of Sport Sciences and Physical Education, ENS Rennes, Rennes University, France. His research areas are about the ambulatory assessment of physical activity and functional capacity using activity monitors, in both healthy participants and participants with functional limitations, with a specific interest in the ambulatory assessment of walking ability in patients with lower extremity peripheral artery disease (LEPAD) in relation to exercise physiopathology.

Curtin University

Jo McVeigh is an associate professor at Curtin University and conducts high-impact, consequential research focusing on measuring and analysing free-living physical activity and sedentary behaviour in children and adults and its relationship to health and chronic disease. Jo’s expertise and collaborative approach have led to productive partnerships with national and international researchers. She has a strong network of collaborators and has published extensively.

Dept. of Communication Studies of the College of Arts, Media and Design & Dept. of Health Sciences, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, Northeastern University

Amy Shirong Lu is an Associate Professor in the Department of Communication Studies of the College of Arts, Media and Design and in the Department of Health Sciences of the Bouvé College of Health Sciences at Northeastern University. She directs the Health Technology Lab, focusing on the psychological, physiological, and behavioral mechanisms and effects of digital interventions using active video games, XR, and apps for exercise and rehabilitation across the developmental spectrum. Her research interests include narratives, mediated characters, and digital media to improve exercise behavior and cognitive health.

Human Potential Centre, Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand

Dr Stewart is a Senior Research Fellow and biostatistics advisor at the Human Potential Centre, located at Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand. His research is broadly based in public health, with a focus on physical activity epidemiology, understanding the environmental determinants of health, and finding preventative solutions for reducing the prevalence of obesity and other chronic diseases. His recent interests include combining big data and machine learning to tackle a range of public health research challenges.

Dept. of Health Sciences, Lund University, Sweden

Åsa (Birgitta) Tornberg has a PhD in clinical physiology from Lund University. Her research is about how physical activity can be adapted to different target groups to increase health and wellbeing. Åsa is a senior lecturer and an associate professor, active in research and teaching at Lund University at the Department of Health Sciences.

Professor and Interim Department Head, Exercise Physiology, University of Tennessee Knoxville, USA

David Bassett’s main research interest is the measurement of physical activity and energy expenditure in humans, especially with objective methods. He and his colleagues have studied the validity and reliability of pedometers, accelerometers, and heart rate monitors, and have developed new methods to measure physical activity in free-living people.

Dept. of Rehabilitation Medicine, Erasmus MC – University Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

Hans Bussmann is Associate Professor at Erasmus MC. He is responsible for the research within the research line MoveFit, aiming at understanding and optimizing physical behaviour and fitness in people with chronic conditions.

School of Health Sciences, University of Salford, Manchester, UK

Malcolm Granat is a Professor of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences at the University of Salford. He is engaged in research looking at the quantification of free-living physical behaviours in a range of populations and conditions.