Gary Liguori, Ph.D., FACSM
Department Head
Contact Information:
Office: 215 Maclellan Gym
Phone: 423-425-4196
Email: Gary-Liguori@utc.edu
Education:
- Ph.D. Wellness, North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND. Dissertation: “The Effect of Email Prompts on Motivation, Behavior, and Recognition Towards Physical Activity"
- MS Cardiac Rehabilitation/Exercise Science, East Stroudsburg University, East Stroudsburg, PA
- Research Internship, Cooper Institute of Aerobics Research. Department of Exercise Physiology, Dallas, TX
- BS Fitness/Wellness, Central Missouri State University, Warrensburg, MO
Teaching:
- Health Promotion/Public Health
- Wellness
- Clinical/Exercise Science
Research:
- Metabolic Syndrome prevalence and trends using NHANES data
- Assessment and intervention of sedentary behavior/physical activity (currently or recently working with pre-school children, cancer survivors, bariatric surgery candidates, and ROTC cadets)
- Worksite Wellness program outcomes
Service:
- Appointed Member:
- Chair, ACSM Health Fitness Specialist (HFS) Certification & Registry Committee (CCRB), 2010-2012
- ACSM HFS CCRB Committee, 2007-2010
- ACSM Strategic Health Initiative: Behavioral Strategies National Committee, 2007-2012
- ACSM Health Fitness Specialist National Certification and Review Board Committee (CCRB), 2008-2012
- Editorial Board Member:
- International Journal of Fitness, 2009-present
- ACSM Health Fitness Journal, 2009-present
- McGraw-Hill Annual Editions: Health, 2007-present
- Manuscript Reviewer
- Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine
- Journal of Physical Activity and Health
- Journal of the American College of Cardiology
- Preventive Medicine
- Abstract Reviewer
- American Public Health Association Annual Meeting
- American College Health Association Annual Meeting
- American Dietetic Association Annual Meeting
- American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, & Dance Annual Meeting, Health Education Annual Meeting
