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Journal of Sports Medicine & Doping Studies

Journal of Sports Medicine & Doping Studies

ISSN: 2161-0673

Open Access

Steven N. Blair


Departments of exercise science and epidemiology and biostatistics at the Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina

Biography

 Steven N. Blair, P.E.D., FACSM, is professor in the departments of exercise science and epidemiology and biostatistics at the Arnold School of Public Health, University of South Carolina.

Dr. Blair is a past-president of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), National Coalition for Promoting Physical Activity, and the American Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education as well as co-Chair of the Exercise is Medicine Science Committee.

He has received awards from many professional associations, including a MERIT Award from the National Institutes of Health, an ACSM Honor Award, the Robert Levy Lecture Award, and the Population Research Prize from the American Heart Association.

Dr. Blair is also one of the few individuals outside the U.S. Public Health Service to be awarded the U.S. Surgeon General's Medallion. His research focuses on the associations between lifestyle and health, with a specific emphasis on exercise, physical fitness, body composition, and chronic disease. He has published more than 450 papers and chapters in the scientific literature, and served as the senior scientific editor for the U.S. Surgeon General's Report on Physical Activity and Health

Research Interest

Exercise Science, Epidemiology , Exercise, Physical fitness, Body composition, and chronic disease

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