Michael & Susan Dell Center for Advancement of Healthy Living
University of Texas School of Public Health Austin Regional Campus
313 East 12th Street
Suite 220
Austin,
TX
USA
78701
Email:
harold.w.kohl@uth.tmc.edu
Biographical Sketch:
1984-93 Statistician, Division of Epidemiology, Institute for Aerobics Research, Dallas
Texas. My responsibilities included planning, conduct, direction and consultation
concerning experimental design and data analyses in controlled trials as well as
large scale epidemiologic studies (Aerobics Center Longitudinal Study).
1987-95 Associate Director, Division of Epidemiology, Institute for Aerobics Research.
Responsibilities included various divisional administrative duties, such as
proposal formulation and preparation, budget management, and resource
utilization.
1989-90 Research Associate, Human Nutrition Center, School of Public Health, University
of Texas Health Science Center, Houston, Houston Texas. Responsibilities
included conceptualization of research ideas and analyses in the field of
nutritional epidemiology, with a concentration on methodologic issues in dietary
intake assessment.
1993-95 Director, Division of Childhood and Adolescent Health, Cooper Institute for
Aerobics Research, Dallas Texas. Responsible for the successful functioning of
all aspects of the division. Research responsibilities include conceptualization,
design, and implementation of original research in the area childhood and
adolescent health. Scientific Director and Chairman, national FITNESSGRAM
scientific advisory board. Administrative duties included proposal formulation
and preparation, budget and personnel management, public and corporate
relations, and resource utilization.
1995-99 Director of Research, Baylor Sports Medicine Institute, Baylor College of
Medicine, Houston Texas. Responsible for the successful founding and growth of
all aspects of research institute including conceptualization, design, and
implementation of original research. Administrative duties included proposal
formulation and preparation, budget and personnel management, resource
utilization, and facilities design. Principal investigator and founder of the Baylor
Outcomes in Orthopedic Medicine Study.
1999-02 Director, International Life Sciences Institute, Center for Health Promotion,
Physical Activity and Nutrition Program, Atlanta Georgia. Responsible for all
aspects of successful functioning of non-profit research and education foundation
program including conceptualization of programs, research and programmatic
funding priorities, proposal formulation, administrative leadership, project
management, and personnel and budget management. Responsible for
conceptualization, development, testing and implementation of TAKE 10!®
classroom-based physical activity program for elementary school children.
2002-07 Lead Epidemiologist/Team Leader, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention,
National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, Division
of Nutrition and Physical Activity, Physical Activity and Health Branch, Atlanta
Georgia. Serve as Team Leader for Physical Activity Epidemiology and
Surveillance team in Branch. Responsible for scientific consultations, technical
assistance and leadership regarding epidemiologic studies of physical activity and
health as well as physical activity surveillance in the Behavioral Risk Factor
Surveillance System (BRFSS).
2007- Professor of Epidemiology and Kinesiology University of Texas Health Science
Center at Houston, School of Public Health, Austin Regional Campus, and The
University of Texas College of Education, Department of Kinesiology and Health
Education, Austin Texas. Founder and Director of University of Texas Physical
Activity Epidemiology Program. Responsible for student training, research and
community service in the area of epidemiology, physical activity and public
health.