Robert Ross

School of Kinesiology and Health Studies, Queen’s University, Kingston, Ontario, Canada

Dr. Robert Ross obtained a PhD in Exercise Physiology from the Université de Montréal in 1992. He is currently a Professor within the School of Kinesiology and Health Studies at Queen’s University. His research program focuses on the development of strategies designed to manage lifestyle-based disease. He is a Past-President of the Canadian Society for Exercise Physiology, and Vice-President of the College of Kinesiology in Ontario. He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine, the American Heart Association, the Canadian Academy of Health Sciences, and is a recipient of the Honor Award from the Canadian Society of Exercise Physiology and the Citation Award from the American College of Sports Medicine for research excellence. Dr. Ross has delivered over 300 lectures to medical, scientific and lay groups worldwide.