Jim Sallis
James F. Sallis is Professor of Psychology at
San Diego State University
and the Program Director of Active Living Research. He received his
doctorate in clinical psychology in 1981 from Memphis State University,
with an internship at Brown University. He was a post-doctoral fellow
in cardiovascular disease prevention and epidemiology at the Stanford
Center for Research in Disease Prevention. Dr. Sallis is a nationally
and internationally recognized authority on physical activity
interventions and behavioral research. He has made major contributions
in the areas of measurement, identifying correlates of physical
activity, intervention, and advocacy. He has extensive experience with
measurement development, interventions, ethnically diverse populations,
school programs, adolescent health, and project management.
Dr. Sallis has worked with multiple community agencies and has
written about community youth physical activity promotion. He is a
frequent consultant to government agencies, research programs, health
organizations, and corporations throughout the United States and
internationally. He served on the editorial committee for the 1996 U.S.
Surgeon General's Report Physical Activity and Health and is on the
editorial boards of several journals. Dr. Sallis has authored over 250
scientific publications, is co-author of Physical Activity and
Behavioral Medicine (Sage, 1999) and a health psychology textbook,
Health and Human Behavior (McGraw-Hill, 1993).
