James F. Sallis, Ph.D is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Herbert Wertheim School of Public Health at University of California San Diego and Professorial Fellow at Australian Catholic University, Melbourne. His health improvement programs have been studied and used in health care settings, schools, universities, and companies. His current research interests are promoting physical activity and understanding policy and environmental influences on physical activity, nutrition, and obesity. For 15 years Dr. Sallis was Director of Active Living Research (ALR), funded by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. The purpose of this $40M initiative was to build an interdisciplinary research program to create evidence about how to design active, healthy, and prosperous neighborhoods, towns, and cities. Dr. Sallis is co-founder of the International Physical Activity and Environment Network (IPEN) that has conducted coordinated studies of adults and adolescents in numerous countries. He has authored over 800 scientific publications and is one of the world’s most cited authors in any field. He is currently focusing on getting research used to create healthier cities. Dr. Sallis is Past-President of Society of Behavioral Medicine, member of the US National Academy of Medicine, and has won numerous national and international awards. www.drjimsallis.org.