James S. Skinner, PhD, Professor Emeritus
Areas of Expertise: Sports & Recreation
Dr. Skinner is a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Kinesiology, Indiana University and a former President of the American College of Sports Medicine.
He was the Chair, Medical Advisory Committee of the YMCA of the USA (1988-2008). He is a member of the Scientific Advisory Panel and Senior Adviser on Exercise Science for the American Council on Exercise (ACE).
He is Editor-in-Chief of a new journal Exercise Science and Exercise Medicine.
He was one of five principal investigators of the HERITAGE Family Study, a large multi-center investigation of the role that genetic factors play in the response to training of risk factors for cardiovascular disease and diabetes. As principal investigator, co-principal investigator or member of an executive committee, he has been involved in research grants totaling more than $50 million. He received the 2014 Honor Award from the American College of Sports Medicine, the highest award in his field. In 2011, he received a Doctor Honoris Causa from Semmelweis University in Budapest, Hungary. Dr. Skinner has published over 300 articles, 8 books and 21 educational DVDs.
He has been actively investigating the relationships between exercise, training and health for more than 55 years and has lectured in English, French, German and Spanish in 66 countries about these relationships.