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Kathleen Woolf focuses her work on the integrated role of nutrition and physical activity in promoting lifelong health and quality of life across the lifespan. Her research addresses key health and nutrition concerns that are a priority in New York, the nation, and globally, particularly supporting current national dietary guidelines (2010) and physical activity (2008). She has expertise in assessing nutrition and physical activity patterns, including sedentary behaviors and physical inactivity, among both healthy individuals and those with chronic diseases. Her studies have investigated health disparities experienced by individuals of different racial and ethnic backgrounds, including Hispanic and Native American populations. Kathleen has designed and implemented randomized clinical intervention trials and is currently a co-investigator in a large Social Cognitive Theory-based behavioral intervention that uses technology-based self-monitoring for patients with complex chronic diseases. She has held leadership positions in the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics at local, state, and national levels and is a member of the Editorial Board for the Journal of the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Department of Media, Culture, and Communication - PhD Program focusing on Global and Transcultural Studies, Technology and Society, and Visual Culture.