James Hill, PhD, is one of the world’s foremost experts in nutrition and weight management. He is Professor of Nutrition Sciences at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. Dr. Hill has published more than 700 scientific articles and book chapters. Many of these focus on the importance of healthy eating and physical activity in weight management and in preventing and managing chronic diseases. He has been continuously funded by NIH since 1982. He is the recipient of awards from the American Society for Nutrition and the Obesity Society.

Dr. Hill was elected to the National Academy of Medicine in 2014 and is a cofounder of the National Weight Control Registry, a registry of individuals who have been successful in the maintenance of a reduced body weight. He has a passion for translating research to address public health issues.

Joan Salge Blake, EdD, MS, RDN, LDN, FAND, is a nutrition professor at Boston University, sought after speaker and journalist, and the host of Spot On!, the award-winning, nutrition and health podcast.  Dr. Salge Blake  has received the Media Excellence Award from the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics and has provided over 135 presentations on the topic of nutrition and health to the public and her colleagues.

She  is the author of “Nutrition & You” and is seen regularly on Boston 25TV. She has conducted over 3,000 interviews on numerous nutrition topics in media outlets, including The New York Times, Food Network, Newsweek, CNN, The Boston Globe, The Washington Post, and CBS TV.

Nina Crowley, PhD, RD, is a devoted advocate for improving communication, patient-centered care, and accessibility in obesity care. With a PhD in Health Psychology from Walden University, an MS in Health Care Policy and Management from SUNY Stony Brook, and a BS in Nutrition Science from Cornell University, Dr. Crowley began her career as a bariatric dietitian and later served as the program director for the Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery Program at the Medical University of South Carolina. Currently, in her role as Director of Clinical Education and Partnerships for seca’s Medical Body Composition and Bioimpedance Analysis Division, she collaborates with healthcare providers to advance education on body composition analysis.

Dr. Crowley has significantly contributed to the field through publications, presentations, and media involvement focusing on obesity care, behavior change, policy and advocacy, and body composition.

Disclosures:

Nina Crowley, faculty for this educational event, is a Speaker for Abbott Nutrition Health Institute ANHI.  All relevant financial relationships listed for this individual have been mitigated.

James O. Hill and Joan Salge Blake, faculty, and the planners for this educational activity have no relevant financial relationship(s) with ineligible companies to disclose.

An “ineligible company” includes any entity whose primary business is producing, marketing, selling, re-selling, or distributing healthcare products used by or on patients.