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Dr. John Foreyt
PhD
Chair of Advisory Board
Dr.
John
P.
Foreyt
received
his
PhD
in
clinical
psychology
in
1969
from
Florida
State
University.
He
served
on
the
faculty
there
until
1974
when
he
moved
to
Baylor
College
of
Medicine,
Houston,
Texas.
He
currently
is
Professor
at
the
Baylor
College
of
Medicine’s
Department
of
Medicine
and
the
Department
of
Psychiatry
and
Behavioral
Sciences.
He
also
is
the
Director
of
the
DeBakey Heart Center’s Behavioral Medicine Research Center.
Dr.
Foreyt
has
served
as
a
member
of
the
National
Task
Force
on
the
Prevention
and
Treatment
of
Obesity,
National
Institutes
of
Health;
The
Committee
to
Develop
Criteria
for
Evaluating
the
Outcomes
of
Approaches
to
Prevent
and
Treat
Obesity,
Food
and
Nutrition
Board,
Institute
of
Medicine,
National
Academy
of
Sciences;
and
The
Expert
Panel
on
the
Identification,
Evaluation,
and
Treatment
of
Overweight
and
Obesity in Adults, National Institutes of Health, NHLBI.
He
has
published
extensively
in
the
areas
of
diet
modification,
cardiovascular
risk
reduction,
eating
disorders,
and
obesity.
He
has
more
than
400
publications,
including
17
books.
He is a member of the editorial boards of 6 journals.
Dr.
Foreyt
is
a
Fellow
of
the
Society
of
Behavioral
Medicine,
a
Fellow
of
The
Obesity
Society,
and
a
Fellow
of
the
Academy
of
Behavioral
Medicine
Research.
He
is
a
Life
Member
of
the
American
Psychological
Association
and
an
honorary
member
of
the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics.
Many
consider
Dr.
Foreyt
to
be
the
“Father
of
Behavior
Modification”
as
a
pioneer
and
innovator
bringing
together
many
disciplines
and
intertwining
cognitive
behavioral
strategies
to
improve
health
outcomes.
In
1977-1978,
he
introduced
behavioral
strategies
as
the
editor
of
two
classic
books:
”Behavioral
Treatments
of
Obesity”
followed
by
“Cognitive
Behavior
Therapy:
Research
and
Applications”.
He
has
published
his
work
in
over
400
articles,
books,
etc.
and
has
served
on
at
least
15
national
and
international
editorial
boards.
Importantly,
he
has
also
served
on
numerous
committees,
task
forces
supported
by
the
NIH,
Institute
of
Medicine
(IOM),
Center
for
Disease
Control
(CDC)
and
other
study
sections,
work
groups
and
advisory
boards
that
have
impacted
policy
and
funding
priorities.
He
has
also
demonstrated
the
ability
to
inspire
and
challenge
professionals
beyond
traditional
approaches
and
has
helped
pave
the
road
to
achieve
new
directions.
His
own
track
record
speaks
for
itself
and
includes
contributions
as
Principal
Investigator
for
many
significant,
multi-site
clinical
trials
(including
CVD
prevention
in
Mexican
Americans
and
the
recent
Look
AHEAD
trial
to
improve
longer
term,
successful outcomes for diabetes and obesity treatments).
Dr.
Foreyt
is
a
popular
speaker
who
shares
his
knowledge
worldwide.
He
enjoys
a
world-wide
reputation
as
a
leading
behavioral
psychologist
and
has
many
honors
in
recognition
for
his
accomplishments
and
successful
recommendations,
particularly
in
initiating and maintaining desired behavioral changes.
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