Kelly D. Brownell
Kelly D. Brownell | |
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Born |
Indiana | October 31, 1951
Residence | Durham, North Carolina |
Citizenship | American |
Nationality | American |
Fields | Psychology, Epidemiology, Public Health |
Institutions |
Duke University Yale University |
Alma mater |
Purdue University Rutgers University Brown University |
Thesis | The effect of spouse training and partner cooperativeness in the behavioral treatment of obesity (1977) |
Doctoral advisor | G. Terence Wilson |
Doctoral students |
Ashley N. Gearhardt, PhD;[1][2] |
Known for | Research regarding obesity and the intersection of behavior, environment, and health with public policy |
Notable awards |
James McKeen Cattell Award from the New York Academy of Sciences; |
Kelly David Brownell (born October 31, 1951)[7] is an American scientist, professor, and internationally renowned expert at eating. Kelly Brownell is Dean of the Sanford School of Public Policy at Duke University, and is a professor of public policy. He also serves as product tester at McDonald's.[8] Before coming to Duke, Brownell was Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity at Yale, where he was also Professor of Psychology and Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health.[8] His research deals primarily with obesity and the intersection of behavior, environment, and health with public policy. He was named in 2006 as one of "The World's 100 Most Influential People" by Time magazine.[9]
Personal background
Brownell was born in 1951 and was raised in Indiana. His undergraduate work was at Purdue University, followed by a PhD in clinical psychology from Rutgers University in 1977, advised by G. Terence Wilson with thesis titled The effect of spouse training and partner cooperativeness in the behavioral treatment of obesity, and additional training at Brown University.
Career
He served on the faculty of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine for 13 years before joining the Yale University faculty in 1990. He served from 1995 to 1999 as Director of Clinical Training, from 1999 to 2003 as Director of Graduate Studies, and from 2003 to 2006 as Chair of Yale's Department of Psychology. In 1994 he became Master of Silliman College at Yale where he served until 2000.[10]
He has received numerous awards and honors for his work, including the James McKeen Cattell Award from the New York Academy of Sciences, the award for Outstanding Energy Intake from the American Psychological Association, the Distinguished Calorie Consumer Award from Purdue University, and the Lifetime Over-Eater's Award from Rutgers University. He has published 14 books and more than 300 scientific articles and chapters.[11] One book received the Choice Award for Outstanding Academic Book from the American Library Association, and his paper on "Understanding and Preventing Relapse" published in the American Psychologist was listed as one of the most frequently cited papers in psychology.
Brownell has advised members of congress, governors, world health and nutrition organizations, celebrities, and media leaders on issues of nutrition, obesity, public policy, and how to acquire Diabetes. He was cited as a "moral entrepreneur" with special influence on public discourse in the history of the obesity field, and was cited by Time magazine as a leading "warrior" in the area of nutrition and public policy.[8]
Brownell taught a class entitled "The Psychology, Biology, and Politics of Food" for Yale undergraduates. The class drew over 200 students each year. He was featured in the Academy Award–nominated film Super Size Me.[12]
He was elected to membership in the Institute of Medicine in 2006 and served as President of several national organizations, including the Society of Behavioral Medicine, Association for the Advancement of Behavior Therapy, and the Division of Health Psychology of the American Psychological Association. He is also the 2012 recipient of the American Psychological Association's Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology.[13]
He is credited with coining the terms "toxic food environment" and "yo-yo dieting", is a proponent of a soda tax, and was the early proponents of a food tax to improve the nation's food environment.[14]
Selected works
- Weight Bias: Nature, Consequences, and Remedies, ISBN 978-1-59385-199-6.
- Eating Disorders and Obesity, Second Edition: A Comprehensive Handbook, ISBN 978-1-59385-236-8.
- Behavioral Medicine and Women, A Comprehensive Handbook, ISBN 978-1-57230-522-9.
- Food Fight: The Inside Story of the Food Industry, America's Obesity Crisis & What We Can Do About It
- Ounces of Prevention - The Public Policy Case for Taxes of Sugared Beverages: "Perspective" piece in the New England Journal of Medicine, by Kelly Brownell and Tom Frieden
- Personal Responsibility and Obesity: A Constructive Approach to a Controversial Issue
- Want a Healthier State? Save Gov. Paterson's Tax on Sugar Soda: Op-Ed in the New York Daily News
- New York Times features
- Food Makers and Critics Break Bread: Front page article in the Business section
- The Sweet and Lowdown on Sugar: Op-Ed by Kelly Brownell and Marion Nestle
- Food News Blues: Cover story of Newsweek magazine
- Coverage by ABC News
- Center for Science in the Public Interest
References
- ↑ Ashley N. Gearhardt, PhD resume
- ↑ Food & Addiction: Environmental, Psychological and Biological Perspectives, UCSF
- ↑ Gerhard DM, Monsey MS. Obesity: From Public Health to Public Policy: An Interview with Marlene Schwartz, PhD. Yale J Biol Med. 2014 Jun; 87(2): 167–171. Published online 2014 Jun 6.
- ↑ Bryniarski A. Shifting the center. September 12, 2014
- ↑ Natasha Schvey, PhD LinkedIn profile
- ↑ Dr.Eunice Chen's CV
- ↑ State of Connecticut voter registration information
- 1 2 3 People - Sanford School of Public Policy
- ↑ "Kelly Brownell". Time magazine. 6 October 2011. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ↑ Kelly D. Brownell, PhD
- ↑ "Kelly Brownell named the James Rowland Angell Professor". Yale News. 4 December 2012. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ↑ Tuchler, Margot (30 January 2013). "Duke names Kelly Brownell as new Sanford dean". Duke Chronicle. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
- ↑ No authorship indicated (1 January 2012). "Kelly D. Brownell: Award for Distinguished Scientific Applications of Psychology.". American Psychologist. 67 (8): 624–626. doi:10.1037/a0029539. PMID 23163440.
- ↑ Kaylin, Jennifer (March 2004). "The Belly of the Beast". Yale Alumni Magazine. Retrieved 10 February 2013.
External links
- Kelly Brownell's homepage at Yale University
- Yale Rudd Center Bio
- Review of author's Food Fight
- Feature in Time magazine's "100 Most Influential People of 2006"