Renee J. Rogers, Ph.D., FACSM
Professional Background
Dr. Renee Rogers is an expert in bio-behavioral healthy lifestyle intervention and platform design with a focus on using technology, media, and relevant engagement strategies to promote long-term adherence.Dr. Rogers is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), and the Chair of ACSM’s Strategic Health Initiative (SHI) for Behavior and Chair of ACSM’s International Health & Fitness Summit. She blends her background in theater and production with her formal academic training in Exercise Physiology, Behavior Change, and Weight Management to develop and implement innovative health promotion, physical activity, and weight management initiatives that encourage well-being and healthy lifestyle engagement. Playing many professional roles that include working as a practitioner, program director, researcher, and consultant shapes her translational approach to platform and programmatic design.Dr. Rogers has a strong foundation in clinical research and translational work. She has been developing interventions and technology-based programming using media since 2010 building lifestyle interventions with progressive strategies for engaging different population groups across the lifespan. She focuses on strong engagement and adherence to drive physiological changes in outcomes such as body weight, cardiovascular fitness, strength, physical function, cognition, and overall quality of life. Key is her ability to translate research into real-world practice.
Dr. Rogers is regularly invited to speak on health and wellness promotion, engagement, and intervention design; keynoting at the ADA Clinical Conference along with invited talks NEACSM, Northland ACSM, ACSM’s International Health and Fitness Summit, and The Obesity Society. She has been asked to Blog for the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) on behavioral topics, trend reports, and weight management strategies. Beyond peer-reviewed research publications, she has also provided professional comment for popular media outlets such as WSJ, Good Housekeeping, Prevention, The Conversation US, and many others.
Education and Training
- BS: Exercise Science - Youngstown State University, Youngstown, OH
- MS: Exercise Physiology - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA
- PhD: Exercise Physiology - University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA