Rebecca Hasson

Rebecca Hasson
Alma mater University of Massachusetts
Scientific career
Institutions University of Michigan

Rebecca Hasson is an Associate Professor of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan. She researches the causes and consequences of paediatric obesity, how the environment impacts obesity related metabolic risk factors to inform health policies.

Early life and education

Hasson studied exercise science at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, earning a Master's in 2005.[1] She completed her PhD at the University of Massachusetts Amherst, Do metabolic and psychosocial responses to exercise explain ethnic/racial disparities in insulin resistance?, in 2009.[2] It considered how non-Hispanic blacks are more insulin-resistant compared to non-Hispanic whites, which increases their risk for Diabetes mellitus type 2.[2] Whilst at University of Massachusetts Amherst she was selected for the Atlantic 10 Conference Volleyball team.[3]

Research and career

Hasson was a postdoctoral fellow at the University of Southern California, identifying the mechanisms that contribute to health inequalities at the Childhood Obesity Research Center.[4] In 2010 she joined University of California, San Francisco as a W. K. Kellogg Scholar.[4]

She is an Assistant Professor of Kinesiology at the University of Michigan, where she looks at the causes and consequences of paediatric obesity.[5] She combines social epidemiology, paediatric endocrinology and physiology. Hasson is concerned that a sedentry lifestyle can increase the risk of type 2 Diabetes and cancer.[6] In 2017 she worked with the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) to increase the physical activity of American people.[7] Together, Hasson and ACSM identified four goals:

  • Spread awareness of health inequities
  • Educate providers of cultural competencies
  • Collaborate between healthcare, education and sports communities
  • Evaluate progress

In 2018 she demonstrated that women stress less as they age.[8]

Hasson is a mentor with the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology.[9] She has served as President of the Society for the Analysis of African-American Public Health Issues.[9][10]

References

  1. ↑ "Rebecca Hasson, PhD | Faculty Profiles | U-M School of Public Health". sph.umich.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  2. 1 2 Elizabeth, Hasson, Rebecca (2009). Do Metabolic and Psychosocial Responses To Exercise Explain Ethnic/Racial Disparities in Insulin Resistance? (Thesis). University of Massachusetts Amherst.
  3. ↑ "Rebecca Hasson Garners All-Conference Accolades in Volleyball - University of Massachusetts". University of Massachusetts Athletics. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  4. 1 2 "Physical Activity and Health Laboratory at UMASS". www.umass.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  5. ↑ "Rebecca Hasson, Ph.D. | Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation". ihpi.umich.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  6. ↑ Scullen, Lindsey. "Work hard, play hard: Troy company gets employees dancing, and boosts productivity". Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  7. ↑ "Providers should help patients be more physically active | Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation". ihpi.umich.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  8. ↑ "Aging: The natural stress reliever for many women | Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation". ihpi.umich.edu. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  9. 1 2 "FASEB > Professional Development & Diversity Resources > Diversity in Science > MARC Peer Mentors Network > Rebecca Hasson, PhD". faseb.org. Retrieved 2018-06-28.
  10. ↑ Hasson, Rebecca E.; Rowley, Diane L.; Blackmore Prince, Cheryl; Jones, Camara P.; Jenkins, William C. (2014-11). "The Society for the Analysis of African-American Public Health Issues (SAAPHI)". American Journal of Public Health. 104 (11): 2072–2075. doi:10.2105/ajph.2013.301672. ISSN 0090-0036. PMC 4202962. PMID 25295606. Check date values in: |date= (help)
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