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RYAN BURNS

(He, Him)

Associate Professor

Health & Kinesiology

Orcid identifier0000-0002-5933-4633
  • Associate Professor
    Health & Kinesiology
  • 801-695-5035 (Mobile)
  • University of Utah, Health & Kinesiology, 1850 E 250 S Room 237-D, Salt Lake City, Utah, 84112, United States

BIO

I am an Associate Professor within the Department of Health and Kinesiology within the College of Health. My research interests are physical activity epidemiology, interventions and promotion in young people including children, adolescents, and young adults. I also have interests in the measurement issues of physical activity and fitness, in addition to examining correlates of health behaviors within the context of the 24-hour movement behavior framework. I teach undergraduate courses in motor development and graduate courses in Research Design and Data Analysis. I am the Editor-in-Chief for the journal Preventive Medicine Reports, Associate Editor at Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport, and serve on the Editorial Boards for Annals of Behavioral Medicine, Journal of Physical Activity and Health, and Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science. Through the American Statistical Association, I am an Accredited Professional Statistician (PStat®).

INSTITUTIONAL APPOINTMENTS

  • Associate Professor
    Health & Kinesiology1 Jul 2025 - present

ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Assistant Professor
    University of Utah, Health-Kinesiology1 Jul 2018 - 1 Jul 2020

DEGREES

  • BS, Neuroscience
    University of Pittsburgh2005
  • MS, Exercise Physiology
    University of Texas Arlington2008
  • PhD, Exercise and Sport Science
    University of Utah2014

CERTIFICATIONS

  • Accredited Professional Statistician® (PStat®)
    American Statistical Association, Alexandria, United States20 Apr 2026 - present

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Post-Doctoral Research Associate
    University of Utah, Health and Kinesiology, United States18 Dec 2015 - 14 Aug 2018
    Postdoctoral FellowshipSupervised by Brusseau TAB

LANGUAGES

  • English

FIELDS OF RESEARCH