Sofiya Alhassan (born July 6, 1974) is a Ghanaian-American kinesiologist and academic administrator who researches community family-based physical activity interventions. She has worked as a professor and graduate program director of the kinesiology department at the University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences since 2007.[1] In 2023, she became the associate dean for inclusion and engagement of the graduate school.[2] Alhassan was elected a fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology in 2023.[1] She is an editor of the Journal of Physical Activity and Health.[1]
Sofiya Alhassan | |
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| Born | July 6, 1974 |
| Alma mater | Stetson University (1996) Auburn University (2000, 2004) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences |
| Thesis | The Independent and Combined Effects of Dietary Plant Stanol Ester Margarine Supplementation and Aerobic Exercise Training on Markers of Blood Lipid Metabolism in Middle-Aged Men and Women (2004) |
| Doctoral advisor | Peter W. Grandjean |
| Website | https://www.umass.edu/public-health-sciences/about/directory/sofiya-alhassan |
Alhassan was born July 6, 1974 to Fawzia and Abdul Alhassan in Accra, Ghana.[3] She graduated from Springbrook High School in 1992.[3] She earned a B.S. in psychology and exercise science from Stetson University in 1996.[4][3] Alhassan received a M.S. (2000) and Ph.D. in exercise physiology (2004) from Auburn University.[4] Her dissertation was titled, The Independent and Combined Effects of Dietary Plant Stanol Ester Margarine Supplementation and Aerobic Exercise Training on Markers of Blood Lipid Metabolism in Middle-Aged Men and Women.[3] Peter W. Grandjean was Alhassan's doctoral advisor.[3] She was a postdoctoral fellow at Stanford University School of Medicine.[4]
References
edit- ^ a b c "Alhassan Elected Fellow of National Academy of Kinesiology". University of Massachusetts Amherst School of Public Health and Health Sciences. June 28, 2023. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ "SOFIYA ALHASSAN". Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. 2023-02-14. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
- ^ a b c d e Alhassan, Sofiya (2004). The Independent and Combined Effects of Dietary Plant Stanol Ester Margarine Supplementation and Aerobic Exercise Training on Markers of Blood Lipid Metabolism in Middle-Aged Men and Women (Ph.D. thesis). Auburn University. OCLC 58533526.
- ^ a b c "Sofiya Alhassan : School of Public Health & Health Sciences : UMass Amherst". www.umass.edu. Retrieved 2024-03-02.