HealthFitness Science Advisory Board

K. James Ehlen, MD
Dr. Ehlen is the chair of Halleland Health Consulting, a leading health consulting group. He is a physician who practiced in the areas of endocrinology and metabolism for 13 years. Prior to Halleland, Ehlen occupied a series of executive roles, including CEO of Medica and co-founder/co-CEO of Allina Health System.

Penny M. Kris-Etherton, Ph.D., R.D.
Dr. Kris-Etherton is a distinguished professor of nutrition in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at Pennsylvania State University. Her research expertise is cardiovascular nutrition. For more than 20 years, she has conducted many controlled clinical nutrition studies designed to evaluate the role of diet on established and emerging cardiovascular disease risk factors.

William L. Haskell, Ph.D.
Dr. Haskell is a professor of medicine (active emeritus) in the Center for Prevention Research and the Division of Cardiovascular Medicine, School of Medicine at Stanford University. He has been a member of the Stanford University faculty for the past 35 years, with primary interests in the prevention of chronic diseases, especially cardiovascular disease.

Bess H. Marcus, Ph.D.
Dr. Marcus is a professor of psychiatry and human behavior at Brown University Medical School and a director of the Brown University Center for Behavioral and Preventive Medicine at Miriam Hospital. Marcus is a clinical health psychologist and her primary research interests include physical activity behavior and the prevention of cardiovascular disease and the promotion of women’s health.

Bruce Sherman, MD, F.C.C.P.
Dr. Sherman is the medical director, global services, for Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company and the director of health and productivity initiatives at the Employers Health Coalition of Ohio. His work involves the development and implementation of customized, integrated strategies to control organizational health care costs and improve workforce productivity.