Rebecca Hasson, PhD, is an associate professor in the Schools of Kinesiology and Public Health and Director of the Childhood Disparities Research Laboratory and Active Schools & Communities Core Unit at the University of Michigan in Ann Arbor. Dr. Hasson has developed a nationally recognized cross-disciplinary research program that takes an environmental, behavioral, and biological perspective to understand racial/ethnic disparities in the development of obesity and obesity-related health complications in children and adolescents. Her research also aims to reduce disparities through the design and implementation of behavioral interventions.