John Jakicic

John Jakicic
School of Education
University of Pittsburgh
600 BIRM
Pittsburgh, PA 15260
PHONE: 412-488-4182
EMAIL: jjakicic@pitt.edu

Full Time Faculty - Professor/Department Chair

John M. Jakicic, Ph.D. is a Professor and Chair of the Department of Health and Physical Activity. Dr. Jakicic is also the Director of the Physical Activity and Weight Management Research Center at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Jakicic has also been on the faculty at Brown University and the University of Kansas.

Dr. Jakicic received his B.S. degree in Physical Education and Health and his M.S. degree in Exercise Science from Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania. He received his Ph.D. in Exercise Physiology from the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Jakicic is funded by the National Institutes of Health and his research focuses primarily on the role of exercise in weight control. Specifically he has received funding to examine strategies for improving exercise adherence and to examine dose-response effects of exercise on long-term weight control. Dr. Jakicic has numerous publications and presentations in the area of exercise and weight control, including publications in the Journal of the American Medical Association, Obesity Research, International Journal of Obesity, Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, and other peer-reviewed journals.

Dr. Jakicic is known for his research in the areas of the varying doses of exercise on long-term weight control, the use of intermittent exercise to promote adoption and maintenance of physical activity in overweight adults, and the use of behavioral strategies to improve long-term weight loss outcomes. Moreover, Dr. Jakicic is currently examining the role of exercise in the prevention of weight gain, and interventions related to diabetes prevention and treatment in children and adults.

Dr. Jakicic is also the organizer for the “America on the Move in Pittsburgh” initiative that is a collaboration of academic, corporate, medical, and community organizations to improve the health of the Greater Pittsburgh region through increases in physical activity and improvements in dietary intake.

School Affiliations

Department: Health and Physical Activity - Professor/Department Chairperson
Program: Developmental Movement
Program: Exercise Physiology
Program: Exercise Science
Program: Health and Fitness
Program: Health, Physical Activity, and Chronic Disease
Program: Wellness

Education

B.S., Physical Education and Health, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania,
Exercise Specialist Certification, American College of Sports Medicine
Exercise Test Technologist Certification, American College of Sports Medicine
M.S., Exercise Science, Slippery Rock University of Pennsylvania
Ph.D., Exercise Physiology, University of Pittsburgh

Recent Publications

Book Chapters

Jakicic JM. Physical Activity Level and the Risk of Obesity in Adults. Advances in Physical Activity and Obesity. Ed: Claude Bouchard and Peter T. Katzmaryzk. In Press.
2. Jakicic JM, Otto AY, Polzien K, Davis Kelliann. Physical Activity and Weight Control. Epidemiology Methods in Physical Activity Studies. Ed: I-Minn Lee. Oxford University Press: New York. 2009; 225-245.

Interviews

Catenacci VA, Grunwald GK, Ingebrigtsen J, Jakicic JM, Phelan S, Wing RR, Hill JO, Wyatt HR. Physical activity patterns using accelerometry in the National Weight Control Registry. In Review: Obesity.

Journal Articles

Donnelly JE, Jakicic JM, Blair SN, Rankin J, Manore M. ACSM Position Stand on Appropriate Intervention Strategies for Weight Loss and Prevention of Weight Regain for Adults. Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise. 2009; 41(2): 459-471.
Jakicic JM. Physical Activity, Body Weight, Abdominal Adiposity, and Metabolic Risk: Results from Effectiveness-Based Intervention Studies. In Press: Obesity.
Jago R, McMurray RG, Bassin S, Pyle L, Jakicic JM, Moe E, Murray T, Volpe SL. Modifying US middle school PE: Effective strategies to increase physical activity. Pediatric Exercise Science. 2009; 21: 171-185.
Brown RA, Read JP, Marcus BH, Jakicic JM, Strong DR, Oakley JR, Ramsey SE, Kahler CW, Stuart GG, Fals-Stewart W, Dubreuil ME, Gordon AA. Aerobic Exercise for Alcohol Recovery: Rationale, Program Description, and Preliminary Findings. Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment. 2009; 33 (2), pp. 220-49.
Unick JL, Jakicic JM, Marcus BH. Contribution of Behavior Intervention Components to 24 Month Weight Loss. In Review: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.
Brown RA, Read JP, Marcus BH, Jakicic JM, Strong DR, Oakley JR, Ramsey SE, Kahler CW, Stuart GG, Fals-Stewart W, Dubreuil ME, Gordon AA. Applying aerobic exercise to drug treatment: a pilot study. In Review: Journal of Substance Abuse Treatment.
Jakicic JM, Gregg E, Knowler W, Kelley DE, Lang W, Miller GD, Pi-Sunyer X, Judith Regensteiner, W. Jack Rejeski, Paul Ribisl, Michael P. Walkup, Donna L. Wolf for the Look AHEAD Research Group. Physical Activity Patterns of Overweight and Obese Individuals with Type 2 Diabetes in the Look AHEAD Study. In Review: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.
Miller GD, Jakicic JM, Rejeski WJ, Whit-Glover M, Lang W, Walkup MP, Hodges M for the Look AHEAD Research Group. Effect of different data reduction criteria on physical activity patterns assessed using accelerometry: baseline results from the Look AHEAD Study. In Review: Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise.
Spadaro KC, Sereika S, Jakicic JM, Cohen SM. Mindfulness meditation: an innovative, additional strategy for weight loss. In Review: Journal of Behavior Medicine.
Bond DS, Jakicic JM, Vithiananthan S, Thomas JG, Leahey TM, Sax HC, Pohl D, Roye GD, Ryder BA, Wing RR. Objective quantification of physical activity in bariatric surgery candidates and normal-weight controls. In Review: Surgery of Obesity and Related Diseases.
Jakicic JM, Otto AD, Semler L, Winters C, Polzien K, Lang W, Mohr K. Effect of Exercise on 18-Month Weight Change in Overweight Adults. In Review: Archives of Internal Medicine.

Manuscripts

Jakicic JM, Balasubramanyam A, Bancroft B, Curtis JM, Jaramillo SA, Mathews A, Pereira M, Regensteiner JG, Ribisl PM, The Look AHEAD Study Group. Effect of a Lifestyle Intervention on Change in Cardiorespiratory Fitness in Adults with Type 2 Diabetes: Results from the Look AHEAD Study. International Journal of Obesity. 2009; 33 (3), pp. 305-16.

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Recent Course Instruction

Spring 2010 (2104)

Fall 2009 (2101)

Summer 2009 (2097)

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Current Professional Participation

American Alliance of Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (AAHPERD)
- Member
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
- Chair, Obesity Task Force Chair, Strategic Health Initiative for Behavioral Strategies
- Fellow
- Health and Fitness Program Committee
- Member
National Institutes of Health (NIH)
- Study Section
North American Association for the Study of Obesity (NAASO)
- Annual Meeting Program Committee
- Member
School of Education Council
- Department Chair
Society of Behavioral Medicine (SBM)
- Member

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Recent Consulting

BodyMedia, Inc
- Scientific Advisory Board

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Recent Grants

Study of Health Outcomes of Weight Loss (S.H.O.W.)
The Effect of a Stepped-Care Approach to Long-Term Weight Loss
Osteoporotic Fractures in Men – MROS
Center for Excellence for Research in Obesity Pennsylania Department of Health The focus of this project is to conduct innovative research related to obesity with primary focus on the underserved and minorities.
Obesity/Nutrition Research Center
School-Based Prevention of Type 2 Diabetes National Institutes of Health The major goal of this multi-center project is to develop an intervention targeting the reduction in risk factors for Type 2 Diabetes in children in the 6th – 8th grade.

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