Nancy I. Williams | |
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Alma mater |
Bucknell University Boston University Ohio State University |
Scientific career | |
Institutions |
Pennsylvania State University University of Pittsburgh |
Thesis | Effects of exercise combined with caloric restriction on luteinizing hormone pulsatility (1992) |
Nancy I. Williams is an American kinesiologist who is a professor at Pennsylvania State University. Her research considers the physiological mechanisms that underpin energy balance, exercise performance and bone health. She is a former president of the American Kinesiology Association and Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine.
Williams is from New Jersey. She attended Shawnee High School. [1] Williams studied biology at Bucknell University before moving to Ohio State University for a graduate degree. [1] Williams moved to the Boston University for her doctoral research, where she focussed on anatomy and physiology. [2] After earning her doctoral degree, Williams moved to the University of Pittsburgh, where she worked as a postdoctoral researcher in reproductive sciences. [3]
Williams studies women's health and exercise. [4] In 1997, Williams joined the faculty at Pennsylvania State University, where she was promoted to full professor in 2009. [5] In 2012 Williams was made Head of Department of Kinesiology at the Pennsylvania State University College of Health and Human Development. [6] [7] Her research includes randomized controlled trials to understand the female athlete triad. She has shown that up to 60% of women recreational athletes experience menstrual dysfunction.[ citation needed] She has explored how weight loss impacts the acute-exercise induced suppression of appetite. [8] She serves on the Board of Directors of the Female and Male Athlete Triad. [9]
In 2019 Williams was elected President of the American Kinesiology Association. [5]