Rebecca Hasson is an Associate Professor of
Kinesiology at the
University of Michigan. She researches the causes and consequences of pediatric obesity, how the environment impacts obesity related metabolic risk factors to inform health policies.
She is an Assistant Professor of
Kinesiology at the
University of Michigan, where she looks at the causes and consequences of pediatric obesity.[5] She combines her background in social epidemiology, pediatric endocrinology and exercise physiology in her current work. Hasson is concerned that a sedentary lifestyle can increase the risk of
type 2 Diabetes and cancer.[6] In 2017 she worked with the
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) to increase the physical activity of American people.[7] Together, Hasson and ACSM identified four goals:
Spread awareness of health inequities
Educate providers of cultural competencies
Collaborate between healthcare, education and sports communities
Evaluate progress
In 2018 she demonstrated that women stress less as they age.[8]
K.A. Lê, S. Mahurkar, T. Alderete, R.E. Hasson, T.A. Adam, J.S. Kim, E. Beale, A. Greenberg, H. Allayee, M.I. Goran (2011). Subcutaneous adipose tissue macrophage infiltration is associated with hepatic and visceral fat deposition, hyperinsulinemia and stimulation of NF-{kappa}-B stress pathway. Diabetes2801-9.[12]
M.C. Whitt-Glover, N.R. Keith, T.G. Ceaser, K. Virgil, L. Ledford, R.E. Hasson (2014). A systematic review of adult physical activity interventions outside the context of weight loss. Obesity Reviews125-45.
T.C. Adam, S. Tsao, K.A. Page, H. Hu, R.E. Hasson, M.I. Goran, M. Singh. (). Insulin sensitivity plays a role for activation of brain reward circuits in overweight Hispanic girls: a pilot study. Pediatric Obesity.
R.E. Hasson, T.A. Adam, J.N. Davis, R.M. Watanabe, M.I. Goran (2013). Compensatory responses to insulin resistance in obese African-American and Latina girls. Pediatric Obesitye68-73.
R.E. Hasson, T.A. Adam, J.A. Pearson, J.N. Davis, D. Spruijt-Metz, M.I. Goran (2013). Sociocultural and socioeconomic influences on type 2 diabetes risk in African-American and Latino youth. Journal of Obesity.
R.E. Hasson, T.A. Adams, J.N. Davis, L.A. Kelly, E.E. Ventura, C.E. Byrd-Williams, C.M. Toledo-Corral, C.K. Roberts, C.J. Lane, S.P. Azen, C. Chou, D. Spruijt-Metz, M.J. Weigensberg, K. Berhane, M.I. Goran (2012). Randomized control trial to improve adiposity, inflammation and insulin resistance in obese African American and Latino youth. Obesity (Silver Spring)811-818.
T.A. Adam, R.E. Hasson, D. Spruijt-Metz, M.J. Weigensberg, J.N. Davis, M.I. Goran (). Fasting indicators of insulin sensitivity: effects of ethnicity and Tanner stage. Diabetes Care994-9.
T.C. Adam, R.E. Hasson, E.E. Ventura, C. Toledo-Corral, C.J. Lane, M.J. Weigensberg, M.I. Goran (2010). Cortisol is negatively associated with beta-cell capacity and acute insulin response to glucose in Latino youth. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism4729-35.
R.E. Hasson, T. Adam, J.N. Davis, M.J. Weigensberg, E.E. Ventura, C.J. Lane, C.K. Roberts, M.I. Goran (2010). Ethnic differences in insulin action in African American and Latino adolescents. Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism4048-51.