MOVE! Weight Management Program

Janet E. Fulton, PhD Epidemiologist Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Dr. Janet E. Fulton is an epidemiologist in the Division of Nutrition and Physical Activity at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta, Georgia. Prior to her appointment in 1998, she held teaching positions in the Department of Epidemiology at the University of Texas-Houston and in the Department of Kinesiology at Texas Woman's University. She was also a Research Associate at the Center for Epidemiologic Research at the Center for Heath Promotion and Research Development at the University of Texas-Houston. Dr. Fulton has published articles on topics such as the assessment of physical activity and attitudes in children, the levels of physical activity among elementary and middle school children during their physical education classes, and weight loss and weight gain prevention among youth. Her research interests include the epidemiology of physical activity, nutrition, and chronic diseases; obesity, weight gain, and chronic diseases; the measurement and quantification of physical activity; and the promotion of physical activity and nutrition. She earned her PhD in Epidemiology and Biostatistics at the University of Texas-Houston in 1996.