Eloise Elliott, PhD

In the role as the Ware Distinguished Professor in the College of Applied Human Sciences (CAHS) at West Virginia University, Dr. Eloise Elliotts's primary focus is on outreach and research that will improve the health and well-being of the citizens of West Virginia, with a particular interest in children and their families. Noted leadership roles include the development and implementation of population-based interventions, including the first WV Physical Activity Plan (wvphysicalactivity.org), two statewide Physical Activity Symposiums to improve physical activity participation and healthy living in children, adolescents and families in school and community settings.

Elliott has developed and currently maintains Active Academics (activeacademics.org), a nationally-recognized web-based resource for K-8 classroom teachers to integrate physical activity throughout the school day. She serves as the co-director of the WV CARDIAC Project, a statewide children’s health surveillance and intervention initiative, in collaboration with the WVU School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics. Most recently, she co-chaired the Center for Active WV, to provide an effective statewide physical activity framework to promote population sector input and collaboration, facilitate physical activity research among multidisciplinary teams and guide state and local policy and practice.

She has had many opportunities to serve on state and national committees, including serving as a member to a 3-year term on the U.S. President’s Council on Fitness, Sports and Nutrition Science Board. Elliott currently teaches doctoral level courses in the Coaching and Teaching Studies Program in CAHS: Curriculum and Evaluation and Dissertation Seminar.