Dr M. Alysia Mastrangelo graduated in Physical Education (Springfield College), in Science of Exercise and Sport (Slippery Rock University), Physical Therapy (Temple University) and Exercise Physiology (PhD, Temple University). Dr Mastrangelo is an Associate Professor of Physical Therapy at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey. She is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine. She is a clinically practising physical therapist in outpatient sports physical therapy and general orthopaedics. Dr Mastrangelo has published extensively in the field of exercise science and sports medicine and presented nationally and internationally. Currently, her research on the effect of exercise and physical activity on the childhood obesity epidemic is funded by the US Department of Education.