Dr. Aull is currently the founder and director of Head To Toe Wellness and Research, based in Monroe, GA. Previously, he was on the faculty at the University of Georgia and worked with Athens Primary Care where he facilitated research studies and counseled diabetic patients. Dr. Aull was also a pharmacotherapy specialist for surgical services at Shands Hospital at the University of Florida.

In addition to his professional career, Dr. Aull has many personal accomplishments including: licensed pilot, licensed scuba diver, and others. He is also dedicated to exercise and fitness. In high school he played football and wrestled. In college, he earned a black belt in Tae Kwon Do. He has also competed in triathlons and, in 2009, completed his first half-marathon.

Credentials:

• Certified Lifestyle Counselor

Dr. Bahrke earned a BS in physical education, a master's degree in exercise physiology, and a doctorate in sports psychology from U. Wisconsin.

Dr. Bahrke has been an assistant professor at the University of Kansas, director of research for the US Army Physical Fitness School, fitness area coordinator at the University of Wisconsin, and project director for a National Institute on Drug Abuse-funded anabolic steroid research grant in the School of Public Health, Division of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, at the University of Illinois in Chicago. This research project was designed to investigate the use of performance-enhancing substances in the Chicago area and is one of the largest research projects ever funded by the NIDA.

Bahrke has authored or co-authored more than 75 scientific publications and has made presentations at numerous scientific meetings, including the International Conference on the Abuse and Trafficking of Anabolic Steroids, sponsored by the US Drug Enforcement Administration, the American Psychological Association, and the American Psychiatric Association. He is an ad hoc reviewer for over two dozen scientific journals. He is also co-editor of the text Performance-Enhancing Substances in Sport and Exercise (Human Kinetics 2002) and author of the forthcoming text History of Doping in Sport.

Most recently, Dr. Bahrke was an editor in the Scientific, Technical, and Medical Division of Human Kinetics Publishing. As such, he was responsible for acquiring new titles and new editions of successful titles in the areas of exercise physiology, sport nutrition, personal training, strength training, and health and fitness instruction, among many others. Mike lives in Wisconsin, where he enjoys weight training, jogging, and cross country skiing during his free time.

Dr. Cooper-DeHoff is currently an associate professor at the University of Florida, holding a position in both the college of pharmacy and the college of medicine. She has a distinguished academic career and recently became the first non-physician to be awarded Fellow status in the American College of Cardiology. She is a scientific reviewer for many clinical medicine journals including Annals of Pharmacotherapy, Circulation, Lancet and others. Her research interests include diabetes, hypertension and metabolic syndrome.

In addition to her academic accomplishments, Dr. Cooper-DeHoff has attained 2nd-degree black belt status in Tae Kwon Do, and recently completed her first marathon.

Credentials:

• Associate Professor, U. Florida Dept. of Pharmacotherapy and Division of Cardiovascular Medicine
• Fellow, American College of Cardiology
• Fellow, American Heart Association

Dr. Hatton is currently the Director of Drug Information and Pharmacy Resource Center at Shands Hospital and a clinical professor at the University of Florida College of Pharmacy. He is nationally recognized in this field and has conducted several innovative research studies comparing various commercial drug information databases. In his career, he has authored or co-authored over 80 scientific papers and is on the editorial review board for the Annals of Pharmacotherapy. His research interests include drug database design and analysis, medication safety and appropriate use of medications, and the evaluation of pharmacotherapy technology.

In addition to his distinguished academic career, Dr. Hatton is dedicated to fitness. In high school, he was a track athlete, competing in the 100, 200, and 400, and running the low and high hurdles. In his adult life, he was an avid distance runner. To this day, he exercises religiously.

Credentials:

• Fellow, American College of Clinical Pharmacy
• Board-Certified Pharmacotherapy Specialist

Dr. Witherspoon is currently an assistant professor in the Department of Physical Education and Exercise Science at the University of South Florida in Tampa and the Co Director of the Active Gaming Research Labs where she coordinates all active gaming research projects at USF. A pioneer in the field of active technology in physical education, Dr. Witherspoon’s research focuses on understanding the effects that active gaming has on participants and on the application of these activities to encourage and improve lifelong physical activity behaviors.

Dr. Witherspoon currently serves on two NASPE committees regarding technology in physical education. She is an established presenter at the international and national levels as well as author of multiple print and video publications. She is passionate about promoting healthy, physically active lifestyles and has served as an active role model achieving All American honors as a woman’s basketball player and Hall of Fame inductee at Virginia Tech.