David Xavier Marquez
Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Nutrition
Focus Areas
Office Phone
Office
1919 W. Taylor St., 625 AHSB
Mail Code
994
Office Hours
By appointment
About
The Exercise Psychology Laboratory (EPL) is in the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition at the University of Illinois at Chicago. The EPL is directed by Professor David X. Marquez, and our work attempts to study and ultimately reduce health disparities.
Selected Grants
National Institutes of Health (NIH): National Institute of Nursing Research, (1 R01 NR013151-01), BAILA: Being Active, Increasing Latinos’ healthy Aging, Principal Investigator
National Institutes of Health (NIH): National Institute of Aging, (3P30AG010161-25S1), Latino Core of the Rush Alzheimer's Disease Core Center, Principal Investigator of Latino Core subcontract
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (1U48DP005010-01), SIP 14-002 Health Brain Research Network, Illinois Prevention Research Center: Supporting Policy and Environmental Change, Principal Investigator
Leadership in the Profession
2018 Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee, Member
CDC/NACDD Opportunities for Cancer Prevention during Older Adulthood: Putting Scientific Evidence into Public Health Practice, Member, Expert Panel
Notable Honors
2016 - Fellow, Society of Behavioral Medicine
2014 - Fellow, Gerontological Society of America
2008 - Fellow, American College of Sports Medicine
Education
PhD, Kinesiology, specialization in Exercise and Health Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2004
MS, Kinesiology, specialization in Exercise and Health Psychology, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, 2000
BS, Psychology, Loyola University Chicago, 1997