Anthony C Hackney

Dr. Anthony C. Hackney is a Professor of Exercise Physiology & Nutrition at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. His research group studies how stress affects the hormonal responses of the endocrine system. In particular his focus is upon the dysfunctions and dis-regulations that develop from stress exposures which can ultimately compromise physiological responses and adaptations. Dr. Hackney is an editor and author of the successful book Endocrinology of Physical Activity and Sport and has published over 200 peer reviewed research papers and book chapters, given over 150 national and international scientific conference presentations, and has had current and previous research projects funded by the National Institutes of Health, Department Defense, USAID, and the National Academy of Sciences. He is an Editorial Board member for five exercise science, sports medicine, physiology journals, has done visiting professorships in Uruguay, Kosovo, Norway, New Zealand, Germany, and Estonia, and is on the Board of Directors of the Center for the Study of Retired Athletes, UNC-CH. He was named Fellow in the National Academy of Kinesiology (2010) and a Fulbright Scholar of Medical Sciences and Public Health Nutrition (Lithuania 1997/98, Poland, 2003/04), among other honors and awards. Twitter - @AC_Hackney www.researchgate.net/profile/Anthony_Hackney