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Dr. Ross Arena is Professor and Head of the Department of Physical Therapy at the University of Illinois Chicago.  Dr. Arena has been Head of the Department of Physical Therapy for 13 years.  He previously served as Interim Head of the Department of Kinesiology and Nutrition for 2 years and Department of Biomedical Health Information Sciences for 1.5 years at the University of Illinois Chicago.  Dr. Arena received his B.S. in Human Performance from Southern Connecticut State University in 1993.  He went on to receive his M.S. in Physical Therapy in 1997 and Ph.D. in Physiology in 2001 from the Medical College of Virginia/Virginia Commonwealth University.  Dr. Arena has led the successful implementation of several innovative healthy living initiatives in the academic, clinical and community settings, most recently founding the Healthy Living for Pandemic Event Protection (HL-PIVOT) network. 

Dr. Arena’s scholarly interests include:
1. Exercise testing and training in patients diagnosed with cardiopulmonary disease/dysfunction
2. Healthy living initiatives that promote the health span
3. Exploring the cultural drivers of health in the United States  

Dr. Arena has published extensively in these areas with over 1150 peer-reviewed publications, abstracts, and book chapters.