Dr. Weidong Li currently serves as an Assistant Professor in the School of Physical Activity and Educational Services at The Ohio State University. He received his Ph.D. in Sports Pedagogy (2004) and M.S. in Experimental Statistics (2003) from Louisiana State University. Dr. Li has authored/coauthored more than 12 articles or book chapters. His research focus centers on school-based physical activity interventions, obesity bias and coping mechanisms, and student motivation and cognitions in physical education. His research articles have appeared in refereed journals such as Sex Roles, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sports, Journal of Teaching in Physical Education, Journal of Sport Behavior, European Physical education Review, Obesity Reviews, Social Psychology of Education, and Quest. He has been awarded two internally funded grants from the University of Memphis Faculty Research Grant Program and the Center for Community Health at The University of Memphis and three externally funded grants from the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance Research Consortium (2006 Seed Grant and 2007 Established Researcher Grant) and the Walk4life Company Pedometer grant program. Dr. Li is a fellow in the Research Consortium of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance and serves on the Editorial Board for Journal of Teaching in Physical Education.