The Falk School of Sport and Human Dynamics is happy to welcome Patrick Wilson, Ph.D., RDN, because the featured speaker of the Ninth Annual Ann Selkowitz Litt Distinguished Speaker Sequence. His lecture, “The Athlete’s Intestine: A Scientist’s Perspective on Translating Analysis Into Apply to Handle Gastrointestinal Difficulty in Athletes,’’ might be held at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 1, in 200 White Corridor, Falk School. The occasion is free and open to the general public.
Wilson is an affiliate professor of train science at Previous Dominion College, the place he directs the Human Performance Laboratory and conducts analysis. Wilson has revealed 80 peer-reviewed scientific articles associated to vitamin, train efficiency and well being.
In 2020, Wilson revealed “The Athlete’s Gut: The Inside Science of Digestion, Nutrition, and Stomach Distress,” a ebook that garnered nationwide and worldwide consideration. The Athlete’s Intestine affords athletes and practitioners a window into intestine functioning and offers ideas to assist them forestall and handle gastrointestinal issues, finally permitting athletes to really feel and carry out at their finest.
Patrick Wilson
“We’re excited to have Dr. Wilson share his experience in intestine well being and athlete efficiency, which is a novel matter for the Ann Selkowitz Litt Distinguished Speaker Sequence,” says Lynn Brann, chair of the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies in Falk School. “His background in each vitamin and train science highlights the necessary connections between these two disciplines.”
Wilson’s work has centered on the causes of intestine troubles in athletes, in addition to interventions aimed toward assuaging such issues. As well as, his analysis has explored the utility of widespread hydration biomarkers utilized in sport and the impression that varied components can have on their validity.
A nationwide thought chief in sport vitamin, Wilson has served as a featured interviewee for quite a few information retailers, together with The New York Instances, The Washington Publish, Runner’s World, and The Globe and Mail (Canada).
Outdoors of his work, Wilson is a dedicated distance runner. He enjoys the method of making use of what he’s discovered over time to optimize his personal efficiency.
Wilson earned a Ph.D. in Kinesiology from the College of Minnesota in 2014, the place he additionally took substantial coursework and acquired coaching within the areas of public well being and epidemiology. Previous to incomes his doctorate, he spent a 12 months on the Mayo Clinic gaining experience within the realms of scientific and neighborhood vitamin. He has a Bachelor’s diploma in dietetics and is credentialed as a Registered Dietitian Nutritionist.
Register to attend Wilson’s lecture in particular person or nearly. For extra details about the Ann Litt Lecture, lodging and parking requests, please contact Amy Edmond-Drapas at aledmond@syr.edu or 315.443.8989.
Concerning the Ann Selkowitz Litt Distinguished Speaker Sequence
Ann Selkowitz Litt ’75 (1953-2007) was a nationally identified nutritionist who helped kids and adolescents with consuming problems and assisted creating athletes in reaching their full potential. The vitamin advisor to CosmoGirl journal, Litt was the writer of “The School College students’ Information to Consuming Properly on Campus,” “Gas for Younger Athletes,” and the “American Dietetic Affiliation Information to Non-public Apply.” She was the nutritionist for the NFL’s Washington Commanders and served as spokesperson for a number of media campaigns throughout her profession, together with the “Obtained Milk” marketing campaign. After her demise, the Ann S. Litt Basis, Inc., was created to assist vitamin training. Via a beneficiant present from this basis to Falk School, the Ann Selkowitz Litt Distinguished Speaker Sequence was created at Syracuse College in 2015.
