She maintains active membership in the American
Society for Nutritional Sciences (ASNS), American Society for Clinical
Nutrition (ASCN), North American Association for the Study of Obesity
(NAASO), Society for the Study of Ingestive Behavior (SSIB), and Sigma Xi.
Dr. Moore is President and Chief Executive Officer of Shape
Up America!, a national initiative to promote healthy weight
and increased physical activity in America. Committed to providing
achievable science-based messages, Shape Up America! was
founded by C. Everett Koop, M.D. in 1994. Dr. Moore joined in
June 1995 and serves as key liaison with the scientific, professional, and corporate
communities. Dr. Moore earned an undergraduate degree from Skidmore
College and a doctorate from Columbia University. She has several
years of postdoctoral training at the University of California
at Davis.
Dr. Moore was appointed a Henry Rutgers Fellow at Rutgers University,
where she held a tenure track position in the Department of Nutritional
Sciences. After leaving academia, Dr. Moore served as General Manager of Program Development
and primary technical policy advisor for Weight Watchers International.
Dr. Moore joined the Executive Office of the President in 1993
as Acting Assistant for Social and Behavioral Science in the Office
of Science and Technology (OSTP). She was involved in the process
of policy formation and budgetary support of fundamental scientific
research. Prior to joining Shape Up America!, Dr. Moore
worked at the National Institutes of Health (NIH), Division of
Nutrition Research Coordination, where she was responsible for
providing guidance on nutrition policy and dietary guidance materials
promulgated by the federal government. In this position, Dr.
Moore focused on the development of the 1994 Progress Report to
the Assistant Secretary of Health on the nutrition objectives
of Healthy People 2000.
Barbara's parents, Mr. and Mrs. James W.
Moore, with Dr. Koop at the launch of the Shape Up America!
Cyberkitchen on May 15, 1997.
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