RYAN DONALD BURNS portrait
  • Assistant Professor, Health and Kinesiology
  • Assistant Professor, Health and Kinesiology

Professional Service

  • Journal of Physical Activity and Health. Editorial Board Member. 01/18/2024 - present
  • Annals of Behavioral Medicine. Editorial Board Member. 07/13/2023 - present
  • Preventive Medicine - Elsevier. Associate Editor. 01/01/2023 - present
  • International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Editorial Board Member. 12/01/2020 - present
  • Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science. Exercise Science Section Editor. 02/12/2019 - present
  • Perceptual and Motor Skills. Associate Editor. 11/03/2018 - present
  • Preventive Medicine Reports. Editorial Board Member. 09/13/2018 - present
  • BMC Public Health. Section Editor. 09/01/2017 - present
  • American Journal of Health Behavior. Editorial Board. 09/01/2017 - present

Internal Service

  • Member - Scholarships and Awards. 01/01/2019 - present. Department service.

Honors & Awards

  • Graduate Research Fellow. University of Utah Graduate School, 04/2013
  • Doctoral Scholar. AKA, 05/2014
  • Neilson Scholarship. Department of Exercise and Sport Science, 05/2013
  • Human Kinetics, Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 2023 Outstanding Reviewer Recognition, Fall 2023. Human Kinetics, 01/16/2024
  • Elsevier, Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2023 Outstanding Reviewer Award, Fall 2023. Elsevier, 12/29/2023
  • Childhood Obesity, 2023 Elite Reviewer Recognition, Fall 2023 . Mary Ann Liebert Inc, 10/04/2023
  • Outstanding Reviewer Award. Journal of Sport and Health Science, 12/23/2022
  • Outstanding Reviewer Recognition . Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 12/23/2022
  • Journal of Sport and Health Science, 2020 Outstanding Reviewer Award. Elsevier, 12/14/2020
  • Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport Writing Award. SHAPE America, 03/12/2019
  • Research Fellow of Shape America (R.F.S.A.). SHAPE America, 03/08/2019
  • 2018 Manuscript Reviewer of the Year. SHAPE America, Measurement in Physical Education and Exercise Science, 02/07/2019
  • CSPAP Research SIG Innovative Paper Award 2017. SHAPE America, 04/18/2018
  • CSPAP Research SIG Innovative Paper Award 2016. SHAPE America, 04/03/2017