Matthew Mahar Dr. Matthew T. Mahar is an associate professor and Director of the Activity Promotion Laboratory in the Department of Exercise and Sport Science at East Carolina University. He received his doctorate in Measurement and Research in Exercise and Sprt Science from the University of Houston. He has taught measurement and evaluation for 15 years and has received the Measurement and Evaluation Council Honor Award and several outstanding teaching awards. He has received numerous grants for research on physical activity and fitness in children. He has been chair of the Measurement and Evaluation Council of the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance and chair of the Examinations Subcommittee of the American College of Sports Medicine. Read More Read Less