John P. Foreyt, Ph.D.
Professor
Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences
Department of Medicine
6655 Travis St., Suite 320
Houston, TX 77030
Telephone: 713-798-5757
Fax: 713-798-4888
E-mail: jforeyt@bcm.edu
Education:
Florida State University (Ph.D. and M.S.)
Clinical Interests:
Obesity, eating disorders
Research Interests:
Behavioral medicine, behavior modification, behavior therapy
Academic Background and Distinctions:
Has published 240 articles and 16 books
Selected Publications:
Foreyt JP, Poston WSC, McInnis K, Rippe JM (Eds) 2001, Lifestyle Medicine: Obesity Management. Malden, MA: Blackwell Science.
Poston WSC, Pavlik VN, Hyman DJ, Ogbonnaya K, Hanis CL, Haddock C, Hyder ML, Foreyt JP. Genetic bottlenecks, perfecived racism and hypertension among African Americans and first generation African immigrants. Journal of Human Hypertension 15:341-351, 2001.