Dr. Diego Silva
Affiliate Investigator
Email: diegoaugustoss@yahoo.com.br
POSITION AND RANK
• Associate Professor – Sports Center, Department of Physical Education, Federal University of Santa Catarina, Florianopolis, Brazil.
• Affiliate Investigator, CHEO – Research Institute
DEGREES AND CERTIFICATIONS
• Visiting Professor of the Children’s Hospital of Eastern Ontario Research Institute (CHEO RI) Ottawa, Canada
• Ph.D., Federal University of Santa Catarina (Graduate Program of Physical Education), Florianopolis, Brazil.
• M.Sc., Federal University of Santa Catarina (Graduate Program of Physical Education), Florianopolis, Brazil.
• Certificate in Exercise Physiology, Sergipe College, Aracaju, Brazil
• B.S., Federal University of Sergipe (Undergraduate Program of Physical Education), Aracaju, Brazil.
RECENT AWARDS AND DISTINCTIONS
• Recognized as a “Top 2% Scientists Worldwide 2022” by Stanford University Rank (2023, 2022, 2021)
RESEARCH INTERESTS
• Pediatric exercise science
• Physical activity and health
• Epidemiology of physical activity
• Public health and Global health
ADMINISTRATIVE AND PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES/INTERESTS
• Active Healthy Kids Global Alliance – Board member
• Sedentary Behaviour Research Network – Member
• Outdoor Play Canada – Member
• International Society for Physical Activity & Health (ISPAH) – Member
MINI BIOGRAPHY
Dr. Silva is an Associate Professor of the Sports Center at the Federal University of Santa Catarina (UFSC), Brazil. He is a Brazilian Scientist with a multidisciplinary background. He completed his PhD studies in Kinesiology (UFSC) and investigated the relationship between obesity and hypertension in adults. Dr. Silva’s primary research interests are centered on population studies, particularly in the field of Physical Activity Epidemiology. This includes a focus on aspects related to the components of Health-Related Physical Fitness, Sedentary Behavior, 24-Hour Movement Behaviors, and the interrelationship of these exposures with mental and physical health outcomes.
OTHER TIDBITS
Diego’s favourite physical activity is soccer (indoor and/or outdoor). In his free time, he also enjoys meeting friends and family and stays physically active in different ways (at the gym, jogging, walking).