Dr. Kayce D. Solari Williams (“Dr. Kayce”) has taught at the K-12 and higher education levels for over 23 years. Her education and work experiences in academia have centered on the human body. She promotes movement; movement that is natural, but challenging and rewarding. She strives to be a constant and consistent reminder to people about the joys of physical activity not just with words, but with proven, sound, and replicable actions. Her primary research mission is to prevent new cases of obesity and associated comorbidities (i.e., cancer; cardiovascular disease; diabetes) through physical activity and active lifestyle promotion.

 

Other areas of interest include the promotion of a positive body image and reduction of health risk behaviors in youth (e.g., alcohol and other drug use; sexual health; unhealthy diet; violence). Dr. Kayce is also dedicated to teaching and training future health professionals using innovative and inspiring teaching techniques as well as providing students with service learning opportunities locally and abroad.

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Currently, Dr. Kayce works as a professor at a tier 1 school in Houston. She is active in various service and professional organizations and also serves on several advisory councils and is the president of the American School Health Association.

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Education 

Dr. Kayce completed her Ph.D. in Health Education & Prevention Science at Texas A&M University. She completed her MPH in Health Promotion & Behavioral Sciences at the University of Texas Health Science Center - Houston. She completed her M.S and B.S in Kinesiology at Texas A&M University.

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