Kinesiology professor emeritus to be Fulbright Specialist

BLOOMINGTON – The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs has selected Indiana University Professor Emeritus James S. Skinner to be a Fulbright Specialist through 2025.

Dr. James Skinner

Skinner was a professor in the IU School of Public Health-Bloomington Department of Kinesiology from 1996 to 2006.

As a Fulbright Specialist, Skinner will work with colleagues in multiple countries, including Russia.

He has extensively researched the relationship between physical activity and human health. He has also studied and lectured on the prescriptive use of exercise for cardiovascular, respiratory, metabolic, and bone and joint disease states.