| Nancy I. Williams | |
| Workplaces: | Pennsylvania State University University of Pittsburgh |
| Alma Mater: | Bucknell University Boston University Ohio State University |
| Thesis Title: | Effects of exercise combined with caloric restriction on luteinizing hormone pulsatility |
| Thesis Url: | http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/31234240 |
| Thesis Year: | 1992 |
Nancy I. Williams is an American kinesiologist who is a professor at Pennsylvania State University. Her research considers the physiological mechanisms that underpin energy balance, exercise performance and bone health. She is a former president of the American Kinesiology Association and Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine.
Williams is from New Jersey. She attended Shawnee High School.[1] Williams studied biology at Bucknell University before moving to Ohio State University for a graduate degree. Williams moved to the Boston University for her doctoral research, where she focussed on anatomy and physiology.[2] After earning her doctoral degree, Williams moved to the University of Pittsburgh, where she worked as a postdoctoral researcher in reproductive sciences.[3]
Williams studies women's health and exercise.[4] In 1997, Williams joined the faculty at Pennsylvania State University, where she was promoted to full professor in 2009.[5] In 2012 Williams was made Head of Department of Kinesiology at the Pennsylvania State University College of Health and Human Development.[6] [7] Her research includes randomized controlled trials to understand the female athlete triad. She has shown that up to 60% of women recreational athletes experience menstrual dysfunction. She has explored how weight loss impacts the acute-exercise induced suppression of appetite.[8] She serves on the Board of Directors of the Female and Male Athlete Triad.[9]
In 2019 Williams was elected President of the American Kinesiology Association.