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Jeff Horowitz, PhD

  • Professor, Movement Science
  • Director, Substrate Metabolism Laboratory

About

Dr. Jeff Horowitz is a professor of Movement Science and director of the Substrate Metabolism Laboratory (SML) at the University of Michigan School of Kinesiology. Before his time at U-M, Dr. Horowitz was a research instructor for the Division of Gastroenterology at the Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, MO. Dr. Horowitz completed his PhD in Exercise Physiology at University of Texas at Austin.

Dr. Horowitz has published more than 50 articles in peer-reviewed journals, including the International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Journal of Applied Physiology and The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism. He has received more than $4.5 million in grant funding from organizations such as the American Diabetes Association and the National Institute of Health. Dr. Horowitz is an ad hoc reviewer for multiple journals for Nutrition and Physiology, and is a member of several professional organizations, including the International Biology of Exercise and the American Diabetes Association. He has also served as associate editor for journals like Applied Physiology, Nutrition and Metabolism and The Canadian Journal of Applied Physiology. 

Dr. Horowitz teaches Exercise Physiology courses at the undergraduate and graduate level.

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Areas of Interest

Regulation of fuel mobilization and oxidation and the impact of this regulation on human health.

Contact

Address

SKB 4230

830 North University
Ann Arbor, MI 48109-1048
United States

Phone

(734) 647-1076

Email

jeffhoro@umich.edu

Classes

Course Course Title Credits Term
KINESLGY 449 Lab Exer Phys 1 - 3 Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
KINESLGY 685 Res Rotation in Kin 3 - 6 Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
MOVESCI 449 Lab Exer Phys 1 - 3 Fall, Spring, Summer, Winter
MOVESCI 540 Adv Exerc Phys 3 Fall

News

Exercise can modify fat tissue in ways that improve health—even without weight loss
Movement Science faculty member Jeff Horowitz discusses the effects of exercise on metabolic health with Michigan News.
October 12, 2022
Horowitz named NAK Fellow
Jeff Horowitz, professor of Movement Science, was inducted as a Fellow into the National Academy of Kinesiology.
October 14, 2020
Horowitz quoted in Vox article
January 2, 2020
How Exercise Can Make for Healthier Fat
December 6, 2017
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