Dr James Rosen Ph.D.

JAMES ROSEN, Ph.D.

James Rosen developed a weight control program that resulted in much bigger increases in exercise by his participants than is typical of even the best programs in the country. In his book “How to Make Yourself Exercise” he presents the same psychology of creating an exercise habit that worked for people in his program.

Dr. Rosen is a recognized expert in weight control, overweight problems and changing health behavior. And he has been a competitive cyclist and cross-country skier for most of his adult life. The combination of being an athlete and a clinical researcher puts Dr. Rosen in a unique position to speak about what it takes to make exercise a big part of a person’s life.

James Rosen, Ph.D. is Professor Emeritus of Psychology. That distinction as a retired professor came after 28 years of being on the faculty of the Department of Psychology at the University of Vermont. There he was a full Professor and Director of the Clinical Psychology Program. He has written more than 100 articles in scientific journals and books and given hundreds of talks and workshops around the world.

Dr. Rosen believed in spreading psychological knowledge to the public. Outside the University, his work was featured in numerous magazines and television news shows. And now he shares his techniques to deal with one of the most difficult health behaviors to change – exercise.

Among his recognitions, Dr. Rosen received a Governor’s Award for Leaders in Sports and Fitness and a national survey listed him as one of the “Best Mental Health Experts” in the United States. Dr. Rosen’s new therapies for eating disorders and body image problems are widely used by mental health experts.

Living now in California with his wife, Julie, Dr. Rosen has been a National Ski Patroller in the Lake Tahoe area and member of the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Search and Rescue team. A leader in local health programs, he currently is a director at the Sonoma Valley Community Health Center. And most of all, his passion is skiing, hiking, cycling and surfing with his grandchildren.