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Whitney Morelli, PhD

Whitney A. Morelli, PhD

Assistant Professor

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Biography

Dr. Morelli (Welch) completed her BS and MS degrees at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville and earned her PhD in Exercise Physiology at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine in the NCI-funded T32 training program in cancer prevention and survivorship. In 2019, she was appointed to a faculty position at Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine prior to joining the 91ɫƵ faculty in 2022.

Research Interests

Dr. Morelli (Welch) is an exercise physiologist whose overall research goal is to increase physical activity in populations at high risk for being inactive, with an emphasis on preventing or managing chronic disease. Her research interests and expertise include 1) understanding and improving the measurement of physical activity and sedentary behavior, 2) understanding the relationship between physical activity, sedentary behavior, and chronic disease, and 3) developing and testing innovative, technology-based physical activity interventions to manage or prevent chronic disease or physical function decline among high-risk populations (cancer survivors, older adults). Dr. Morelli is particularly interested in moving beyond the “one size fits all” physical activity prescription and developing tailored, personalized physical activity prescriptions for individuals based on their personal, social, emotional, and physical circumstances.

Publications

  • (Solk P, Song J, Welch WA, Spring B, Cella D, Penedo F, Ackermann R, Courneya KS, Siddique J, Freeman H, Starikovsky J, Mishory A, Alexander J, Wolter M, Carden L, Phillips SM.) Ann Behav Med. 2023 Aug 21;57(9):765-776 PMID: 37203237 PMCID: PMC10441864 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85168427565 05/19/2023

  • (Cadmus-Bertram L, Solk P, Agnew M, Starikovsky J, Schmidt C, Morelli WA, Hodgson V, Freeman H, Muller L, Mishory A, Naxi S, Carden L, Tevaarwerk AJ, Wolter M, Barber E, Spencer R, Sesto ME, Gradishar W, Gangnon R, Spring B, Nahum-Shani I, Phillips SM.) Contemp Clin Trials. 2023 Jul;130:107187 PMID: 37086916 PMCID: PMC10413251 04/23/2023

  • (Welch WA, Solk P, Auster-Gussman L, Whitaker M, Siddique J, Fanning J, Mishory A, Khan S, Santa-Maria C, Kulkarni S, Phillips SM.) Med Sci Sports Exerc. 2023 May 01;55(5):966-974 PMID: 36574735 PMCID: PMC10106380 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85152604955 12/28/2022

  • (Torre E, Auster-Gussman LA, Welch W, Solk P, Murphy K, Whitaker M, Mishory A, Starikovsky J, Cullather E, Hernandez J, Victorson DE, Phillips SM.) American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 2023 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85147373594 01/01/2023

  • (Solk P, Auster-Gussman LA, Torre E, Welch WA, Murphy K, Starikovsky J, Reading JM, Victorson DE, Phillips SM.) Frontiers in Psychology. 2023;14 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85177634004 01/01/2023

  • (Whitaker M, Welch WA, Fanning J, Santa-Maria CA, Auster-Gussman LA, Solk P, Khan SA, Kulkarni SA, Gradishar W, Siddique J, Phillips SM.) Support Care Cancer. 2022 Aug;30(8):6613-6622 PMID: 35488902 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85129224077 05/01/2022

  • (Phillips SM, Penedo FJ, Collins LM, Solk P, Siddique J, Song J, Cella D, Courneya KS, Ackermann RT, Welch WA, Auster-Gussman LA, Whitaker M, Cullather E, Izenman E, Spring B.) Cancer. 2022 Mar 01;128(5):1122-1132 PMID: 34812521 PMCID: PMC8837679 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85119652277 11/24/2021

  • (Auster-Gussman LA, Gavin KL, Siddique J, Welch WA, Solk P, Whitaker M, Cullather E, Fanning J, Maria CS, Gradishar W, Khan S, Kulkarni S, Phillips SM.) Psychooncology. 2022 Mar;31(3):425-435 PMID: 34546611 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85116350079 09/22/2021

  • (Welch WA, Solk P, Auster-Gussman L, Gavin KL, Whitaker M, Cullather E, Izenman E, Courneya KS, Ackermann R, Spring B, Cella D, Penedo F, Phillips SM.) Transl Behav Med. 2022 Feb 16;12(2):203-213 PMID: 34398962 PMCID: PMC8848993 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85119671127 08/17/2021

  • (Auster-Gussman LA, Gavin KL, Siddique J, Welch WA, Solk P, Whitaker M, Cullather E, Fanning J, Maria CS, Gradishar W, Khan S, Kulkarni S, Phillips SM.) Psycho-Oncology. March 2022;31(3):425-435 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85116350079 03/01/2022

  • (Siddique J, Welch WA, Aaby D, Sternfeld B, Pettee Gabriel K, Carnethon MR, Rana JS, Sidney S.) J Am Heart Assoc. 2021 Jul 20;10(14):e019174 PMID: 34259009 PMCID: PMC8483457 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85111449718 07/15/2021

  • (Phillips S, Solk P, Welch W, Auster-Gussman L, Lu M, Cullather E, Torre E, Whitaker M, Izenman E, La J, Lee J, Spring B, Gradishar W.) JMIR Res Protoc. 2021 Apr 23;10(4):e24254 PMID: 33890857 PMCID: PMC8105756 SCOPUS ID: 2-s2.0-85104824645 04/24/2021