Greg Payne教授任教于圣何塞州立大学人体运动系，并于2000-06年，担任该系主任。他主要从事人体动作发展的研究，其研究兴趣涵盖老年问题以及身体活动对儿童健康和体能的影响。

他在西伊利诺斯大学获得学士学位，并于1995年获得该校卓越校友奖。他在爱荷华大学获得硕士学位，在印第安纳大学获得博士学位。

当Payne教授获得学士学位后，他以和平队志愿者的身份在委内瑞拉教育部工作了两年。自那时起到现在，他已发表了有150多份出版物，其中包括大量的被索引的文章和5部共16版的书。2000年，Payne博士被颇具威望的人体运动和身体教育科学院授予院士称号。这一称号的授予意味着Payne博士，在学术研究上做出了长期贡献，并已成为该学科的领军人物之一。2002年，圣马丁出版社出版了一本由Payne博士与他人合著的题为《证明了的方程：健康生活方式和体能计划》一书。最近，他以第一作者的身份与他人合著了《人类动作发展：终生发展历程》的一书的第7版即将出版，这是一本被世界数百所大学所采用的在该领域销量领先的教科书。

Payne博士还是制定美国中小学身体教育国家标准的工作组成员之一；同时，也是2004年公立学校督导，主要关注儿童肥胖、II型糖尿病及心血管疾病。Payne博士已在州内、国内和国际学术会议上进行过250多次演讲。他是中国沈阳体育学院第一位荣誉教授。他还获得加利福尼亚州政府委员会颁发的健身和竞技运动的杰出贡献奖；美国健康、身体教育、休闲与舞蹈联盟西南地区分会颁发的学者奖；以及美国健康、身体教育、休闲与舞蹈联合会颁发的荣誉奖。他多次被提名为圣何塞州立大学的卓越教授和校长设立的学者奖，并因对儿童身体活动和最大耗氧量的研究而获得《锻炼与运动研究季刊》所授予的科研写作奖。

Payne博士是拥有22，000名会员的美国国家运动与身体教育协会（NASPE）的前主席；美国健康、身体教育、休闲与舞蹈联盟（AAHPERD）属下的动作发展学会的前主席；加利福尼亚健康、身体教育、休闲与舞蹈协会的前主席。他曾被加利福尼亚健康、身体教育、休闲与舞蹈协会授予Verne Landreth奖，该奖项的设立旨在奖励那些在公共事业、科研、教学和管理方面做出卓越贡献的人。他还获得2004年加利福尼亚州立大学王氏家族卓越奖的SJSU提名，这一奖项的设立旨在奖励敬业与奉献，而不是学术领域的成就与贡献。他是美国健康、身体教育、休闲与舞蹈联盟的科学委员会的成员，曾担任过两种期刊的编委会主席及多部期刊的编委，这些期刊包括：《运动与锻炼中的医学与科学期刊》、《国际运动医学期刊》、《锻炼与运动研究季刊》、《老年医学》、《策略》、《女性运动与健身期刊》、《医学、锻炼、营养与健康》，以及《感觉与动作技能》。

Greg Payne, PED

Dr. Greg Payne is a Professor in the Department of Kinesiology at San JoseStateUniversity serving as department chair from 2000 to 2006. With a specialization in human motor development, his interests range from aging and physical activity to children's health and fitness. He received a B.S. degree from WesternIllinoisUniversity and was presented that institution's Distinguished Alumni Award in 1995. He earned an M.A. from the University of Iowa and PED from IndianaUniversity. After receiving the B.S. degree, Greg lived and worked in Venezuela for two years as a Peace Corps Volunteer assigned to the Venezuelan Ministry of Education. Since that time he has produced over 150 publications including numerous refereed articles and sixteen editions of five books.   In 2000, Greg was elected to fellowship in the prestigious Academy of Kinesiology and Physical Education (AAKPE), generally regarded to be the top tier of leaders in the discipline who have made long-term contributions primarily through scholarship. In 2002, he co-authored The Equation: A Proven Lifestyle and Fitness Plan by St. Martin’s Press and recently co-authored (lead author) Human Motor Development: A Lifespan Approach (2008, 7^th edition), a textbook that is the current leading seller in its field and has been used in hundreds of universities throughout the world. Greg was also a member of the task force that developed the physical education national standards, as well as a member of the 2004 State Superintendent of Public Instruction Task Force on Childhood Obesity, Type II Diabetes, and Cardiovascular Disease. Dr. Payne has made over 250 presentations at state, national, and international conferences. Greg was the first Distinguished Honorary Professor of the Shenyang Institute of Physical Education in China. He also received the Distinguished Service Award from the California Governor's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports, the Southwest District AAHPERD Scholar Award, and the AAHPERD Honor Award. He has been nominated several times for the Outstanding Professor and President's Scholar Awards at San JoseStateUniversity and received the prestigious Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport Research Writing Award for work involving children's physical activity and VO2 max.   Greg is a former President of the 22,000 member National Association for Sport and Physical Education (NASPE); former Chair of the National Motor Development Academy of AAHPERD, and former President of the California Association for Health, Physical Education, Recreation, and Dance (CAHPERD). He was presented CAHPERD’s Verne Landreth Award, exemplifying the highest achievement in service, research, teaching, and administration, and was the 2004 SJSU Nominee for the California State University Wang Family Excellence Award for extraordinary commitment and dedication, distinction by exemplary contributions, and achievement in the academic discipline. He is a Fellow of the Research Consortium of AAHPERD, has chaired two editorial boards and has reviewed for journals including Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, International Journal of Sports Medicine, Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sports, Gerontology, Strategies, Women in Sport and Physical Activity Journal, Medicine, Exercise, Nutrition, and Health, and Perceptual and Motor Skills.