Dr. Paul Burghardt earned a MS in exercise physiology and a PhD in biomedical science and has a decade of research experience investigating how physical activity alters behavior and neurobiology. He currently holds positions in the Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience Institute and the department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, both at the University of Michigan.

Dr. Burghardt is a member of the Society for Neuroscience, the International Behavioral Neuroscience Society, the American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine, and the Michigan Metabolomics and Obesity Center. He has authored several scientific publications on the behavioral, neurochemical, and physiological responses related to exercise and the behavioral responses to pharmacological compounds.