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Healthy Lifestyle Expert & Consultant | Public Speaker | Writer & Commentator

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As a dedicated healthy lifestyle consultant, my mission is to make healthy living approachable, sustainable, and, above all, enjoyable for ordinary people. Holding multiple degrees in exercise science, nutrition and rehabilitation, and numerous specialty certifications in these areas, I have built authority as a trustworthy expert for consumers and businesses. I've also worn professional hats in the corporate and commercial fitness industry, academia, medicine, nonprofit sectors and the blogosphere, and am well-known for both talking the talk and walking the walk. My secret sauce is my ability to leverage decades of hands-on experience to provide practical, actionable advice, ideas and insights that resonate with everyday folks wherever they are in life. How can I help you? Whether you're in need of high-quality content, learning materials or educational resources, expert insights to map out your landscape of opportunities in a certain market segment, or due diligence support for a new product or service, consider me as your trusted resource. In addition to my real-world knowledge and insights, I bring 20 years of research experience, clinical training and subject matter expertise in chronic disease prevention, health promotion, weight management, lifestyle interventions, coaching and fitness optimization to provide consultancy in relevant areas like translational research, professional learning, workplace wellness, and health technology. So, let's say you're doing business in the health, wellness and fitness industry. I'll leverage up-to-date research to provide you with insights into the physical and physiological effects of various lifestyle parameters (daily physical activity, dietary intake, weight management, smoking habits and alcohol consumption) and help you identify unique opportunities for new products and services. You might be working within the academic, health education or health promotion sector. Let me provide strategic direction for the design and development of your continuing education paradigms and other self-sustaining revenue streams including certificate programs, online media and didactic modules, particularly those aimed at health professionals, practitioners and students. Perhaps, you're an employer or business looking to promote the health and well-being of your employees. Let's partner! I can help you design customized coaching, training and advisory services for your workplace wellness program that ultimately support ongoing self-care for health optimization and career longevity. You might be a health technology start up, investor or venture firm. Leveraging my analytical background, I'll conduct extensive market research, provide due-diligence support, and offer strategic and tactical guidance in relation to technology adoption and the development of new technologies aimed at self-care and chronic disease prevention and management. Or, maybe you just need a good writer. I am available for scholarly and mainstream contributions. My portfolio is diverse and includes over two dozen scientific manuscripts and abstracts, a self-help book, and nearly 900 mainstream articles across multiple media outlets. No matter the publication source, I'll provide fresh insights and deliver high-quality content on virtually any topic that falls within the realms of health, wellness and fitness. Do you need something else? I offer a full array of additional services and solutions, customizable for your project. Just shoot me a message and tell me what you need.

Subject Matter Expertise

• ☆ Exercise & Fitness
• ☆ Adoption
• ☆ Obesity
• ☆ Health Risk Assessments
• ☆ Health Education
• ☆ Technical & Scientific Writing

Services

• Writing
• Research
• Consulting
• Product Development

Work Experience

Healthy Lifestyle Expert & Consultant

Synthycity

May 2017 - Present

Health, Wellness & Fitness Consultant

Complete Health Solutions

May 2002 - May 2017

Research Assistant Professor

University of Illinois at Chicago

August 2014 - August 2016

Nutrition & Health Expert Writer

Multiply

February 2013 - June 2015

Postdoctoral Research Associate

University of Illinois at Chicago

August 2012 - August 2014

Graduate Research Assistant

University of Illinois at Chicago

August 2006 - August 2012

Exercise Physiologist (Student Intern)

Mercy Hospital and Medical Center

June 2005 - May 2006

Club Manager, Personal Trainer & Group Exercise Instructor

Regents Park Health Club

February 2003 - August 2004

Personal Training Manager & Group Exercise Instructor

Bally Sports Club

August 2001 - August 2002

Education

Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Kinesiology, Nutrition and Rehabilitation

University of Illinois at Chicago

August 2006 - August 2012

Master of Science (MS), Movement Science

University of Illinois at Chicago

August 2004 - May 2006

Master of Science (MS), Movement Science

Soma Institute: The National School of Clinical Massage Therapy

April 2003 - August 2004

Bachelor of Science (BS), Kinesiology

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

August 1998 - August 2002

Certifications

• Certification details not provided.

Publications

JOURNAL ARTICLE

Milani, R.V., Franklin, N.C.(2017). The Role of Technology in Healthy Living Medicine . Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 59. (5). p. 487-491.

Robinson, A.T., Franklin, N.C., Norkeviciute, E., Bian, J.T., Babana, J.C., Szczurek, M.R., Phillips, S.A.(2016). Improved arterial flow-mediated dilation after exertion involves hydrogen peroxide in overweight and obese adults following aerobic exercise training . Journal of Hypertension. 34. (7). p. 1309-1316.

Franklin, N.C., Arena, R.(2016). Personalized Weight Management Interventions for Cardiovascular Risk Reduction: A Viable Option for African-American Women . Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 58. (6). p. 595-604.

Pratt, M., Franklin, N.C.(2016). Technology and Public Health: New Tools and Perspectives . Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 58. (6). p. 674-675.

Franklin, N.C., Pratt, M.(2016). Let's Face It: Consumer-Focused Technology Is the Future of Cardiovascular Disease Prevention and Treatment . Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 58. (6). p. 577-578.

Franklin, N.C., Lavie, C.J., Arena, R.A.(2015). Personal health technology: A new era in cardiovascular disease prevention . Postgraduate Medicine. 127. (2). p. 150-158.

Arena, R., Berra, K., Kaminsky, L., Hivert, M.-F., Cherie Franklin, N., Myers, J., Dengel, D., Franklin, N.C., Lavie, C.J., Lloyd-Jones, D.M., et al.(2015). Healthy lifestyle interventions to combat noncommunicable disease-a novel nonhierarchical connectivity model for key stakeholders: A policy statement from the American Heart Association, European Society of Cardiology, European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, and American College of Preventive Medicine . European Heart Journal. 36. (31). p. 2097-2109.

Bouchard, C., Antunes-Correa, L.M., Ashley, E.A., Franklin, N., Hwang, P.M., Mattsson, C.M., Negrao, C.E., Phillips, S.A., Sarzynski, M.A., Wang, P.-Y., et al.(2015). Personalized Preventive Medicine: Genetics and the Response to Regular Exercise in Preventive Interventions . Progress in Cardiovascular Diseases. 57. (4). p. 337-346.

Franklin, N.C.(2015). Technology to promote and increase physical activity in heart failure . Heart Failure Clinics. 11. (1). p. 173-182.

Arena, R., Guazzi, M., Lianov, L., Whitsel, L., Berra, K., Lavie, C.J., Kaminsky, L., Williams, M., Hivert, M.-F., Franklin, N.C., et al.(2015). Healthy Lifestyle Interventions to Combat Noncommunicable Disease - A Novel Nonhierarchical Connectivity Model for Key Stakeholders: A Policy Statement from the American Heart Association, European Society of Cardiology, European Association for Cardiovascular Prevention and Rehabilitation, and American College of Preventive Medicine . Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 90. (8). p. 1082-1103.

Franklin, N.C., Robinson, A.T., Bian, J.-T., Ali, M.M., Norkeviciute, E., McGinty, P., Phillips, S.A.(2015). Circuit resistance training attenuates acute exertion-induced reductions in arterial function but not inflammation in obese women . Metabolic Syndrome and Related Disorders. 13. (5). p. 227-234.

Franklin, N.C., Ali, M., Goslawski, M., Wang, E., Phillips, S.A.(2014). Reduced vasodilator function following acute resistance exercise in obese women . Frontiers in Physiology. 5 JUL.

Franklin, N.C., Ali, M.M., Robinson, A.T., Norkeviciute, E., Phillips, S.A.(2014). Massage therapy restores peripheral vascular function after exertion . Archives of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. 95. (6). p. 1127-1134.

Franklin, N.C., Tate, C.A.(2009). Lifestyle and Successful Aging: An Overview . American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. 3. (1). p. 6-11.

BOOK

Franklin, N.C., Phillips, S.A.(2013). The vascular endothelium: A conduit by which aerobic exercise reduces cardiovascular disease risk . Aerobic Exercise: Health Benefits, Types and Common Misconceptions. p. 137-153.