Dr. Ruth M. Mabry completed her doctoral degree in health promotion with a focus on physical activity in 2013 at the University of Queensland, Australia. Her doctoral thesis titled “Physical Inactivity and Population Health in Oman Opportunity for Chronic Disease Prevention” included 5 published papers. A majority of her 25+ publications focus on the prevention of non-communicable diseases and the promotion of physical activity. Dr. Mabry is a public health professional with 25 years of progressive experience with national and international agencies in research, strategic health policy and planning, and monitoring and evaluation.