Kerry S. Courneya, Ph.D. is a Professor and Canada Research Chair in the Faculty of Kinesiology, Sport, and Recreation at the University of Alberta in Edmonton, Canada. He received his B.A. (1987) and M.A. (1989) in Kinesiology from the University of Western Ontario in London, Canada, and his Ph.D. (1992) in Kinesiology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He spent five years as an assistant professor at the University of Calgary (1992-1997) before moving to the University of Alberta in 1997. His research program focuses on the role of exercise after a cancer diagnosis (i.e., exercise oncology) including how exercise might help cancer patients prepare for treatments, tolerate and respond to treatments, recover after treatments, and improve cancer outcomes. He has published over 600 peer reviewed scientific papers including many influential randomized controlled trials in breast, prostate, colorectal, lymphoma, and testicular cancer patients. Prof. Courneya has co-authored the American Cancer Society’s physical activity and nutrition guidelines for cancer survivors and the American College of Sports Medicine’s exercise guidelines for cancer survivors. He has received numerous awards for his research including the Manulife Prize for the Promotion of Active Health, the O. Harold Warwick Prize from the Canadian Cancer Society, and the Award of Research Excellence from the Canadian Association of Psycho-Oncology. In 2023, Prof. Courneya was appointed an Officer in the Order of Canada for his scientific contributions to the field of exercise oncology.