Kenneth R. Allison, PhD, is the Principal of KR Allison Research Consulting, and is a Research Consultant with PICEPS Consultants, Inc.  The goal of this firm is to provide a range of research and evaluation services to organizations interested in promoting individual and community health.  An area of particular expertise is the conduct and analysis of community health surveys, augmented by in-depth interviews and focus groups.  Several studies conducted have focused on patterns and predictors of physical activity participation in Canada and the province of Ontario. After completing his Ph.D. in Community Health in the Department of Behavioural Science, University of Toronto, Dr. Allison accepted a position as Research Scientist in the Department of Prevention Studies at the Addiction Research Foundation (now CAMH), where he conducted research on school and social factors influencing tobacco, alcohol, and drug use among high school students.  In 1990 he was named as Health Promotion Specialist in a new Teaching Health Unit program in the North York Public Health Department.  Along with Dr. Irving Rootman, Dr. Allison obtained a $2.2 million grant from the Ontario Ministry of Health to form the North York Community Health Promotion Research Unit, a partnership between the Centre for Health Promotion, University of Toronto, and the North York Public Health Department.  He later was awarded a Career Scientist grant by the Ontario Ministry of Health to conduct research on physical activity promotion.  As Director of the Physical Activity Research Program, he has obtained (as Principal Investigator) over $1.5 million in operating grants over the past five years.  In addition, he has published widely in peer-reviewed journals, and served as a reviewer to many scientific journals and funding organizations. Dr. Allison holds a status appointment as Associate Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, as well as being a full member of the School of Graduate Studies.  He is also cross-appointed to the Faculty of Physical Education and Health and the Institute for Human Development, Life Course, and Aging.  He has supervised, or served as a committee member for, 18 graduate student theses, and has taught several courses to both graduate and undergraduate students.