Eduardo Esteban Bustamante
Associate Professor, Kinesiology and Nutrition
Focus Areas
Office Phone
Office
1919 W. Taylor St., 626 AHSB
Mail Code
517
Office Hours
By appointment
About
Eduardo Esteban Bustamante, PhD, FACSM, holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Kinesiology from the University of Massachusetts Amherst (2006) and a Doctor of Philosophy in Kinesiology, Nutrition, and Rehabilitation from the University of Illinois Chicago (UIC) (2013). Dr. Bustamante completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at the Medical College of Georgia, Georgia Prevention Institute (2015). Dr. Bustamante’s expertise lies in Exercise Psychology with an emphasis on community-engaged intervention research. His research focuses on generating evidence-based lifestyle interventions that promote physical and mental health among Chicago families. Dr. Bustamante is an Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Nutrition at UIC, where he is Director of the UIC Healthy Kids Lab. His intervention research has been conducted in partnership with Chicago Public Schools, Chicago Park District, and Urban Initiatives. This work has been funded by the National Institute of Mental Health, the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities, the UIC Center for Health Equity Research (CHER), the UIC Chancellor's Office, and the Chicago Partnership for Health Promotion.
Selected Grants
Heising-Simons Foundation, Co-designing AI Assisted Family Math and Science Learning in Health Care Environments, co-PI
U of I Center on Health, Aging, And Disability, Convergent Effects of Health Behaviors on Neurocognitive and Academic Performance, co-PI
Chicago Partnership for Health Promotion, BUILT (Be Unstoppable in Life Together) Family Lifestyle Program, Principal Investigator
UIC Center for Health Equity Research / National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities, Family Lifestyle Intervention for ADHD and Oppositional Defiant Disorder, Principal Investigator
Selected Publications
“Sociodemographic Disparities in Sedentary Time among US Youth Vary by Period of Day”, PLOS ONE
Service to the Community
Nationally, I serve as President Elect of the North American Society for Pediatric Exercise Medicine (NASPEM) and on the Board of Trustees and the Administrative Council of the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM). Locally, I serve on advisory boards for Chicago Park District and Urban Initiatives, and serve as nutrition coordinator for IL LEND.
Leadership in the Profession
National American Society for Pediatric Exercise Medicine (NASPEM), President Elect
American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM), Trustee / Admin Council
Chicago Park District (CPD), Health and Wellness Advisory Board
Illinois Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (IL LEND), Nutrition Coordinator
Notable Honors
2024 - UIC Community Engagement Faculty Award, Emerging Scholar, University of Illinois Chicago
2022 - Community Impact Award, Urban Initiatives
2022 - Excalibur Award for Teaching Excellence, UIC College of Applied Health Sciences
2019-2024 - Exercise is Medicine on Campus, Gold/Silver Recognition, American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM)
Education
BS, Kinesiology, University of Massachusetts, Amherst Commonwealth College, Cum Laude, 2006
PhD, Kinesiology, Nutrition and Rehabilitation, University of Illinois at Chicago, 2013
Postdoctoral Research Fellowship, Pediatrics, Medical College of Georgia, 2015