Dr. Linda May is a tenured, associate professor at East Carolina University in Greenville, North Carolina. She is in the department of Kinesiology for Health and Human Performance as well as an adjunct faculty member in Obstetrics and Gynecology for the Brody School of Medicine. She is the Co-Director of the Human Performance Lab at ECU in Greenville, NC. She is also the Co-Chair and Co-founder of the American College of Sports Medicine Pregnancy and Postpartum Special Interest Group. Dr. May conducts research relating to the influence of different types of exercise throughout pregnancy on maternal and child health outcomes before and after birth. Her research is presented in world-wide media outlets, including the New York Times, Good Morning America, Tehran Times. Dr. May has published numerous works in the field of exercise during pregnancy, such as one book with another one being updated now, 6 book chapters, and ~70 peer-reviewed articles. Dr. May runs a grant funded lab with postdoctoral fellows, OB residents, graduate students at the PhD, medical, and masters level as well as undergraduate students in exercise physiology and public health. as well as professional organizations such as American Heart Association, ACSM (American College of Sports Medcine), and CSEP (Canadian Society of Exercise Physiologist), and the Spanish Network.She provides many presentations on her research topic, has won awards, and enjoys mentoring undergraduate, graduate and professional students as well as residents and postdoctoral fellows. Dr. May is involved in community service to help pregnant and postpartum women as well.
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