Mr. Killingsworth is Program Director for the Ruth Mott Foundation located in Flint, Michigan.  Prior to this appointment, Mr. Killingsworth was the Director of Active Living by Design, a national initiative supported by The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, and an Associate Research Professor at the University of North Carolina School of Public Health.  Mr. Killingsworth served for 15 years in the federal government and was a health scientist with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, and the lead interventionist on CDC’s Active Community Environments Initiative, the first national effort to increase physical activity and improve health through community design and transportation alternatives.

Mr. Killingsworth is also one of only a few public health practitioners collaborating with city planning, transportation, architecture, and outdoor recreation professionals to develop policies and programs to promote physical activity through built environment interventions.  Through this network he has provided technical assistance to federal agencies, elected officials and numerous national organizations on issues related to socio-environmental determinants of health, and as a result, he has become widely recognized as a national expert on these issues.  He has been extensively interviewed by the national media including The Associated Press, USA Today, New York Times, Los Angeles Times, Washington Post, Time, Chicago Tribune, Walking Magazine, Bicycling Magazine, Outside Magazine, ABC News and National Public Radio.  Mr. Killingsworth has also presented and published extensively, and serves on several national organizations and boards.

Mr. Killingsworth earned his Bachelor of Science in Community Health Education from Indiana State University and his Masters of Public Health in Public Health Education from Indiana University. He is currently completing his Ph.D. in Architecture, Behavior and Culture from Georgia Institute of Technology.

Mr. Killingsworth is an avid runner, cyclist, and hiker. In 2002, he received the League of American Bicyclists highest distinction – the Dr. Paul Dudley White Award for his work to promote bicycling.  The vision for his work is to see the built environment complement the needs of a healthy life and livable community.