Charles Hillman received his Ph.D. from the University of Maryland, College Park in 2000. He is an assistant professor at the University of Illinois in the Departments of Kinesiology & Community Health, Psychology, and an affiliate of the Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology. He directs the Neurocognitive Kinesiology Laboratory, which is focused on the relationship between physical activity/exercise and neurocognitive function across the lifespan, with particular interest in executive control.