Dr. Jessica (Jess) Gorzelitz is interested in equal parts kinesiology and epidemiology applied to cancer survivorship. Her research focuses on the importance of physical activity in cancer survivorship, with special emphasis on gynecologic oncology and the importance of muscle-strengthening exercise. 

She pursued her academic preparation all from the University of Wisconsin - Madison including formal preparation in kinesiology, epidemiology, population health, and physical activity epidemiology. After my doctorate, she completed the Cancer Prevention Fellowship Program at the National Cancer Institute within the Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics where she advanced her cancer epidemiology training through studies of cohort estimates of muscle strengthening exercise and physical activity. 

Now at the University of Iowa, she directs the Physical Activity and Cancer Survivorship (PACS) lab where they use distance-delivered behavioral change approaches to advance physical activity behaviors in individuals with a cancer history.