Ben Thompson, PhD, FACSM, ACSM EP

Dr. Ben Thompson is a Professor of Exercise Science and Program Director of an Exercise Science (ES) accredited (Commission on Accreditation of Allied Health Education Programs - CAAHEP) program at Metropolitan State University of Denver (MSU Denver). The undergraduate program at MSU Denver is practitioner focused and has been accredited since 2011. Dr. Thompson is an active member in the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and has held leadership positions at the National and Regional levels. He has been a certified exercise professional (Certified Exercise Physiologist), through ACSM, since 2000 and became a Fellow of the College in 2015. In addition to his academic appointment and service in ACSM, he has served as an at-large member for the Committee on Accreditation for the Exercise Sciences (CoAES) since 2012 and was elected as Chair in 2018. The CoAES is the organization that makes recommendations to CAAHEP regarding the accreditation of undergraduate and graduate exercise science/physiology programs.