Richard B. Kreider received his Ph.D. degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1987. He serves as Professor and Director of the Exercise and Sports Nutrition Lab and Director of the Human Clinical Core at Texas A&M University. At TAMU, he served as Executive Director of the Human Clinical Research Facility (2017–2022), Head of the Department of Health and Kinesiology, and Thomas A. and Joan Read Endowed Chair for Disadvantaged Youth (2008 to 2017). He is a Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (FACSM); an active member of the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA); a co-founder, board member, and Fellow of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (FISSN); a founding Editor-In-Chief of the Journal of the International Society of Sports Nutrition (IF 4.97); Fellow of the American College of Nutrition (FACN); former Board Member of the American Kinesiology Association (2015–2018); and elected Fellow of the National Academy of Kinesiology (FNAK, #568). He received the NSCA Nutrition Achievement Award (2010), the Global Health and Pharma Sport and Nutrition Award (2017), and the ISSN Lifetime Achievement Award (#2, 2018). His research interests include physical performance; organic food; athletes; sports nutrition; exercise physiology; sports nutrition; performance enhancement; weight loss; and women's health.