Her research focuses on identifying environmental, psychological and social underpinnings of exercise adherence and translating these findings to effective evidence-based interventions, primarily for women and children. Dr. Wadsworth has served as a co-investigator on National Institutes of Health and Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grants aimed at examining the impact of physical activity policies on children�s physical activity levels at school and during physical education. Currently she is an at-large member on the Southeast Chapter of the American College of Sports Medicine.