Biography
Pedro Hallal is a Professor at the University of Illinois - Champaign/Urbana. Prof. Hallal served as the President of the Federal University of Pelotas, Brazil from 2017 to 2020. His primary area of research is physical activity and public health. Prof. Hallal has published more than 500 scientific articles and his research has been funded by Brazilian and international agencies. According to Google Scholar, Prof. Hallal's work has been cited >74,000 times, and my h-index is 107. Prof. Hallal was the leader of the 2012 Lancet Physical Activity Series and steering committee member of the 2016 and 2021 series – work that informs the global health burden of physical inactivity. He is one of the founders and former president of the Brazilian Society of Physical Activity and Health. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief of the Journal of Physical Activity and Health. More recently, Prof. Hallal served as the Principal Investigator for the EPICOVID19 project, the largest epidemiological study on Covid-19 in Brazil.
Additional Campus Affiliations
Alvin M. and Ruth L. Sandall Professor, Health and Kinesiology
Professor, Health and Kinesiology
Director, MPH Program, Health and Kinesiology
Recent Publications
Brito dos Santos, C. V., Coelho, L. E., Luz, P. M., Goedert, G. T., Csillag, D., Gennari, J., Leão, O. A. D. A., Blumenberg, C., Siqueira, F. V., De Assis, D. M., Da Silva, A. M. D. S., Do Carmo, G. M. I., Barros, F. C., Struchiner, C. J., Victora, C. G., & Rodrigues Curi Hallal, P. (2026). History of self-reported COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations in the Brazilian population: a countrywide survey. International Journal of Epidemiology, 55(Supplement_1), i1-i12. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyaf153
Silveira, M. F., Leão, O., Croda, J., Gatti, E., Maciel, E., Lima, N. T., Vinholes Siqueira, F., Rodrigues Curi Hallal, P., & Victora, C. G. (2026). Coverage and inequalities in COVID-19 and influenza vaccination in Brazil: a nationwide cross-sectional survey. International Journal of Epidemiology, 55(Supplement_1), i22-i30. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyaf105
Wehrmeister, F. C., Menezes, A. M. B., Dalcolmo, M., Prendergast, E. C. C., Batista, T. G. S., Leão, O. A. D. A., Blumenberg, C., Vinholes Siqueira, F., Struchiner, C. J., Victora, C. G., & Rodrigues Curi Hallal, P. (2026). A countrywide study on post-COVID-19 condition in Brazil: the Epicovid 2.0. International Journal of Epidemiology, 55(Supplement_1), i31-i40. https://doi.org/10.1093/ije/dyaf143
Alan, A. G., Crochemore-Silva, I., Nunes, B. C., Mielke, G. I., Hallal, P. C., Martinez, J. F. N., Dos Santos, S. F. D. S., & Antunes, P. D. C. (2025). PRÁTICAS CORPORAIS E ATIVIDADES FÍSICAS ARTICULADAS À PROMOÇÃO DA SAÚDE: A COMPOSIÇÃO COLETIVA DE UMA OBRA TÉCNICA PARA O SUS. Movimento, 31, Article e31048. https://doi.org/10.22456/1982-8918.141115
Amaral de Andrade Leão, O., Flores, TR., de Oliveira Nava, D., Soares, PSM., Murray, J., Domingues, MR., & Hallal, PC. (2025). Patterns of Screen Time From Ages 2 to 6–7 Years in South Brazil: A Prospective Study. Child: Care, Health and Development, 51(1), Article e70033. https://doi.org/10.1111/cch.70033