Dr. Michael Ormsbee is Professor of Nutrition and Integrative Physiology, the Associate Director of the Institute of Sports Sciences & Medicine, and an Honorary Research Fellow at the University of KwaZulu-Natal in Durban, South Africa.

Dr. Ormsbee joined the FSU faculty in 2010, after spending two years at Skidmore College (Saratoga Springs, NY) in the Department of Health and Exercise Sciences.

He completed his Ph.D. in Bioenergetics (interdisciplinary program in Exercise Science, Physiology, & Biochemistry) from East Carolina University, his M.S. in Exercise Physiology and Sports Nutrition from South Dakota State University, and his B.S. in Exercise Science/Business from Skidmore College.

Dr. Ormsbee is a Fellow of both the American College of Sports Medicine and the International Society of Sports Nutrition. His research expertise involves the interaction of exercise training, nutrition, and supplementation to improve metabolism and achieve optimal body composition, human performance, and health in athletic and clinical populations. Dr. Ormsbee was honored as the 2014 FSU Undergraduate Teacher of the Year, 2017 Nutrition Researcher of the Year by the National Strength and Conditioning Association (NSCA), 2018 FSU Graduate Student Mentor of the Year, 2020 FSU Distinguished Teacher of the Year, and the 2020 Sport Scientist of the Year by the NSCA. His course, “Changing Body Composition Through Diet and Exercise” is available through The Great Courses. Follow him @mikeormsbee.