Rate My Professor Martin Binks

Martin Binks, PhD, MBA, is a professor and Chair of the Department of Nutrition and Food Studies at George Mason University within the Health Science faculty. With over 20 years as a metabolic disease scientist and clinician, he has guided thousands of patients through behavioral, pharmacologic, and surgical weight loss interventions, enhancing health, wellness, and quality of life. He has also mentored numerous early-career professionals. Dr. Binks obtained his PhD in clinical psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University, focusing on behavioral medicine, neuropsychology, and obesity. His training included work at the Bronx VA Medical Center on neuropsychology and post-traumatic stress disorder, followed by pre- and post-doctoral training in behavioral medicine and obesity at the Medical University of South Carolina. Additionally, he earned an MBA from Texas Tech University.

Prior to George Mason, Dr. Binks was a professor in the Department of Nutritional Sciences at Texas Tech University, where he also chaired the Institutional Review Board and founded the Nutrition & Metabolic Health Initiative. He served as an adjunct professor in the Department of Internal Medicine at TTU Health Sciences Center. Earlier, he held positions at Duke University Medical Center as an Assistant Professor in the Division of Medical Psychology and Director of Behavioral Health, Research, and New Business and Strategic Alliances at the Duke Diet & Fitness Center. His research specializations include nutrition, brain health and cognition, 3D food printing, behavioral pharmacologic and surgical treatments for metabolic diseases, motivating health behavior change and health coaching, and nutritional factors in prostate cancer. Key publications encompass the book The Duke Diet, "Printability, texture, and sensory trade-offs for 3D printed potato with added proteins and lipids" (Journal of Food Engineering, 2023), "Egg and saturated fat containing breakfasts have no acute effect on acute glycemic control in healthy adults: a randomized partial crossover trial" (Nutr Diabetes, 2021), and "Extended calorie restriction suppresses overall and specific food cravings: a systematic review and a meta-analysis" (Obes Rev, 2017). Dr. Binks has contributed editorially as former Editor in Chief of Progress in Preventive Medicine, associate editor of Translational Behavioral Medicine, and Communications Editor for the International Journal of Obesity, and serves on editorial boards for International Journal of Obesity and Obesity Science & Practice. Among his honors are Fellowship in The Obesity Society, The European Society of Preventative Medicine, and The New York Academy of Medicine, the TOS Atkinson-Stern Award for Distinguished Public Service in Obesity (2014), and the Texas Tech University College of Human Sciences President’s Mid-Career Award (2015). He has held leadership roles in The Obesity Society, including Secretary-Treasurer and Executive Board Member of Obesity Week™, and contributed to campaigns like Treat Obesity Seriously and Obesity Care Week.