Throughout his professional tenure, Dr. Gordon has served as a study section reviewer for various Federal agencies including the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institute of Health (NIH); and the National Science Foundation (NSF). He also serves as an editorial board member for multiple prestigious peer review journals such as Medicine and Science in Sports and Exercise, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, PLOS One, Preventing Chronic Disease, Journal of Applied Physiology, Obesity, Journal of Physical Activity and Health, Metabolism, and BMC Neuroscience. In addition to his expansive research activities, Dr. Gordon has served as a research/clinical advisor to undergraduate and graduate students as well as a senior mentor to many junior faculty members. As a distinguished researcher and educator, Dr. Gordon has received numerous prestigious awards and honors, including Nationally Recognized Research Expertise from Expertscape, the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Fellowship, The Obesity Society (TOS) Fellowship and a Physical Activity and Public Health Fellowship from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC).