Scott Howell, PhD

Scott Howell, PhD, is the Director of Clinical Research and Education at Optimize U. Dr. Howell served as a dissertation chair, committee member, and subject matter expert in the PhD Health Sciences program at Trident University. More recently, Dr. Howell served as an academic director and subject matter expert in the graduate Health and Human Performance Program at Salem University, as well as an adjunct faculty at Colorado State University.
Dr. Howell holds a PhD in Health Science from Trident University, a Master of Science in Sport and Health Science from American Public University, a Bachelor of Science in Sport and Health Science from American Public University, and a Mechanical Engineering degree from Forsyth Technical College as well as two additional doctoral degrees. He has worked as a Clinical Trial Interventionist and Biomechanist on two major NIH and DoD funded trials at Wake Forest University: Strength Training for Arthritis Trial (START) and The Runners and Injury Longitudinal Study (TRAILS).
Dr. Howell is a renowned hormone expert, epidemiologist, and clinical investigator with research interests in androgen metabolism, genetic determinants of hormone sensitivity, long-term harm of performance-enhancing drug use, skeletal muscle adaptation to structured physical training, and the health effects of exposure to endocrine disrupting chemicals.
Dr. Howell lectures on several topics, including hormone optimization, anabolic-androgenic steroids, and genetic mutations that influence hormone sensitivity. He also serves as a consultant for various sport organizations and medical groups, regarding doping in sports, clinical harm reduction with anabolic steroid abuse, and pharmacogenetic risk of performance-enhancing drugs.
Dr. Howell has published several peer-reviewed scholarly works (e.g., primary research studies, journal articles, textbooks) and is a recipient of the prestigious AMU Academic Scholar Award (2016).