Michelle and Shawn Arent
Shawn and Michelle Arent, who can collectively bench press a few hundred pounds, are the power couple behind the Center for Health and Human Performance (CHHP) at the New Jersey Institute for Food, Nutrition, and Health on the Cook Campus. Michelle is the director of training and conditioning at CHHP, and Shawn is the center’s director. The Arents have wedded their disparate but complementary backgrounds at the center, and while they approach things from different angles, that allows for a broader perspective—as a scientist, he’s focused on research; she’s intent on putting that research to practical use. Read more at Rutgers Magazine.
