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During the pandemic, a group of pediatricians took part in six months of Dr. Suzie’s coaching, which pairs movement with conversation. Their well-being improved significantly, and more than half improved by 10 points or more on a standard well-being scale.
Smith, K., Carmack, S., Wolever, R. Q., Schultz, C., Papalii, M. A., Williams, A. M., … & Cline, T. R. (2026). Enhancing group coaching competencies in the National Diabetes Prevention Program: Evaluation of the Group Coaching Certificate Program. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine. https://doi.org/10.1177/15598276261434170
Kennedy, S., Carmack, S., Li, L., Lin, F. C., Hatch, J. E., Chan, K., … & Noah, T. L. (2025). Coaching pediatricians for wellbeing: A pilot feasibility and acceptability study. Academic Pediatrics, 25(2), 102586.
Wolever, R. Q., Cline, T. R., Weiss, J. M., Carmack, S., Schultz, C., Arloski, M., & Lawson, K. (2024). Group health and wellness coaching: Development and validation of the required competencies. BMC Health Services Research, 24(1), 392.
Alemi, F., Carmack, S., Gustafson, D., Jacobson, J., Kreps, G. L., Nambisan, P., … & Xiao, Y. (2023). Support for the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), with caution. Quality Management in Health Care, 32(4), 278–280.
Constantino, R. E., Reyes, A. T., Scott, P. W., Petrie-Wyman, J., Carmack, S., Ramos, M. D., Palanisamy, B., Cuevas, P. E. G., Kang, H. K., Palompon, D. R., Hui, V., Burkart, R. E., & Allen, L. C. (2021). Life course in HEARTS: Enhancing telehealth resilience and mindfulness intervention in older adults experiencing abuse and trauma. A conceptualization. Open Access Journal of Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 3(2).
Ahmadian, M., Carmack, S., Samah, A. A., Kreps, G., & Saidu, M. B. (2016). Psychosocial predictors of breast self-examination among female students in Malaysia: A study to assess the roles of body image, self-efficacy and perceived barriers. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 17(3), 1277–1284.
Kreps, G. L., Alemi, F., Carmack, S., Gustafson, D., Jacobson, J., Leykin, Y., Nambisan, P., Simons, J. D., Strang, J., & Woldeselassie, R. (2026). Using strategic online suicide prevention communication interventions for at-risk transgender (TNG) youth. In J. Clare, B. Thomas, A. Seggi, A. Lauver, E. Spradley, R. T. Spradley, … & C. Sofka (Eds.), Suicide in popular media and culture: Studies in framing a social catastrophe. Policy Press.
Carmack, S. (2022). Stress management. In L. Cheskin et al., Weight loss for life. Johns Hopkins University Press.
Carmack, S. (2018). U.S. physicians’ burnout: A systems-level problem in need of a socio-ecological solution. In J. Sturmberg (Ed.), Embracing complexity in health: The transformation of science, practice, and policy. Springer.
Carmack, S. (2014). Making sense of well-being: A mixed-methods study applying sense-making theory to explore the role of interpersonal communication competence and social support in physical, mental, emotional and comprehensive well-being [Doctoral dissertation, George Mason University].