Publications
Within six months of defending my dissertation, I had three first-author manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals. One additional first-author manuscript will be submitted in August 2025 and another is in development.
Ames ML, Sundermeir SM, Staffier KL, et al. Education strategies to facilitate lifestyle medicine practice within health systems: a multiple case study of US health systems. Transl Behav Med. 2025;in print
Durrwachter N, Ames ML, Gittelsohn J, et al. Role of workplace culture in successful lifestyle medicine implementation: a qualitative case series among health systems in the USA. BMJ Open. Mar 5 2025;15(3):e087184. doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087184
Ames ML, Staffier KL, Kees A, et al. Online Lifestyle Medicine Continuing Medical Education (CME) Course Completion Predicts Increases in Clinician Knowledge, Confidence, and Practice of Lifestyle Medicine. Am J Lifestyle Med. Nov 5 2024;(in print):15598276241279523. doi:10.1177/15598276241279523
Ames, M. L., Karlsen, M. C., Sundermeir, S. M., Durrwachter, N., Hemmingson, T. A., Reznar, M. M., Livingston Staffier, K., Weeks, B., & Gittelsohn, J. (2024). Lifestyle Medicine Implementation in Eight Health Systems: Protocol of a Multiple Case Study Investigation. JMIR Res Protoc. https://doi.org/10.2196/51562
Ames, M. L., Donaghy, M., Durrwachter, N., Hemmingson, T. A., Karlsen, M., Sundermeir, S. M., Reznar, M. M., Livingston Staffier, K., Weeks, B., & Gittelsohn, J. (2023). Lifestyle Medicine 2022 Annual Conference Research Abstracts. American journal of lifestyle medicine, 17(1_suppl), 1S-97S. https://doi.org/10.1177/15598276221128370
Durrwachter, N., Sundermeir, S. M., Ames, M. L., Karlsen, M., Donaghy, M., Hemmingson, T. A., Reznar, M. M., Livingston Staffier, K., Weeks, B., & Gittelsohn, J. (2023). Lifestyle Medicine 2022 Annual Conference Research Abstracts. American journal of lifestyle medicine, 17(1_suppl), 1S-97S. https://doi.org/10.1177/15598276221128370
Sundermeir, S., Karlsen, M., Weeks, B., Hemmingson, T., Durrwachter, N., Ames, M. L., Donaghy, M., Reznar, M., Staffier, K., & Gittelsohn, J. (2023). Lifestyle Medicine 2022 Annual Conference Research Abstracts. American journal of lifestyle medicine, 17(1_suppl), 1S-97S. https://doi.org/10.1177/15598276221128370
Gonzalez-Nahm, S., Ames, M. L., & Benjamin-Neelon, S. E. (2021). Formative evaluation of a portion control and calorie reduction campaign: Insights from focus groups with target audience. Preventive Medicine Reports, 24. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101614
Gonzalez-Nahm, S., Bhatti, A. M., Ames, M. L., Zaltz, D., & Benjamin-Neelon, S. E. (2020). A Public Health Messaging Campaign to Reduce Caloric Intake: Feedback From Expert Stakeholders. J Nutr Educ Behav, 52(6), 595-606. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2020.02.018
Poddar, K. H., Ames, M., Hsin-Jen, C., Feeney, M. J., Wang, Y., & Cheskin, L. J. (2013). Positive effect of mushrooms substituted for meat on body weight, body composition, and health parameters. A 1-year randomized clinical trial. Appetite, 71, 379-387. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appet.2013.09.008
Poddar, K. H., Ames, M., Chen, H. J., Feeney, M. J., Wang, Y., & Cheskin, L. J. (2013). Positive effect of white button mushrooms when substituted for meat on body weight and composition changes during weight loss and weight maintenance – A one‐year randomized clinical trial. The FASEB Journal, 27(S1). https://doi.org/10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.852.4