Publications
Within six months of defending my dissertation, I had three first-author manuscripts published in peer-reviewed journals. Two additional first-author manuscripts are 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. Translational Behavioral Medicine. 2025;15(1) doi:10.1093/tbm/ibaf042
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) doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2024-087184
Weeks B, Karlsen M, Sundermeir S, Ames ML, et al. Using Lifestyle Medicine to Treat Patients Can Reduce Practitioner Burnout: A Descriptive Model Derived from Healthcare Staff Interviews. BMC Health Serv Res. 2025; in press
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. 2024;0(0) doi:10.1177/15598276241279523
Ames ML, Karlsen MC, Sundermeir SM, et al. Lifestyle Medicine Implementation in Eight Health Systems: Protocol of a Multiple Case Study Investigation. JMIR Research Protocol. Feb 6 2024; doi:10.2196/51562
Sundermeir S, Karlsen M, Weeks B, Hemmingson T, Durrwachter N, Ames ML, Donaghy M, Reznar M, Staffier K, Gittelsohn J. Lifestyle Medicine 2022 Annual Conference Research Abstracts. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2023;17(1_suppl):1S-97S. doi:10.1177/15598276221128370
Durrwachter N, Sundermeir SM, Ames ML, et al. Lifestyle Medicine 2022 Annual Conference Research Abstracts. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2023;17(1_suppl):1S-97S. doi:10.1177/15598276221128370
Ames ML, Donaghy M, Durrwachter N, et al. Lifestyle Medicine 2022 Annual Conference Research Abstracts. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2023;17(1_suppl):1S-97S. doi:10.1177/15598276221128370
Gonzalez-Nahm S, Ames ML, Benjamin-Neelon SE. Formative evaluation of a portion control and calorie reduction campaign: Insights from focus groups with target audience. Preventive Medicine Reports. 2021;24 doi:10.1016/j.pmedr.2021.101614
Gonzalez-Nahm S, Bhatti AM, Ames ML, Zaltz D, Benjamin-Neelon SE. A Public Health Messaging Campaign to Reduce Caloric Intake: Feedback From Expert Stakeholders. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior. Jun 2020;52(6) doi:10.1016/j.jneb.2020.02.018
Poddar KH, Ames ML, Hsin-Jen C, Feeney MJ, Wang Y, Cheskin LJ. Positive effect of mushrooms substituted for meat on body weight, body composition, and health parameters. A 1-year randomized clinical trial. Appetite. Dec 2013;71 doi:10.1016/j.appet.2013.09.008
Poddar KH, Ames ML, Chen HJ, Feeney MJ, Wang Y, Cheskin LJ. 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. 2013;27(S1) doi:10.1096/fasebj.27.1_supplement.852.4