CURRICULUM VITAE
Scherezade K. Mama, DrPH
PRESENT TITLE AND AFFILIATION
Assistant Professor, Department of Kinesiology
College of Health and Human Development
The Pennsylvania State University
OFFICE ADDRESS
The Pennsylvania State University
Department of Kinesiology
268J Recreation Building
University Park, PA 16802
Phone: (814) 863-5887
Fax: (814) 865-1275
Email: skm167@psu.edu
EDUCATION
Degree-Granting Education
2005, Bachelor of Science
University of Houston, Houston, TX
Major: Biology (Chemistry minor)
2009, Master in Public health
The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX
Major: Community Health Practice
2013, Doctor of Public Health
The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX
Major: Community Health Practice (Biostatistics minor, Leadership Studies concentration)
Post-Graduate Training
2013-2015, Postdoctoral Fellowship
Department of Health Disparities Research, Cancer Prevention Research Training Program (National
Cancer Institute R25T CA57730), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Mentors: Lorna H. McNeill, PhD (primary), Karen Basen-Engquist, PhD, David W. Wetter, PhD,
Deborah I. Thompson, and Rebecca E. Lee
EXPERIENCE/SERVICE
Academic Appointments
N/A
Consultantships
Statistics consultant and analyst (PI: Nahid Rianon), Department of Internal Medicine, The University of
Texas Medical School at Houston, Houston, TX, 2012-2013
Institutional Committee Activities
Head of the Review Committee, 2014 Leading Mentor in Cancer Prevention Awards, Division of Cancer
Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2014
Preliminary-round Judge, 2014 Trainee Institutional Elevator Speech Competition, Cancer Prevention
Research Training Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2014
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Review Committee Member, 2013 Leading Mentor in Cancer Prevention Awards, Division of Cancer
Prevention and Population Sciences, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 2013
HONORS AND AWARDS
Susan G. Sampson Endowed Scholarship, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX,
2008
2nd Place Abstract Award, 2009 Texas Obesity Research Center Conference, Houston, TX, 2009
Staff Tuition Scholarship, College of Education, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 2009
Staff Tuition Scholarship, College of Education, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 2010
Jewell Harper Scholarship, College of Education, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 2010
Polly Sparks Turner Scholarship, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX, 2010
Staff Excellence Award – Effective Leader, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 2011
Doctoral Dissertation Research Award, The University of Texas School of Public Health, Houston, TX,
2012
Citation Abstract, 2012 Society of Behavioral Medicine’s 33rd Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions,
New Orleans, LA, 2012
Community-based Participatory Research Trainee, Latinos Contra el Cancer Community Networks
Program Center, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2013-2015
Health Disparities Loan Repayment Program, National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities,
National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 2014-2016
AACR Scholar-in-Training Award, Seventh AACR Conference: The Science of Cancer Health Disparities
in Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, American Association for Cancer Research,
Philadelphia, PA, 2014
Early Career Cancer Health Disparities Researcher Scholarship, Geographical Management of Cancer
Health Disparities Program (GMaP) Region 4, San Antonio, TX, 2014
2015 Distinguished Student Award – Excellence in Research, Society of Behavioral Medicine, Milwaukee,
WI, 2015
Duncan Family Institute Mentored Junior Faculty Fellowship in Cancer Prevention Research (Awarded
and Declined), The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, 2015
RESEARCH
Grants and Contracts (past 5 years)
Funded
Project Title: Social support, psychosocial factors, physical activity and obesity among African
Americans
Funding Agency: National Cancer Institute, R25T CA057730
Type: Cancer Prevention Research Training Program Postdoctoral Fellowship
Principal Investigator: Shine Chang, PhD
Role: Postdoctoral Fellow
Funding Period: September 2013 – September 2015
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Pending
N/A
Other
N/A
Completed
Project Title: Predicting Physical Activity Adoption among Minority Women Using SEM and
Participatory Research
Funding Agency: The University of Texas School of Public Health
Type: Doctoral Dissertation Research Award
Principal Investigator: Scherezade K. Mama, DrPH
Role: Principal Investigator (Dissertation Chair: Sheryl A. McCurdy)
Funding Period: April 2012 – April 2013
Project Title: Predicting PA Adoption among Minority Women Using SEM and Participatory
Research
Funding Agency: National Institute of Nursing Research, F31 NR013349-A101 (Scored 10)
Type: Predoctoral Fellowship
Principal Investigator: Scherezade K. Mama, DrPH
Role: Principal Investigator (Sponsor: Rebecca E. Lee, PhD; Co-Sponsors: Sheryl A. McCurdy,
PhD and Pamela M. Diamond, PhD)
Funding Period: June 2012 – September 2013
Not Funded
Project Title: A faith-based mind-body intervention to increase physical activity and reduce immune
dysregulation in African Americans
Funding Agency: The Obesity Society
Type: Early-Career Research Grant
Principal Investigator: Scherezade K. Mama, DrPH
Role: Principal Investigator (Mentor: Lorna H. McNeill, PhD)
Funding Period: August 2014 – August 2015
Protocols
Funded
N/A
Unfunded
Project Title: A faith-based mind-body intervention to increase physical activity and reduce immune
dysregulation in African Americans
Protocol Number: 2014-0083
Type: Pilot Study
Principal Investigator: Lorna H. McNeill, PhD
Role: Co-Investigator
Project Period: September 2014 – August 2015
Grant Reviewer/Service on Study Sections
N/A
Research Experience
Graduate Research Assistant, Understanding Neighborhood Determinants of Obesity Research
Laboratory, Department of Health and Human Performance, University of Houston, Houston, TX,
Rebecca E. Lee, PhD, 2006-2007
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Project Director, Health Is Power Project (R01 CA109403), Understanding Neighborhood Determinants
of Obesity Research Laboratory, Department of Health and Human Performance, University of
Houston, Houston, TX, Rebecca E. Lee, PhD, 2007-2009
Research Laboratory Manager, Understanding Neighborhood Determinants of Obesity, Texas Obesity
Research Center, Department of Health and Human Performance, University of Houston, Houston, TX,
Rebecca E. Lee, PhD, 2009-2013
Project Manager, Better Evaluation Tools & Techniques for Effective Recommendations for Policies
(BETTER Policies), Childhood Obesity Research Demonstration (CORD) Project (1U18 DP003350-01),
Texas Obesity Research Center, Department of Health and Human Performance, University of
Houston, Houston, TX, Daniel P. O’Connor, PhD, 2011-2013
PUBLICATIONS
Peer-Reviewed Original Research Articles
1. Lee RE, Mama SK, Banda JA, Bryant LG, McAlexander KP. Physical activity opportunities in low
socioeconomic status neighbourhoods. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health.
2009;63(12):1021. [PMID: 19923329]
2. Eugeni ML, Baxter M, Mama SK, Lee RE. Disconnections of African American public housing
residents: Connections to physical activity, dietary habits and obesity. American Journal of Community
Psychology. 2011;47(3-4):264-76. [PMID: 21181553]
3. Lee RE, Mama SK, Medina AV, Edwards RO, McNeill LH. SAving Lives Staying Active: SALSA to
promote physical activity and healthy eating. Journal of Obesity. 2011;2011:436509. [PMCID:
PMC3018638]
4. Lee RE, Mama SK, McAlexander K, Adamus H, Medina A. Neighborhood and PA: neighborhood
factors and physical activity in African American public housing residents. Journal of Physical Activity &
Health. 2011;8(Suppl 1):S83-90. [PMID: 21350267]
5. Layne CS, Mama SK, Banda JA, Lee RE. Development of an ecologically valid approach to assess
moderate physical activity using accelerometry in community dwelling women of color: A crosssectional study. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2011;8(1):21.
[PMCID: PMC3072301]
6. Siddiqi S, Mama SK, Lee RE. Developing an obesity prevention intervention in networked virtual
environments: The International Health Challenge in Second Life. Journal of Virtual Worlds Research.
2011;3(3).
7. Lee RE, Mama SK, Medina AV, Reese-Smith JY, Banda JA, Layne CS, Baxter M, O'Connor DP,
McNeill L, Estabrooks PA. Multiple measures of physical activity, dietary habits and weight status in
African American and Hispanic or Latina Women. Journal of Community Health. 2011;36(6):1011-1023.
[PMID: 21494895]
8. McAlexander KM, Mama SK, Medina A, O'Connor DP, Lee RE. The concordance of directly and
indirectly measured built environment attributes and physical activity adoption. International Journal of
Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2011;8(1):72. [PMCID: PMC3146893]
9. Lee RE, Medina AV, Mama SK, Reese-Smith JY, O’Connor DP, Brosnan M, Cubbin C, McMillan T,
Estabrooks PA. Health is power: An ecological theory-based health intervention for women of color.
Contemporary Clinical Trials. 2011;32(6):916-923. [PMCID: PMC3185198]
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10. Mama SK, Quill BE, Fernandez-Esquer ME, Reese-Smith JY, Banda JA, Lee RE. Body image and
physical activity among Latina and African American women. Ethnicity & Disease. 2011;21(3):281-287.
[PMID: 21942159]
11. Lee RE, Mama SK, Medina AV, Ho A, Adamus HJ. Neighborhood factors influence physical activity
among African American and Hispanic or Latina women. Health & Place. 2012;18:63-70. [PMCID:
PMC3259457]
12. Smith-Ray R, Mama S, Reese-Smith J, Estabrooks P, Lee RE. Improving participation rates for women
of color in health research: The role of group cohesion. Prevention Science. 2012;13(1):27-35. [PMCID:
PMC4326018]
13. Wilson PL, O’Connor DP, Kaplan CD, Bode S, Mama SK, Lee RE. Relationship between fruit,
vegetable, and fat consumption and binge eating symptoms in African American and Hispanic or Latina
women. Eating Behaviors. 2012;13(2):179-82. [PMCID: PMC3304303]
14. McAlexander KM, Mama SK, Medina AV, O'Connor DP, Lee RE. Concordance and correlates of direct
and indirect built environment measurement among minority women. American Journal of Health
Promotion. 2012;26(4):239-44. [PMID:22375575]
15. Lee RE, O'Connor DP, Smith-Ray R, Mama SK, Medina AV, Reese-Smith JY, Banda JA, Layne CS,
Brosnan M, Cubbin C, McMillan T, Estabrooks PA. Mediating effects of group cohesion on physical
activity and diet in women of color: health is power. American Journal of Health Promotion. 2012 MarApr;26(4):e116-25. [PMID:22375580]
16. Lee RE, Mama SK, Lopez Y. Sitting time and cardiometabolic risk factors in african american
overweight women. Journal of Obesity. 2012;2012:803467. [PMCID: PMC3345240]
17. Ledoux T, Mama S, O’Connor DP, Adamus H, Fraser ML, Lee RE. Home Availability and the Impact of
Weekly Stressful Events Are Associated with Fruit and Vegetable Intake among African American and
Hispanic/Latina Women. Journal of Obesity. 2012;2012:737891. [PMCID: PMC3361275]
18. Adamus HJ, Mama SK, Sahnoune I, Lee RE. Evaluating the quality and accessibility of physical activity
resources in two southern cities. American Journal of Health Promotion. 2012;27(1):52-4.
[PMID:22950926]
19. Lee RE, Adamus-Leach HJ, Cheung KC, Soltero EG, Lopez Y III, Saavedra F, Noor M, Mama SK.
Researching those who have the most to gain: Focused physical activity promotion in lower
socioeconomic populations. Current Cardiovascular Risk Reports. 2012;6(4):355-61.
20. Adamus-Leach HJ, Mama SK, O’Connor DP, Lee RE. Income differences in perceived neighborhood
environment characteristics among African American women. Environmental Health Insights.
2012;6:33-40. [PMCID: PMC3512446]
21. Lee RE, Mama SK, Leach HJ. Neighborhood street scale elements, sedentary time and
cardiometabolic risk factors in inactive ethnic minority women. PLoS One. 2012;7(12):e51081. [PMCID:
PMC3517578]
22. Lee RE, Soltero EG, Mama SK, Saavedra F, Ledoux TA, McNeill L. Developing a transcultural,
academic-community partnership to arrest obesity. International Quarterly of Community Health
Education. 2013;34(3):215-33. [PMID:25030103]
23. Adamus-Leach HJ, Wilson PL, O’Connor DP, Rhode PC, Mama SK, Lee RE. Depression, stress and
body fat are associated with binge eating in a community sample of African American and Hispanic
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women. Eating and Weight Disorders. 2013;18(2):221-7. [PMCID: PMC3786432]
24. Harden SM, Estabrooks PA, Mama SK, Lee RE. Longitudinal analysis of minority women’s perceptions
of cohesion: The role of cooperation, communication, and competition. International Journal of
Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. 2014;11:57. [PMCID: PMC4108125]
25. Galaviz KI, Harden SM, Smith E, Blackman KC, Berrey LM, Mama SK, Almeida FA, Lee RE,
Estabrooks PA. Physical activity promotion in Latin American populations: A systematic review on
issues of internal and external validity. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity. 2014;11(11):77. [PMCID: PMC4073811]
26. Leach HJ, Mama SK, Soltero EG, Lee RE. The influence of sitting time and physical activity on health
outcomes in public housing residents. Ethnicity & Disease. 2014;24(3):370-5. [PMCID: PMC4429510]
27. Mama SK, Soltero EG, Ledoux TA, Gallagher MR, Lee RE. Solving the obesity epidemic: Voices from
the community. Nursing Inquiry. 2014;21(3):192-201. [PMID:24372868]
28. Lee RE, Mama SK, Adamus-Leach HJ, Soltero EG. Contribution of neighborhood SES and access to
quality physical activity resources to physical activity in ethnic minority women over time. American
Journal of Health Promotion. 2015;29(4):210-6. [PMID:24524382]
29. Ledoux T, Adamus-Leach H, O’Connor D, Mama S, Lee R. The association of binge eating and
neighborhood fast food restaurant availability on diet and weight status. Public Health Nutrition.
2015;18(2):352-60. [PMID:24476972]
30. Mama SK, McCurdy SA, Evans AE, Thompson DI, Diamond PM, Lee RE. Using community insight to
understand physical activity adoption in overweight and obese African American and Hispanic women:
A qualitative study. Health Education & Behavior. 2015;42(3):321-8. [PMCID: PMC4446136]
31. O’Connor DP, Leach HJ, Mama SK, Lee RE. Factorial invariance of the Physical Activity Neighborhood
Environment Survey among single vs. multi-family housing residents. Research Quarterly for Exercise
and Sport. 2015;86(3):303-10. [PMCID: PMC4546567]
32. Mama SK, McCurdy SA, Evans AE, Diamond PM, Adamus-Leach HJ, Lee RE. Psychosocial factors
and theory in physical activity studies in minorities. American Journal of Health Behavior.
2015;39(1):68-76. [PMCID: PMC4429882]
33. Soltero EG, Mama SK, Pacheco A, Lee RE. Physical activity resource and user characteristics in
Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Special Issue of Retos: Nuevas Tendencias en Educacion Fisica, Deporte y
Recreación. 2015;28:203-206.
34. Mama SK, Diamond PM, McCurdy SA, Evans AE, McNeill LH, Lee RE. Individual, social and
environmental correlates of physical activity in overweight and obese African American and Hispanic
women: A structural equation model analysis. Preventive Medicine Reports. 2015;2:57-64. [PMCID:
PMC4327909]
35. Mama SK, Schembre SM, O’Connor DP, Bode S, Kaplan CD, Lee RE. Effectiveness of lifestyle
interventions to reduce binge eating symptoms in African American and Hispanic women. Appetite.
2015;95:269-74. [PMID: 26188275]
36. Leach HJ, O'Connor DP, Simpson R, Rifai H, Mama SK, Lee RE. Brief report: An exploratory decision
tree analysis to predict cardiovascular disease risk in African American women. Health Psychology.
2012; In press.
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Articles under Review
1. Leach HJ, O’Connor DP, Simpson RJ, Rifai H, Mama SK, Lee RE. The built environment and
maintenance of health behaviors five years following an intervention. 2014 (Under review).
2. Lee RE, Reese-Smith JY, Mama SK, Medina AV, Wolfe K, Estabrooks PA. Reach and
representativeness of ethnic minority women in the Health Is Power Study: A longitudinal analysis.
2015 (Under review).
3. Lee RE, Soltero EG, Jáuregui A, Mama SK, Barquera S, Jauregui E, Lopez y Taylor J, Hernández LO,
Lévesque L. Association of neighborhood street scale elements to physical activity in Mexican school
children. 2015 (Under review).
4. Lee RE, Soltero EG, Ledoux TA, Sahnoune I, Saavedra F, Parker N, Mama SK, McNeill L.
Sustainability via Active Garden Education (SAGE): Translating policy to practice to meet physical
activity and nutrition guidelines in early care and education. 2015 (Under review).
5. Mama SK, Basen-Engquist K, Lee RE, Thompson D, Wetter D, Nguyen N, Reitzel LR, McNeill LH.
Psychosocial mechanisms linking the social environment to mental health in African Americans. 2015
(Under review).
6. Mama SK, Leach HJ, Soltero EG, Lee RE. Improved physical activity screening enhances intervention
effectiveness in ethnic minority women: A longitudinal study. 2015 (Under review).
7. Mama SK, McNeill LH, Soltero EG, Edwards RO, Lee RE. Contribution of psychosocial factors to
physical activity in women of color in the SAving Lives Staying Active (SALSA) study. 2015 (Under
review).
8. Mama SK, Song J, Ortiz A, Tirado-Gomez M, Palacios C, Hughes DC, Basen-Engquist K. Longitudinal
social cognitive influences on physical activity and sedentary time in Hispanic breast cancer survivors.
2015 (Under review).
9. Scruggs S, Mama SK, Carmack CL, Douglas T, Diamond P, Basen-Engquist K. Randomized trial of a
lifestyle physical activity intervention for breast cancer survivors: Effects on Transtheoretical Model
variables. 2015 (Under review).
10. Shin C, Soltero E, Mama SK, Sunseri C, Lee RE. Association of discrimination and stress with
cardiometabolic health in ethnic minority women. 2015 (Under review).
Abstracts
1. Reese-Smith JY, Mama SK, Moore J, Lee RE. Direct vs. indirect strategies for recruiting and retaining
women of color. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2007;29:S018.
2. Mama SK, Cubbin C, Banda JA, Lee RE. Dichotomy in body Image Perceptions of African American
Women. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2008;35:S215.
3. Mama SK, Quill BE, Fernandez-Esquer ME, Reese-Smith JY, Banda JA, Lee RE. The relationship
between body image and physical activity in African American women. International Journal of Exercise
Science: Conference Abstract Submissions. 2009;3(1):Article 1.
4. Mama SK, Quill BE, Fernandez-Esquer ME, Reese-Smith JY, Banda JA, Lee RE. Association between
body image and physical activity in African American women. Obesity. 2009;17(Suppl 2):S162.
5. Lee RE, Liao Y, Mama SK, Medina A, Reese-Smith JY, Estabrooks PA. Social cohesion increases
physical activity in obese ethnic minority women. Obesity. 2009;17(Suppl 2):S161.
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6. McAlexander KM, Lee RE, Mama SK, Medina AV. Measured and self-reported neighborhood
characteristics and physical activity among African American women. International Journal of Exercise
Science: Conference Abstract Submissions. 2010;2(2):Article 31.
7. Mama SK, Medina AV, Edwards RO, McNeill L, Lee RE. A culturally friendly web-based hybrid
intervention to prevent obesity: The SALSA study. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2010;39(Suppl
1):s89.
8. Lee RE, Mama SK, Banda JA, Medina AV, Reese-Smith JY, Layne CS , Estabrooks PA. Differences
Across Physical Activity, Dietary Habits and Weight in Women of Color. Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
2010;39(Suppl 1):s179.
9. Lopez Y, Mama SK, Medina AV, Lee RE. Is increased physical activity associated with decreased fat
and alcohol consumption among overweight and obese African American and Hispanic or Latina
women? Obesity. 2010; 18(Suppl 2):S132.
10. Mama SK, Medina AV, Edwards RO, McNeill L, Lee RE. Improving psychological and physical health
in women of color via salsa dancing. International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Abstract
Submissions. 2010; 6(1):Article 18.
11. Wolfe KL, Lopez Y, Mama SK, Medina AV, Reese-Smith J, Lee RE. Evaluating “reach” in the Health Is
Power (HIP) study. International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Abstract Submissions. 2010;
6(1):Article 19.
12. Lopez Y, Mama SK, Medina AV, Lee RE. Association of fat and alcohol consumption with physical
activity among obese women of color. International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Abstract
Submissions. 2010;6(1):Article 24.
13. Dinh JN, Sunseri CP, Mama SK, Medina AV, Lee RE, McNeill L. Internet-based Intervention to Improve
Dietary Habits in Women of Color: SAving Lives Staying Active (SALSA). International Journal of
Exercise Science: Conference Abstract Submissions. 2010; 6(1):Article 25.
14. Adamus HJ, Mama SK, Lee RE. Items on a perceived environment tool are grouped different in low
and high income African American women. International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference
Abstract Submissions. 2010; 6(1):Article 27.
15. Ho A, Mama SK, Medina AV, Lee RE. Neighborhood safety and attractiveness influence physical
activity among African American and Hispanic or Latina women. International Journal of Exercise
Science: Conference Abstract Submissions. 2010; 6(1):Article 30.
16. Lee RE, Smith-Ray R., Mama SK, Medina AV, Reese-Smith JY, O’Connor DP, Estabrooks PA. Social
cohesion increases fruit and vegetable consumption in obese ethnic minority women. International
Journal of Behavioral Medicine. 2010; 17(Suppl 1):S212.
17. Adamus HJ, Mama SK, Lee RE. Using the PARA to evaluate physical activity resource attributes in
Houston and Austin, Texas. International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference Abstract
Submissions. 2011;2(3):Article 21.
18. Lee RE, Wolfe KL, Reese-Smith JY, Lopez Y, Mama SK, Medina AV. Reach and retention of minority
women in the Health Is Power (HIP) study. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2011;41(Supplement):s127.
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19. Lee RE, O’Connor DP, Smith-Ray R, Mama SK, Medina AV, Estabrooks PA. Effects and mediators of
a social cohesion intervention to increase physical activity and improve dietary habits in women of
color: Health Is Power. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2011;41(Supplement):s35.
20. Mama SK, Adamus-Leach HJ, Lee RE. Weight perceptions and readiness to change mediate the
relationship between intervention exposure and physical activity among ethnic minority women. Annals
of Behavioral Medicine. 2012:43(Supplement 1):s150.
21. Adamus-Leach H J, Mama SK, Lee RE. Relationship of crime and physical activity resource incivilities
to physical activity in minority women. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2012:43(Supplement 1):s202.
22. Mama SK, Adamus-Leach HJ, Lee RE. From Zero to hero: Improved screening improves physical
activity intervention efficacy. Obesity. 2012;The 30th Annual Scientific Meeting Of The Obesity
Society:S143.
23. Adamus-Leach HJ, Mama SK, Lee RE. Inconsistent Reporting of Physical Activity from Screener to
Baseline. Obesity. 2012;The 30th Annual Scientific Meeting Of The Obesity Society:S143.
24. Mama SK, Soltero EG, Ledoux TA, Lee RE. Solving the obesity epidemic in African American and
Hispanic communities: Voices from the community. International Journal of Exercise Science:
Conference Proceedings. 2012;6(2):Article 1.
25. Adamus-Leach HJ, Mama SK, Lee RE. Fast food supermarket availability, neighborhood income and
health outcomes in public housing residents. International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference
Proceedings. 2012;6(2):Article 12.
26. Galaviz KI, Harden S, Almeida F, Allen K, Berrey M, Mama SK, Smith E, Lee RE, Estabrooks PA.
Physical activity interventions among Hispanics: RE-AIM review. International Journal of Exercise
Science: Conference Proceedings. 2012;6(2):Article 23.
27. Pacheco A, Soltero E, Mama SK, Lee RE. Association between physical activity resource quality and
use in Mexicans through objective observation. International Journal of Exercise Science: Conference
Proceedings. 2012;6(2):Article 25.
28. Soltero E, Mama SK, Lee RE. The relationship between neighborhood availability and fruit and
vegetable consumption in low-income ethnic minorities. International Journal of Exercise Science:
Conference Proceedings. 2012;6(2):Article 31.
29. Adamus-Leach HJ, Mama SK, Soltero EG, Lee RE. Physical and emotional health, depression and
physical activity Adoption. Poster presented at the 34th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the
Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA, March 20-23, 2013. Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
2013;45(Supplement):s229.
30. Soltero EG, Mama SK, Adamus-Leach HJ, Lee RE. Ethnic identity and neighborhood cohesion and
trust impact body mass index and body fat in African American and Hispanic women. Poster presented
at the 34th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San
Francisco, CA, March 20-23, 2013. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2013;45(Supplement):s123.
31. Mama SK, Adamus-Leach HJ, Soltero EG, Lee RE. Attendance, social support and motivational
readiness lead to increased physical activity in women participating in a pilot Latin dance intervention.
Poster presented at the 34th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral
Medicine, San Francisco, CA, March 20-23, 2013. Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
2013;45(Supplement):s137.
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32. Ledoux TA, Adamus-Leach H, O’Connor DP, Mama SK, Lee RE. The influence of binge eating and
neighborhood availability of fast food restaurants on diet and weight status. Poster presented at the
34th Annual Meeting and Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Francisco, CA,
March 20-23, 2013. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2013;45(Supplement):s124.
33. Mama SK, Diamond PM, McNeill LH, Lee RE. Individual, social and environmental correlates of
physical activity in African American and Hispanic or Latina women: A structural equation model
analysis. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2014;47(Suppl 1):s91.
34. Leach HJ, Mama SK, Lee RE. Built environment and cardiovascular disease risk factors–a decision
tree analysis. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2014;47(Suppl 1):s181.
35. Mama SK, Basen-Engquist K, Lee RE, Thompson D, Wetter D, Reitzel LR, McNeill LH. Mechanisms
linking the social environment to health in African Americans. Annals of Behavioral Medicine.
2015;49(Suppl 1):s184.
36. Mama SK, Soltero EG, Ledoux T, Lee RE. Developing a CBPR partnership to inform childhood obesity
prevention research. Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 2015;49(Suppl 1):s134.
Book Chapters
1. Lee RE, Adamus-Leach HJ, Soltero EG, Vollrath KR, Hallett AM, Parker NH, Cross M, Mama SK,
Ledoux TA. Obesity: An Ecologic Perspective on Challenges and Solutions. In: Stein N, ed. Public
Health Nutrition: Principles and Practice for Community and Global Health. Burlington, MA: Jones &
Bartlett Learning. 2014. ISBN-13: 9781449692049.
Other Publications
1. Mama SK, Lee RE. Is a Trans Fat Ban Right for Houston? Report for the Mayor’s Wellness Council
Public Policy Committee presented to the Mayor of Houston. Houston, TX, 2007.
EDITORIAL AND REVIEW ACTIVITIES
Editor/Service on Editorial Boards
N/A
Member of Editorial Review Board
N/A
Journal Reviewer
American Journal of Health Promotion
American Journal of Preventive Medicine
American Journal of Public Health
Ethnicity & Disease
Health Education & Behavior
Health Psychology
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health
International Journal of Obesity
Journal of Physical Activity & Health
Other Editorial and Review Activities
Abstract Reviewer, Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, 2010-2016
Abstract Reviewer, Community-Based Public Health Caucus, American Public Health Association
Annual Meeting, 2014
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TEACHING
Within Current Institution
Formal Teaching
Courses Taught
KINES 425W, Physical Activity in Diverse Populations, Department of Kinesiology, The
Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, Fall 2015
Other Formal Teaching
N/A
Teaching Outside of Current Institution
Formal Teaching
Courses Taught
N/A
Other Formal Teaching
Guest Lecturer, Presentation titled, “Networking 101” presented to 2014 Summer Research
Experience trainees, Cancer Prevention Research Training Program, The University of Texas
MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, June 19, 2014
Guest Lecturer, Topic “The Obesogenic Environment” discussion led in the “Obesity and
Physical Activity Interventions” graduate student course, Departments of Prevention and
Community Health/Exercise Science, Milken Institute School of Public Health, George
Washington University, Washington, DC, May 29, 2014
Guest Lecturer, Presentation titled “Social support and physical activity: Do you think you’re
better off alone?” presented at the Energy Balance Journal Club, Center for Energy Balance in
Cancer Prevention and Survivorship, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center,
Houston, TX, May 9, 2014
Guest Lecturer, Presentation titled “Reviewing RFAs and navigating grants.gov” presented in
the “Grant Writing” graduate student course, Department of Health and Human Performance,
University of Houston, Houston, TX, April 10, 2013
Guest Lecturer, Presentation titled “Is the environment causing obesity?” presented in the
“Integrated Physiology” graduate student course, Department of Health and Human
Performance, University of Houston, Houston, TX, November 10, 2011
Supervisory Teaching
Direct Supervision
Undergraduate and Allied Health Students
Internship Supervisor, Provided mentored supervision of undergraduate level nutrition,
exercise science, kinesiology and psychology interns, Understanding Neighborhood
Determinants of Obesity Research Laboratory, Texas Obesity Research Center, Department
of Health and Human Performance, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 2009-2013
Graduate Students
Internship Supervisor, Provided mentored supervision of graduate level nutrition, exercise
science, kinesiology and public health interns, Understanding Neighborhood Determinants
of Obesity Research Laboratory, Texas Obesity Research Center, Department of Health and
Human Performance, University of Houston, Houston, TX, 2009-2013
CONFERENCES AND SYMPOSIA
Organization of Conferences/Symposia
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1. Chair, Symposium titled “Physical Activity Promotion among Mexicanos and Mexican Americans:
Context, application, and future directions,” International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity Annual Meeting, Ghent, Belgium, May 23, 2013.
Presentations at National or International Conferences
1. Lee RE, Mama SK, McAlexander KM, Adamus H, Medina AV. Neighborhood factors and physical
activity in African American public housing residents. Oral presentation at the Active Living Research
Conference, San Diego, CA, February 10, 2010.
2. Lee RE, Mama S, McAlexander K, Medina A, Adamus H, Heinrich K. Relationship between urban
goods and services and dietary habits in public housing residents. Poster presented at the Urban
Affairs Association’s 40th Annual Conference, Honolulu, HI, March 10-13, 2010.
3. Lee RE, Mama SK, Medina AV, Edwards RO, McNeill LH. Latin dance to increase physical activity, the
SALSA study. Poster presented at the 3rd International Conference on Community Psychology, Puebla,
Mexico, June 3, 2010.
4. Lee RE, Mama SK, Medina AV, Ho A. Neighborhood factors influence physical activity among
community dwelling African American and Hispanic or Latina women. Oral presentation at the Active
Living Research Conference, San Diego, CA, February 24, 2011.
5. Lee RE, Mama SK, Adamus-Leach HJ, Soltero EG. Contribution of neighborhood SES and physical
activity resource quality to changes in physical activity in minority women. Oral presentation at the
Active Living Research Conference, San Diego, CA, March 14, 2012.
6. Mama SK, Adamus-Leach HJ, Lee RE. Weight perceptions and readiness to change mediate the
relationship between intervention exposure and physical activity among ethnic minority women. Oral
presentation at the Society of Behavioral Medicine Annual Meeting, New Orleans, LA, April 13, 2012.
7. Mama SK, Lopez Y, Lee RE. Sitting time and cardiometabolic risk factors in African American
overweight women. Oral presentation at the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical
Activity Annual Conference, Austin, TX, May 24, 2012.
8. Mama SK, Soltero EG, Adamus-Leach HJ, Lee RE. Effects of weight status perceptions and access
and quality of physical activity resources on physical activity adoption in African American and Hispanic
or Latina women. Poster presented at the Active Living Research Conference, San Diego, CA,
February 27, 2013.
9. Adamus-Leach HJ, Mama SK, Soltero EB, Lee RE. The influence of sitting time and physical activity on
health outcomes in public housing residents. Poster presented at the Active Living Research
Conference, San Diego, CA, February 26, 2013.
10. Leach HJ, Mama SK, Lee RE. Associations between cardiometabolic risk factors and the built
environment for physical activity in African American women. Oral presentation at the 4th International
Conference on Nutrition & Physical Activity in Aging, Obesity and Cancer, Pattaya, Thailand, August
16, 2013.
11. Mama SK, McCurdy SA, Evans AE, Diamond PM, Adamus-Leach HJ, Lee RE. Using community
insight to understand physical activity adoption in ethnic minority women. Oral presentation at the 4th
International Conference on Nutrition & Physical Activity in Aging, Obesity & Cancer, Pattaya, Thailand,
August 16, 2013.
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12. Mama SK, Diamond PM, McNeill LH, Lee RE. Individual, social and environmental correlates of active
transportation in African American and Hispanic or Latina women: A structural equation model analysis.
Poster presented at the Active Living Research Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, March 9-12, 2014.
13. Soltero EG, Mama SK, Levesque L, Jauregui E, Lopez y Taylor J, Lee RE. The Association between
dietary habits and sedentary behaviors in Mexican school aged children. Poster presented at the 5th
International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, April 9, 2014.
14. Mama SK, Diamond PM, McNeill LH, Lee RE. Individual, social and environmental correlates of
physical activity in African American and Hispanic or Latina women: A structural equation model
analysis. Paper presented at the 35th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral
Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, April 24, 2014.
15. Leach HJ, Mama SK, Lee RE. Built environment and cardiovascular disease risk factors–a decision
tree analysis. Paper presented at the 35th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of
Behavioral Medicine, Philadelphia, PA, April 25, 2014.
16. Mama SK, McNeill LH, Ortiz A, Tirado-Gomez M, Palacios C, Hughes DC, Basen-Engquist K.
Mediated effects of Social Cognitive Theory variables on physical activity in Hispanic breast cancer
survivors. Poster presented at the 7th AACR Conference on The Science of Cancer Health Disparities
in Racial/Ethnic Minorities and the Medically Underserved, San Antonio, TX, November 11, 2014.
17. Mama SK, Lee RE, Wetter DW, McNeill LH. Comparing physical activity measures in African American
adults. Poster presented at the Active Living Research Annual Conference, San Diego, CA, February
23, 2015.
18. Mama SK, Swartz MC, Cox M, Carmack C, Basen-Engquist K. Longitudinal associations among
physical activity and dietary habits in endometrial cancer survivors in the Steps to Health study. Poster
presented at the 39th Annual Meeting of the American Society of Preventive Oncology, Birmingham, AL,
March 15, 2015.
19. Mama SK, Basen-Engquist K, Lee RE, Thompson D, Wetter D, Reitzel LR, McNeill LH. Mechanisms
linking the social environment to health in African Americans. Poster presented at the 36th Annual
Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society of Behavioral Medicine, San Antonio, TX, April 24, 2015.
20. Mama SK, Soltero EG, Ledoux T, Lee RE. Developing a CBPR partnership to inform childhood obesity
prevention research. Oral presentation at the 36th Annual Meeting & Scientific Sessions of the Society
of Behavioral Medicine, San Antonio, TX, April 24, 2015.
21. Mama SK, Basen-Engquist K, Lee RE, Thompson D, Wetter D, Nguyen NT, Reitzel LR, McNeill LH.
Longitudinal associations between social support and physical and mental health in African American
adults. Poster presented at the International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity
Annual Meeting, Edinburgh, Scotland, June 3-6, 2015.
Other Presentations at State and Local Conferences
1. Soltero EG, Mama SK, Lee RE. The impact of home availability on fruit & vegetable consumption in
low-income minorities. Oral presentation at the Texas Obesity Research Center Conference, Houston,
TX, November 6, 2012.
2. Adamus-Leach HJ, Mama SK, Lee RE. Fast food and supermarket availability, heighborhood income
and health outcomes in public housing residents. Paper presented at the Texas Obesity Research
Center Conference, Houston, TX, November 5-6 2012.
3. Mama SK, Diamond PM, McNeill LH, Lee RE. Individual, social and environmental correlates of active
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transportation in African American and Hispanic or Latina women: A structural equation model analysis.
Interactive (breakout) poster presented at the Energy Balance and Cancer Research Retreat, Center
for Energy Balance in Cancer Prevention and Survivorship, Duncan Family Institute, The University of
Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX, February 12, 2014.
PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS/ACTIVITIES
Professional Society Activities, with Offices Held
National and International
Society of Behavioral Medicine, 2010-present
Member, Membership Council
Member, Physical Activity Special Interest Group
International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, 2012-present
Member
The Obesity Society, 2012-present
Member
International Society for Physical Activity and Health, 2014
Member
American Society of Preventive Oncology, 2014
Member
American Association for Cancer Research, 2014
Member
Local/State
Texas Obesity Research Center, 2007-present
Member
Center for Energy Balance in Cancer Prevention and Survivorship, 2013-present
Member, Retreat Planning Committee, 2015-2016
UNIQUE ACTIVITIES
Specialized Trainings and Workshops
Writing and Publishing Scientific Articles, two-day workshop hosted by the Department of Scientific
Publications, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. Presented by Scientific
Publications, November 13 and November 20, 2013.
Boosting Your Presentation Confidence Through Tangible Skills, half-day seminar hosted by Faculty &
Academic Development, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. Presented
by Gregg Brents, March 20, 2014.
Scientific Elevator Speech Workshop, two-day professional development workshop hosted by the Cancer
Prevention Research Training Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston,
TX. Presented by Carrie Cameron, PhD, March 21 and April 4, 2014.
Writing Winning Grant Proposals and How to Write a Successful Career Development Award Proposal,
two-day seminar hosted by the Department of Scientific Publications, The University of Texas MD
Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. Presented by Stephen W. Russell, PhD, April 28-29, 2014.
Social Networks and Health Applications, two-day workshop hosted by the Cancer Center Support Grant
(CCSG) Behavioral and Health Disparities Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer
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Center, Houston, TX. Presented by Thomas Valente, PhD, May 23-24, 2014.
Advanced Writing Seminar, one-day seminar hosted by the Cancer Center Support Grant (CCSG)
Behavioral and Health Disparities Program, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center,
Houston, TX. Presented by Steven M. Kogen, PhD, June 30, 2014.
Responsible Conduct of Research Seminar Series, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer
Center, Houston, TX. 2014-2015.
01/08/2014, Dr. Jennifer Irvin Vidrine, “Mentor/Trainee Responsibilities,” 60 min.
01/22/2014, Dr. Madhu Purewal & Dr. Richard Giles, “Data Acquisition, Management, Sharing and
Ownership,” 60 min.
03/05/2014, Dr. Suzanne Craig, “Animal Welfare,” 60 min.
05/14/2014, Dr. Colleen Gallagher, “Human Subjects,” 60 min.
06/11/2014, Dr. Tyron C. Hoover, “Conflict of Interest and Commitment,” 60 min.
09/10/2014, Dr. Carrie Cameron, “Publication Practices & Responsible Authorship,” 60 min.
10/08/2014, Dr. Colleen Gallagher, “Ethical Issues in Biomedical Research,” 60 min.
01/14/2015, Dr. Jennifer Irvin Vidrine, “Mentor/Trainee Responsibilities,” 60 min.
DATE OF LAST C.V. UPDATE: March 10, 2016
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