Sarah Camhi

Sarah Camhi’s educational and research training as a clinical exercise physiologist and physical activity epidemiologist has given her a unique perspective on examining the associations between lifestyle behaviors, obesity, and cardiometabolic risk.

More specifically, her research has examined the role of physical activity, sedentary behavior, and/or diet in modifying cardiometabolic risk within obese individuals across the lifespan. Professor Camhi’s current research explores barriers and challenges related to participation in exercise prescription programs from health care providers for urban populations.

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• Physical activity, obesity, and cardiometabolic risk 
• Fitness and health assessment
• Community-engaged research
• Health promotion on university campus
• Mindfulness and physical activity
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• Physical activity epidemiology
• Obesity and cardiometabolic risk epidemiology
• Exercise is medicine
• Exercise prescription use

• Member, College of Arts and Sciences (Sciences) Tenure and Promotion Peer Review Committee (2025-2028)
• Member, STEM Diversity Committee (2020-Present)
• Member, GoUSF Committee (2020-Present)
• Faculty Co-Advisor, Exercise is Medicine on Campus (2023-Present)

• University of Maryland, PhD in Kinesiology (Physical Activity Epidemiology)
• University of Queensland, MS in Exercise Management (Clinical Exercise Physiology)
• University of Michigan, BS in Kinesiology

• Associate Professor in Exercise and Health Sciences, University of Massachusetts, Boston (2010-2020)
• Postdoctoral Fellow, Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Baton Rouge, LA (2008-2010)

•  Fellow of the American College of Sports Medicine (2015)

• Fellow of the American Heart Association (2014)

• Innovation in Community Engaged Teaching Award, University of Massachusetts, Boston (2014)

• Newsome, A.M., Batrakoulis, A., Camhi, S.M., McAvoy, C., Sansone, J. (Sudock), Reed, R. (2025). 2025 ACSM Worldwide Fitness Trends: Future Directions of the Health and Fitness Industry. ACSM's Health & Fitness Journal 28(6):p 11-25, 11/12 2024.
• Burdick AAV, Camhi SM. (2024). The effects of a guided mindful walk on mental health in university students. Int J Exerc Sci. Apr 1;17(5):590-601. eCollection 2024. PMID: 38860179
• Camhi SM, Debordes-Jackson G, Andrews J, Wright J, Lindsay AC, Troped PJ, Hayman LL. (2019). Socioecological factors associated with an urban exercise prescription program for under-resourced women: A mixed methods community-engaged research project. Int J Environ Res Public Health. Aug 18;18(16):8726. PMID: 34444473 
• Camhi SM, Must A, Gona PN, Hankinson A, Odegaard A, Reis J, Gunderson EP, Jacobs DR, Carnethon MR. (2019). Duration and stability of metabolically healthy obesity over 30 years. Int J Obes (Lond). Sep;43(9):1803-1810. Epub 2018 Aug 29. PMID: 30158567 
• Young DR, Hivert MF, Alhassan S, Camhi SM, Ferguson JF, Katzmarzyk PT, Lewis CE, Owen N, Perry CK, Siddique J, Yong CM. (2016). Sedentary behavior and cardiovascular morbidity and mortality: A science advisory from the American Heart Association. Circulation. Sep 27;134(13):e262-79.