Carissa Smock

Contact Information

Carissa Smock

College: College of Business, Engineering, & Technology

Department: Leadership, Management, Human Capital

csmock@nu.edu

(480)253-4696


Education

Kent State University - PHD - Public Health
Carissa Smock is an associate professor within the department of Leadership, Management, & Human Capital in the School of Business & Economics at National University, serves on the American Public Health Association Intersection Council Steering Committee and Physical Activity Policy Research and Evaluation Network Parks and Greenspace and Rural Active Living workgroups. Holding a PhD and MPH in Health Policy and Management from Kent State University, her academic research focuses on disparities connecting physical activity to health services, leadership, and communities. Alongside her community partners, she was awarded a Safe Routes to School grant to improve the physical activity infrastructure within her community and is excited for the construction to get underway. Other awards include Outstanding Dissertation Chair (2024), Excellence in Scholarship (2023), Research Excellence (2020), Faculty Research Capacity Award (2020), Faculty Research Support Award (2019) from National or Northcentral University, T32 Ruth L. Kirschstein National Research Service Award Fellowship funded by the Health Services Research Administration (2017 - 2018), Outstanding Contributions in Physical Activity and Outstanding Research in Physical Activity from the American Public Health Association (2015 - 2023), Ohio Public Health Practitioner’s Choice Award (2017), and Distance Learning Award.

Memberships

  • American Public Health Association
  • Physical Activity Policy Research and Evaluation Network

Publications

  • Fitzhugh, F.; Roemmich, J; Smock C., Townsend, Z.; Abildso, C.; Kellstedt, D.; Gustat, J.; Balis. (January 01, 2024). ![CDATA[Factors Associated With Leisure-Time Bicycling Among Adults in the United States: An Urban–Rural Comparison]]. Journal of Physical Activity and Health.

  • Hamby, C., Smock, C.. (January 01, 2024). ![CDATA[Factors Influencing Recruitment and Retention of Oklahoma FQHC Managers: A Phenomenological Study]]. Academy of Management Insights.

  • Farley, Z., Mcdonough, K., Richards, E., And Smock C.. (January 01, 2023). ![CDATA[Health Education and Promotion of #PhysicalActivity on Twitter Before and During COVID-19.]]. Health Education Journal.

  • Carissa R. Smock. (November 08, 2022). ![CDATA[Perceptions of knowledge and experience in nature-based health interventions]]. American Public Health Association Annual Meeting.

  • Do, B., Kirkland, C., Besenyi, G. M., Smock, C., & Lanza, K.. (January 01, 2022). ![CDATA[Youth physical activity and the COVID-19 pandemic: A systematic review]]. Preventive Medicine Reports.

  • Maddock J.E., Suess C., Bratman G.N., Smock C., Kellstedt D., Gustat J., Perry C.K., & Kaczynski. (January 01, 2022). ![CDATA[Development and Validation of Self-Efficacy and Intention Measures for Spending Time in Nature]]. BMC Psychology.

  • Maddock J.E., Suess C., Bratman G.N., Smock C., Kellstedt D., Gustat J., Perry C.K., & Kaczynski. (January 01, 2022). ![CDATA[Development and Validation of an Attitudes towards Spending Time in Nature Scale]]. EcoPsychology.

  • Smock, C.; Bakari, M.; Scott, K.. (January 01, 2022). ![CDATA[Public Health, Prevention, & Wellness.]]. Introduction to the US Healthcare System.

  • Maddock, J.E., Suess, C., Smock, C., Bratman, G., Kellstedt, D., Layton, R., Kaczynski, A., Gust. (October 18, 2021). ![CDATA[Development and validation of an attitudes towards nature scale]]. SHIFT summit.

  • Carissa R. Smock. (January 01, 2021). ![CDATA[Park referrals and prescriptions as a leadership opportunity to address socio-ecological factors during COVID-19: A correlational study.]]. International Journal of Economics and Business.

  • Carissa R. Smock. (January 01, 2021). ![CDATA[Trail Conditions and Community Use: Utilizing Geospatial Video to Guide the Adoption of a Spatial-Temporal Trail Audit Tool (STAT)]]. International Journal of Environmental Research an.

  • Carissa R. Smock. (January 01, 2020). ![CDATA[Assessing Factors That Influence Healthcare Provider Attitudes and Practices regarding Place-Based Exercise Prescriptions: Results of Principal Components Analysis of a Newly Developed Survey Instrument]]. Advances in Preventive Medicine.

  • Carissa R. Smock. (January 01, 2018). ![CDATA[Exploration of provider exercise prescriptions and exercise referrals to place or professional: A pilot survey research study]]. Ohio Journal of Public Health.

  • Carissa R. Smock. (January 01, 2017). ![CDATA[Understanding health care provider barriers to medical fitness center facility referral: A questionnaire survey and semi structured interviews]]. BMC Health Services Research.

Presentations

  • (2024-10-29). Rural libraries as a physical activity community resource. Authors: Smock C. R., Day, K., Garner, J., Gustat, J, Jones, D., Perry, C., Pickett, A., Slater, S., Townsend, Z., Umstattd Meyer, M.R., Lenstra, N., https://apha.confex.com/apha/2024/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/549574. Minneapolis, MN United States.
  • (2024-10-28). Active transport to school: A quantitative study Examining number of children within a family attending the school correlations with practices and perceptions. Authors: Smock C. R., Fitzhugh E. https://apha.confex.com/apha/2024/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/549487. Minneapolis, MN United States.
  • (2024-10-28). In-lieu fees and density bonuses as barriers and facilitators to green space development in communities in the U.S.. Authors: Slater, S., Smock C. R., Christiana, R, Gustat, J, Layton, R., Chriqui, J., https://apha.confex.com/apha/2024/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/549362. Minneapolis, MN United States.
  • (2024-08-09). Factors Influencing Recruitment and Retention of Oklahoma FQHC Managers: A Phenomenological Study.. Authors: Hamby, C., Smock, C. R, https://aom2024.eventscribe.net/searchGlobal.asp?mode=Presentations&SearchQuery=hamby. Chicago, IL United States.
  • (2024-03-25). A Rural Call to Action 2.0: Looking back and paving the way forward. Authors: 6. Umstattd Meyer, M. R., Wende, M. E., Stroope, J., Kellstedt, D. K., Johnson, A., Gamble, A., Edwards M. B., Beck, A. M., Moore, J. B., Abshire, D., Anderson III, R. E., Aytur, S. A., Balis, L., Davis K., Gabbert K. D., Gustat, J., John, D., Jones, D. L., King K. A., Needham, B. D., Orzech, K. M., Pickett A. C., Rhoades, R. R., Slater, S., Smock, C., Villwock-Witte, N. M., Baskin, M., Perry, C., Abildso, C., https://www.activenviro.org/_files/ugd/99a746_4dbb8fa06b774fe8be6628157908a3e1.pdf. Chattanooga, TN United States.
  • (2023-11-13). Representation model for fair treatment. Authors: Singh S., Smock C., https://apha.confex.com/apha/2023/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/526609. Atlanta, GA United States.
  • (2023-11-13). Children asking to walk or bicycle to school: Associations with school encouragement, parent physical activity, being willing to and perceiving that active transportation is fun. Authors: Smock C., Shinder, L., https://apha.confex.com/apha/2023/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/530450. Atlanta, GA United States.
  • (2023-11-13). Parent modeling correlations with child physical activity: A quantitative study using safe routes to school measures for increasing active transit.. Authors: Smock C., Shinder, L. , https://apha.confex.com/apha/2023/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/530409. Atlanta, GA United States.
  • (2023-11-12). Health education and promotion of #saferoutes to school for parent and child #physicalactivity on Twitter. Authors: Smock, C., Farley Z., Richards E., McGloin A., Aleman Villegas S., https://apha.confex.com/apha/2023/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/531329. Atlanta, GA United States.
  • (2022-11-08). Factors Associated with Leisure-time Bicycling among Adults in the United Sates: An Urban Rural Comparison. Authors: Fitzhugh, F.; Roemmich, J; Smock C., Townsend, Z.; Abildso, C.; Kellstedt, D.; Gustat, J.; Balis, L., https://apha.confex.com/apha/2022/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/515842. Boston, MA United States.
  • (2022-11-07). Community member experience and preferences for urban and woodland paths for physical activity to reduce stress: An intervention study. Authors: Smock C., Shinder, L., https://apha.confex.com/apha/2022/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/518273. Boston, MA United States.
  • (2022-11-06). Perceptions of knowledge and experience in nature-based health interventions. Authors: Smock C., Schultz, C.; Layton, R.; Slater, S.; Gustat, J., https://apha.confex.com/apha/2022/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/515842. Boston, MA United States.
  • (2022-10-25). Assessing Physical Activity and Support for Youth Access to Walking and Bicycling to School within a Rural Community During the Pandemic: A Mixed Methods Study. Authors: Smock, C., Shinder, L., https://outridebike.org/2022-outride-summit#:~:text=The%202022%20Outride%20Summit%20brought,the%20likes%20of%20Stanford%20University.. Morgan Hill, CA United States.
  • (2022-03-14). Development and Validation of Self-Efficacy and Intention Measures for Spending Time in Nature. Authors: 17. Maddock J.E., Suess C., Bratman G.N., Smock C., Kellstedt D., Gustat J., Perry C.K., & Kaczynski A.T., https://newprairiepress.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1159&context=hbr. Key Largo, Florida.
  • (2022-03-14). Development and validation of an attitudes towards nature scale. Authors: Maddock, J.E., Suess, C., Smock, C., Bratman, G., Kellstedt, D., Layton, R., Kaczynski, A., Gustat, J., Christiana, R., & Horton, T., https://newprairiepress.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1159&context=hbr. Key Largo, Florida.
  • (2022-03-14). Assessing Health Promotion Efforts within the #PhysicalActivity Community on Twitter Pre- and During COVID-19: Development and Testing of a Codebook. Authors: Farley, Z., McDonough, K., Richards, E., and Smock C., https://newprairiepress.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1159&context=hbr. Key Largo, Florida.
  • (2021-10-18). Development and validation of an attitudes towards nature scale.. Authors: Maddock, J.E., Suess, C., Smock, C., Bratman, G., Kellstedt, D., Layton, R., Kaczynski, A., Gustat, J., Christiana, R., & Horton, T., https://www.gpred.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/SHIFT2021-Program_09-27-21.pdf. Grand Junction, CO.
  • (2021-10-18). Trail Conditions and Community Use: Utilizing a Bicycle-mounted Geospatial Video Camera to Guide the Adoption of a Spatial Temporal Trail Audit Tool (STAT). Authors: Smock, C., Kirkland, C., https://www.gpred.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/09/SHIFT2021-Program_09-27-21.pdf. Grand Junction, CO.
  • (2021-04-07). The adaption of a park and exercise referral instrument for care managers: The missing link.. Authors: Smock C., Shinder, L., https://www.gpred.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ALC2021-Virtual-Program-Draft-03.14.21.pdf. virtual.
  • (2021-04-06). Physical activity in rural parents and school children within a Safe Routes to School application before and during the pandemic: A correlational study. https://www.gpred.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ALC2021-Virtual-Program-Draft-03.14.21.pdf. virtual.
  • (2021-04-06). Measuring social media impact on safe physical activity before and during the pandemic: Creation of a codebook. Authors: Smock C., Farley, Z., Richards, E., and McDonough, K., https://www.gpred.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/ALC2021-Virtual-Program-Draft-03.14.21.pdf. virtual.
  • (2020-11-19). Park referrals and prescriptions as a leadership opportunity to address socio-ecological factors during COVID-19: A Correlational Study. Authors: Smock C., Butler, R, Shinder, L., https://www.aib.world/events/2020/program/paper-presentations-live-author-showcase/. virtual.
  • (2020-10-14). Changes in nature-based physical activity and stress levels before and during the pandemic among park enthusiasts: the relationship to socio-economic shifts. Authors: Smock C., Shinder, L., https://shiftjh.org/the-2020-shift-summit/. Jackson Hole, WY.
  • (2020-04-27). Developing a socially distanced instrument and design to determine changes in physical activity and stress levels pre, post, and during the COVID-19 pandemic. Authors: Smock C., Shinder, L.. Virtual/Columbus Ohio.
  • (2020-02-04). The role of peer mentoring at the organizational level to encourage participation in physical activity among adults: a metasummary of published qualitative research. Authors: Smock C., Chatfield S., https://activelivingresearch.org/annual-conference-2020. Orlando, FL, United States.
  • (2020-02-04). Woodland vs urban settings: unexpected responses to an intervention to compare cortisol levels among adults in a walking program. Authors: Smock C., Chatfield S., https://activelivingresearch.org/annual-conference-2020.. Orlando, FL United States.
  • (2020-02-03). Multiple methods to link parks to primary care through place-based referrals. Authors: Smock C., Chatfield S., https://activelivingresearch.org/annual-conference-2020. Orlando, FL, United States.
  • (2019-11-04). How often is where patients live, work, and play considered in clinician exercise referrals and prescriptions: An examination of the playing field. Authors: Smock C., Chatfield S., https://apha.confex.com/apha/2019/meetingapi.cgi/Paper/432570?filename=2019_Abstract432570.html&template=Word. Philadelphia, PA United States.
  • (2019-11-04). Build it but what do they want to come?: Community based participatory research to determine park/nature users’ perceptions of outdoors and their effects on physical and mental health indicators. Authors: Smock C., Chatfield S., https://apha.confex.com/apha/2019/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/432586. Philadelphia, PA United States.
  • (2019-11-04). Linking parks and zoos to primary care through place-based exercise referrals. Authors: Smock C., Chatfield S. https://apha.confex.com/apha/2019/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/438133. Philadelphia, PA United States.
  • (2019-05-06). Linking primary care place-based active recreation (like walking and cycling) referrals to community/home resources. Authors: Smock C., Joy, A., Chatfield S.. Columbus, Ohio, United States.
  • (2018-11-12). Determining primary care providers’ trends, barriers, and continuum of exercise-related provider practices that impact use of exercise prescriptions and referrals. Authors: Smock C., Chatfield S., . https://apha.confex.com/apha/2018/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/410696. San Diego, CA United States.
  • (2018-06-25). Assessing Health Care Clinicians Attitudes Toward Placed-Based Exercise Referrals: Exploratory Factor Analysis of a Newly Developed Survey Instrument. Authors: Smock C., Chatfield S., Falletta, L., Hallam, J., Alemagno, S., https://academyhealth.org/sites/default/files/arm_2018_agenda_book_1.pdf. Seattle, WA United States.
  • (2018-05-07). Exploration of provider place-based exercise prescriptions and referrals. Authors: Smock C., Chatfield S.. Columbus, Ohio United States.
  • (2018-05-07). Build it but what happens if they come?: A focus group to determine park/nature users’ perceptions of outdoors and their effects on physical and mental health indicators. Authors: Desai, T., Smock C., Chatfield S.. Columbus, Ohio United States.
  • (2017-05-04). Utilizing Geospatial Video to Promote Trail-based Physical Activity. Authors: Smock C., Nichols, M., Carlson, N.. Columbus, Ohio United States.
  • (2017-05-04). Predicting health care providers' place-based exercise referrals. Authors: Smock C., Falletta, L., Alemagno, S.. Columbus, Ohio United States.
  • (2017-03-21). Patient access and navigation of hospital diabetes prevention services. https://newprairiepress.org/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=1006&context=hbr.. Tucson, Arizona United States.
  • (2016-11-02). STAT: A Spatiotemporal Tool to Link Trail Quality and Use. Authors: Smock, C. Nichols, M., Carlson, N., https://apha.confex.com/apha/144am/meetingapp.cgi/Paper/350045. Denver, CO, United States.
  • (2016-05-02). Exercise prescriptions defined: The primary care physician training, financial structure, and policy support needed. Authors: Smock C., Alemagno, S.. Columbus, Ohio, United States.
  • (2015-11-02). Mobile Technologies for Public Health: Online Learning for High School and Undergraduate Students. Authors: Kingsbury, D., Smock, C., Bland, M.. Slenkovich, K., https://apha.confex.com/apha/143am/webprogram/Paper337216.html.. Chicago, IL, United States.
  • (2014-04-07). Results from a Process Evaluation of the Task Force to Improve Public Health in Portage County. Authors: Budnik, A., Bowlin (Smock), C., Dr. John Hoornbeek, https://www.publichealthsystems.org/2014-keeneland-conference-agenda.. Lexington, KY, United States.