Author - Best-Selling Books:

• Well-Being Ultimatum: A Self-Care Guide for Strategic Healers (2015)
• Genius Breaks: Optimize Your Workday Performance and Well-Being (2017)
• Yoga for One: How to Co-create an Inclusive and Evidence-Informed Practice On and Off the Mat 2024)
• Chakras of Business: The Energetics of Co-Creating Prosperity for a Brighter World (2025)
• Coming Soon: Yoga for Chronic Disease (2026)

Science Contributor - Peer-Reviewed Book Chapters:

• Carmack, S. (2022) Stress Management. In Cheskin, L., et. al. (2022). Weight Loss for Life. Johns Hopkins University Press. 
• Carmack, S. (2018). U.S. Physicians’ Burnout: A Systems-level problem in need of a socio-ecological solution. In Sturmberg, J., ed. (2018) Embracing Complexity in Health: the Transformation of science, practice and policy. Springer.

Author, Peer-reviewed Journal Articles (Highlights):

• Smith, K., Carmack, S., Wolever, R. Q., Schultz, C., Papalii, M. A., Williams, A. M., ... & Cline, T. R. (2026). Enhancing Group Coaching Competencies in the National Diabetes Prevention Program: Evaluation of the Group Coaching Certificate Program. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine, 15598276261434170.
• Kennedy, S., Carmack, S., Li, L., Lin, F. C., Hatch, J. E., Chan, K., ... & Noah, T. L. (2024). Coaching Pediatricians for Wellbeing: A Pilot Feasibility and Acceptability Study. Journal of Academic Pediatrics.
• Wolever, R. Q., Cline, T. R., Weiss, J. M., Carmack, S., Schultz, C., Arloski, M., & Lawson, K. (2024). Group Health & Wellness Coaching: development and validation of the required competencies. BMC Health Services Research, 24(1), 392.
• Ahmadian, M., Carmack, S., Samah, A. A., Kreps, G., & Saidu, M. B. (2016). Psychosocial predictors of breast self-examination among female students in Malaysia: A study to assess the roles of body image, self-efficacy and perceived barriers. Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention, 17(3), 1277-1284.
• Carmack, S. (2014). Making Sense of Well-being: A mixed-methods study applying sense-making theory to explore the role of interpersonal communication competence and social support in physical, mental, emotional and comprehensive well-being. Doctoral dissertation. (George Mason University).

Academic Appointments:

• George Mason University - Dr. Carmack has been a Senior Scholar with the Center for the Advancement of Well-Being since 2019. She holds the academic rank of Full Professor (Emeritus), and has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses for the Maryland University of Integrative Health (2022-2024); George Mason University (2011-2021); The American University (2015-2018); Northern Virginia Community College (2008-2012); St. Louis University (1996-1999) and the College of Charleston (1992-1995).

Academic Degrees: 

• PhD in Health Communication from George Mason University (2014)
• MEd, Health and Kinesiology Education, University of Texas at Tyler (2009)
• MFA, Theatre, University of Alabama and the Alabama Shakespeare Festival (1991)
• BA, Communication Arts, Allegheny College (1989)

Professional Certifications:

• Executive Leadership Coach (PCC), International Coaching Federation (since 2022)
• Board-Certified Health Coach (NBC-HWC), National Board for Health and Wellness Coaching (since 2018)
• Certified Yoga Therapist (C-IAYT), International Association of Yoga Therapists (since 2022)
• Yoga Teacher and Trainer of Yoga Teachers (ERYT 500), Yoga Alliance (since 2006)
• Facilitator, Leadership Training Systems: Myers-Briggs MBTI Type 2; Emotional Intelligence; The Decision Style Profile; and the MyHardwired Behavioral Profile System.

Thought Leadership Highlights:

• Her evidence-based approach to coaching was shown to improve well-being in a pilot study by the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. 
• As a leadership and business coach, she has personally mentored 100's of coaches and servant leaders, with a focus on serving the military, healthcare and intelligence communities.
• She has personally delivered over 100 customized keynote speeches, leadership development workshops, strategic planning meetings, convenings, and offsite retreats for the public and private sectors.
• As a trusted advisor and program developer, she has been personally commissioned to support senior leaders of federal and global government agencies, including:
  • U.S. National Geospatial Intelligence Agency (2025)
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  • U.S. Air Force (2018; 2019; 2020; 2022; 2025)
  • Health Resources and Services Administration (2022-2024)
  • U.S. Department of Education (2021-2022):
  • U.S. Treasury Executive Institute (2020-2021)
  • U.S. Parks Service (2016)
  • U.S. Department of Defense (2015)
• She led the team that designed and delivered the award-winning stakeholder engagement and communication strategies that enabled the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)'s to launch its use of the Cloud and Shared Services in 2016. 
• She served as the Lead Researcher and Storyteller for the U.S. Surgeon General's Report (2020)
• She served as the Lead Researcher (Thought Leader) and Author of multiple strategy papers for the Departement of Defense in 2016 - convincing Pentagon leadership to prioritize resilience as a matter of national security.
• She is widely recognized for her pioneering work to raise global awareness of sitting disease, and to promote daily yoga and mindfulness practices at work as an intervention to combat it, through her commission with the Pan American / World Health Organization (2013-2015)