Research
My research focuses on developing community-based health behaviour change programs for people facing health challenges.
My work is also at the forefront of the emerging discipline of contemplative science, which suggests mind-body training leads to enhanced health.
Below are a selection of my research publications. Please contact me for more information.
Health & Exercise Psychology
Berzins N, Orsega-Smith B, Mackenzie M, Galantino M, Culos-Reed N, Leonard T, Narducci E (2024). What do we know about group health coaching and cancer survivorship? A scoping review. American Journal f Lifestyle Medicine.
Mullen S, Luo Y, Adamek J, Phansikar M, Mackenzie M, Roberts B, Larrison C (2023). Path analysis of effects of first-generation status on physical activity & 4-year college degree completion. Journal of Evidence-Based Social Work.
Berzins N, Mackenzie M, Pickles N, Hebbel S, Leonard T, Beneck D, Saienni A, Peterson M, Galantino M (2022). Preliminary effectiveness study of a community-based wellness coaching for cancer survivors program. American Journal of Lifestyle Medicine.
Bullard T, Mengmeng Ji, An R, Trinh L, Mackenzie M, Mullen S (2019). A systematic review & meta-analysis of adherence to physical activity interventions among three chronic conditions: cancer, cardiovascular disease, & diabetes. BMC Public Health.
Culos-Reed SN, Dew M, Zahavich A, Wilson K, Arnason T, Mackenzie M, Brissette C, Van Patten C, Santa Mina D (2018). Development of a community wellness program for prostate cancer survivors. Translational Journal of the American College of Sports Medicine. 3(13), 97-106.
Mackenzie MJ, Zuniga KE, McAuley EM (2016). Cognitive impairment in breast cancer survivors: The protective role of physical activity, cardiorespiratory fitness, & exercise training. In T McMorris, ed., Exercise-Cognition Interaction: Neuroscience Perspectives (pp.399-419). London: Academic Press.
Fanning J, Mackenzie M, Roberts S, Crato I, Ehlers D, McAuley E. (2016) Physical activity, mind wandering, affect, & sleep: An ecological momentary assessment. Journal of Medical & Internet Research: Mobile & Ubiquitous Health, 4(3): e104.
Cooke GE, Wetter NC, Banducci SE, Mackenzie MJ, Zuniga KE, Awick EA, Roberts SA, Sutton BP, McAuley E, Kramer AF (2016). Moderate physical activity mediates the association between white matter lesion volume & memory recall in breast cancer survivors. PLOS One.
Mackenzie MJ, Zuniga KE, Raine LB, Awick EA, Hillman CH, Kramer AF, McAuley E (2016). Associations between physical fitness indices & working memory in breast cancer survivors & age-matched controls. Journal of Women’s Health, 25 (1), 99-108.
Chaddock-Heyman L, Mackenzie MJ, Zuniga KE, Cooke G, Awick EA, Roberts SA, Erickson KI, McAuley E, Kramer AF (2015). Higher cardiorespiratory fitness levels are associated with greater hippocampal volume in breast cancer survivors. Frontiers of Human Neuroscience, 9, 465.
Zuniga KE, Mackenzie MJ, Roberts SA, Raine LB, Hillman CH, Kramer AF, McAuley E (2015). Relationship between fruit & vegetable intake & interference control in breast cancer survivors. European Journal of Nutrition.
Zuniga KE, Mackenzie MJ, Kramer AF, McAuley E (2015). Subjective memory impairment & well-being in community–dwelling older adults. Psychogeriatrics, 16, 20-26.
Vallance JK, Culos-Reed SN, Mackenzie MJ, Courneya KS (2013). Physical activity & psychosocial health among cancer survivors. In P Ekkekakis, ed., Routledge Handbook of Physical Activity & Mental Health (pp. 518-529). New York: Routledge.
Mindfulness
Gannon M, Mackenzie M, Short V, Reid L, Hand D, Abatemarco D (2022). "You can’t stop the waves, but you can learn how to surf”: Realized mindfulness in practice for parenting women in recovery. Complimentary Therapies in Clinical Practice. 47, 101549.
Michalec B, Schneider J, Mackenzie M (2021). Teaching empathy in an interprofessional setting with a focus on decategorization: Introducing I-TEAM. Journal of Interprofessional Education & Practice.
Gannon M, Mackenzie M, Short V, Hand D, Abatemarco D (2019). Application of a RE-AIM evaluation framework to test integration of a mindfulness-based parenting intervention into a drug treatment program. Maternal & Child Health Journal.
Gannon M, Mackenzie M, Kaltenbach K, Abatemarco D. (2017). Impact of mindfulness-based parenting on women in treatment for opioid use disorder. Journal of Addiction Medicine. 11(5), 368-376.
Speca M, Carlson LE, Mackenzie MJ, Angen M (2014). Mindfulness-based cancer recovery: An adaptation of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) for cancer patients. In R Baer, ed., Mindfulness-Based Treatment Approaches: Clinician’s Guide to Evidence Base & Applications, 2nd edition (pp. 293-316). Burlington: Academic Press.
Mackenzie MJ, Carlson LE, Munoz M, Speca M (2007). A qualitative study of self-perceived effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in a psychosocial oncology setting. Stress & Health, 23 (1), 59-69.
Minor H, Carlson LE, Mackenzie MJ, Zernicke K, Jones L (2007). Evaluation of a mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) program for caregivers of children with chronic conditions. Social Work in Health Care, 43 (1), 91-109.
Mackenzie MJ, Carlson LE, Speca M (2005). Mindfulness-based stress reduction (MBSR) in oncology: Rationale & review. Evidence-Based Integrative Medicine, 2 (3), 139-145.
Yoga
Pacanowski CR, Diers L, Crosby RD, Mackenzie M, Neumark-Sztainer D. (2020). Yoga’s impact on risk and protective factors for disordered eating: a pilot prevention trial. Eating Disorders: Journal of Treatment & Prevention. 28(4), 513-541.
Mackenzie MJ, Wurz AJ, Yamauchi Y, Pires L, Culos-Reed SN. (2016) Yoga helps put the pieces back together: a qualitative exploration of a community-based yoga program for cancer survivors. Evidence-based Complementary & Alternative Medicine, 2016.
Mackenzie MJ, Carlson LE, Paskevich DM, Ekkekakis P, Wurz AJ, Wytsma K, Krenz KA, McAuley E, Culos-Reed SN (2014). Associations between attention, affect & cardiac activity in a single yoga session for cancer survivors: An enactive neurophenomenology-based approach. Consciousness & Cognition, 27, 129-146.
Wurz AJ, Capozzi LC, Mackenzie MJ, Danhauer SC, Culos-Reed SN (2013). Translating knowledge: A framework for evidence-informed yoga programs in oncology. International Journal of Yoga Therapy, 23 (2), 85-90.
Mackenzie MJ, Carlson LE, Ekkekakis P, Paskevich DM, Culos-Reed SN (2013). Affect & mindfulness as predictors of change in mood disturbance, stress symptoms & quality of life in a community-based yoga program for cancer survivors. Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine. 1-13.
Culos-Reed SN, Mackenzie MJ, Sohl SJ, Jesse MT, Ross AN, Danhauer SC (2012). Yoga & cancer interventions: A review of the clinical significance of patient reported outcomes for cancer survivors. Evidence-Based Complementary & Alternative Medicine. 1-17.