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Home  People Chakema C. Carmack, Ph.D.
Chakema C. Carmack, Ph.D.
PAMT Post-Doctoral Fellow, The Methodology Center and The Prevention Research Center
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The Methodology Center
The Pennsylvania State University
204 E. Calder Way, Suite 400
State College, PA 16801
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814-865-5155 |
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814-863-0000
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| Education: |
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Ph.D., Wichita State University, 2007 (Community Psychology, Specialty in Statistics & Methodology)
M.A., Wichita State University, 2005 (Community Psychology)
B.S., Southern University 2004 (Psychology)
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| Teaching (Spring 2005-Fall 2007): |
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Psych 410: Research Methods
Psych 400: Statistics
Psych 111: General Psychology
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| Research Interests: |
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Covariance Structure Modeling including Social Psychology & Public Health theory validation for various health disparities, particularly adolescent HIV/AIDS, adolescent condom use behavior, exercise behavior, diabetes, and childhood obesity.
Complex Systems Analyses pertaining to its utility in community settings.
Methodology Center Research Areas: Complex Systems Analyses
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I work with Rhonda BeLue of The Methodology Center on complex systems analyses (CAS). I am primarily interested in applying these methods to addressing community-level public health issues. I am currently starting a project using concept mapping (CAS) to address issues important to African American adolescents regarding attitudes, social norms, and efficacy toward sexual behavior.
I work with Emilie Smith of the Prevention Research Center on the effects of the Good Behavior Game in Afterschool Settings. I currently handle incoming data for over 36 afterschool sites throughout Pennsylvania. Responsibilities include analyzing individual-kevel student data and settings-level afterschool staff data.
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| Publications: |
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Peer-reviewed Papers |
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Carmack, C. C. & Lewis-Moss, R.K. African American adolescents’ intentions to use condoms: Effect-indicator versus causal-indicator models. Prevention Science (Revise & Resubmit, 2009).
Lewis Moss, R. K., Carmack, C. C., Sly, J. R., Roberts, S. & Wilson, S. (in press). Examining the baseline sexual behaviors of African American adolescents: How do they compare to national trends. Journal of Black Studies.
Lewis-Moss, R. K., Paschal, A. M., Redmond, M. L., Green, B. L. & Carmack, C. C. (in press). Health attitudes and behaviors of African American adolescents. Journal of Community Health.
Nansel, T.R., Gellar, L., McGill, A., & Carmack, C. C. (2007). Effect of varying glycemic index meals on blood sugar control assessed with continuous glucose monitoring. Diabetes 56(1), A77.
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Gregory, T., Reinhart, C., Wolcott, H., Carmack, C. C., & Sly J. Commentary on Defining Community Psychology Practice: Meeting the Needs and Realizing the Dreams of the Community (2006). The Community Psychologist. Vol. 39(4).
Roberts, S., Lewis-Moss, R.K., & Carmack, C.C. Family structure and its impact on the educational aspirations and sexual activity of African American adolescents. Submitted to the Journal of Family Psychology (2008).
Lewis-Moss, R.K., Merkle, E., Paschal, A., Redmond, M., & Carmack, C.C. Using multiple imputation to understand attrition in an HIV/AIDS prevention program: The case of the youth empowerment project. Submitted to Prevention Science (2008).
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