Sarah Camhi

Sarah Camhi is a Professor at the University of San Francisco, specializing in clinical exercise physiology and physical activity epidemiology. Her research focuses on the interplay between lifestyle behaviors, obesity, and cardiometabolic risk, particularly in urban populations. She holds a PhD in Kinesiology from the University of Maryland, an MS in Exercise Management from the University of Queensland, and a BS in Kinesiology from the University of Michigan.

Her expertise includes community-engaged research, fitness assessment, and health promotion. She co-advises the Exercise is Medicine on Campus initiative and serves on committees such as the STEM Diversity Committee and GoUSF Committee at USF. Her work emphasizes barriers to exercise prescription programs for underserved groups and the role of mindfulness in physical activity.

Key research interests include:

• Physical activity epidemiology
• Obesity and cardiometabolic risk
• Exercise is medicine initiatives
• Health disparities in urban communities
• Mindfulness-integrated exercise

Her recent publications explore environmental factors influencing physical activity, racial disparities in health outcomes, and interventions to improve mental and physical health through exercise. Camhi has received accolades including Fellowships from the American College of Sports Medicine (2015) and American Heart Association (2014), alongside teaching awards for innovative community-based approaches.

Her work bridges academia and practice, engaging stakeholders to design equitable health programs. Current projects include analyzing built environment impacts on activity patterns and evaluating university-based movement campaigns for faculty/staff well-being.