Staff profile

Mark Stoutenberg, PhD, MSPH, earned a Bachelor of Arts (History; 2001) at Columbia University (New York City, New York), and a Doctor of Philosophy (Exercise Science; 2008) and Master of Science (Public Health; 2011) from the University of Miami (Miami, Florida). Originally from Calgary, Canada, Mark moved to the United States in 1998 to pursue a career playing and coaching American football, before shifting paths to focus on his doctoral studies and a career in academia.

After completing his doctoral degree, Mark worked as a Research Assistant Professor at the University of Miami (Miami, Florida) for 8 years, before moving to the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga (Chattanooga, Tennessee) where he served as the inaugural program director developing a Master’s in Public Health (MPH) program focusing on Chronic Disease Prevention and Control. Mark then joined the College of Public Health at Temple University (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) as the Chair of the Department of Kinesiology (2020-2023), before joining Durham University in January 2024.

During his early career, Mark was part of several randomised control trials (RCTs) involving exercise interventions in individuals with substance use disorders and breast cancer survivors. His work on the multi-site STRIDE trial (STimulant Reduction Intervention using Dosed Exercise) remains the single largest RCT involving exercise interventions in individuals with substance use disorders. He also participated in several community-based research projects and with the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos, the most comprehensive, long-term study of health and disease in Hispanic and Latino individuals.

Mark’s current area of methodological expertise is implementation science, through which he strives to promote the adoption and integration of evidence-based practices, interventions and policies into health care and community settings. More specifically, he examines strategies to connect patients from clinical settings to supportive community resources (clinic-community linkages) for health and wellness by forming partnerships with community health organisations leading to collaborative research projects involving healthcare systems, administrators, and providers aimed at improving the health of local residents.

Mark also works closely with Exercise is Medicine (EIM), an initiative to integrate physical activity as a standard of care into health systems around the world. Through his involvement with EIM, Mark coordinates and provides technical support to a global network of public health practitioners, primary care providers, sport and exercise medicine physicians, health system leaders, and academic leaders.

Mark has presented his work numerous national and international (Brazil, Canada, China, Colombia, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Mozambique, Philippines, Singapore, Taiwan, Venezuela) settings and served as a U.S. Fulbright Specialist at the University of the Witwatersrand (Johannesburg, South Africa; 2019).

Journal Article

• Gradidge, P. J.-L., Crouch, S. H., Thornton, J., Matsena Zingoni, Z., Torres, G., Stoutenberg, M., Kolkenbeck-Ruh, A., Woodiwiss, A. J., Mhlaba, M., & Ware, L. J. (online). Physical activity vital sign assessment and associated health outcomes in an underserved South African community. Journal of Public Health, https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-024-02292-1
• Stoutenberg, M., Rogers, M., Denison, P., Schlicht, J., Weitzel, K., Ory, M., Kellar, G., Summers, L., & Wingood, M. (online). Assessing older adult physical activity levels in clinical settings: The modified PAVS for older adults. Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, https://doi.org/10.1111/jgs.19202
• Stoutenberg, M. (2024). S14-3: The adoption and implementation of a physical activity referral pathway integrated into a major U.S. health system. European Journal of Public Health, 34(Supplement_2), Article ckae114.262. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae114.262
• Geidl, W., & Stoutenberg, M. (2024). S14 Physical activity promotion in healthcare settings: Designing and implementing physical activity referral schemes. European Journal of Public Health, 34(Supplement_2), Article ckae114.259. https://doi.org/10.1093/eurpub/ckae114.259
• Wattanapisit, A., Hemarachatanon, P., Somrak, K., Manunyanon, S., Wattanapisit, S., Amornsriwatanakul, A., Katewongsa, P., Sangkaew, S., Vichitkunakorn, P., Lee, P. Y., Ramdzan, S. N., Salim, H., Ng, C. J., & Stoutenberg, M. (2024). Physical Activity with Sports Scientist (PASS) programme to promote physical activity among patients with non-communicable diseases: a pragmatic randomised controlled trial protocol. BMJ Open Sport & Exercise Medicine, 10(2), Article e001985. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjsem-2024-001985
• McNulty, L. K., Stoutenberg, M., Kolkenbeck-Ruh, A., Harrison, A., Mmoledi, T., Katiyo, D., Mhlaba, M., Kubheka, D., & Ware, L. J. (2024). Examining the referral of patients with elevated blood pressure to health resources in an under-resourced community in South Africa. BMC Public Health, 24(1), Article 412. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-023-17359-z
• Nock, N. L., Stoutenberg, M., Cook, D. B., Whitworth, J. W., Janke, E. A., & Gordon, A. J. (2024). Exercise as Medicine for People with a Substance Use Disorder: An ACSM Call to Action Statement. Current Sports Medicine Reports, 23(2), 53-57. https://doi.org/10.1249/jsr.0000000000001140
• Stoutenberg, M., Crouch, S. H., McNulty, L. K., Kolkenbeck-Ruh, A., Torres, G., Gradidge, P. J. L., Ly, A., & Ware, L. J. (2023). Acceptability and feasibility of home-based hypertension and physical activity screening by community health workers in an under-resourced community in South Africa. Journal of Public Health, 32(6), 1011-1022. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10389-023-01873-w
• Stoutenberg, M., Lewis, L. K., Jones, R. M., Portacio, F., Vidot, D. C., & Kornfeld, J. (2023). Assessing the current and desired levels of training and applied experiences in chronic disease prevention of students during medical school. BMC Medical Education, 23(1), https://doi.org/10.1186/s12909-023-04044-3
• Stoutenberg, M., Warne, J., Falise, A., Falise, G., Lee, J., Portacio, F., & Rodriguez-Saltzman, X. (2022). Physical activity resources and programming for substance use treatment in U.S. residential treatment programs. Mental Health and Physical Activity, 24, Article 100502. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.mhpa.2022.100502
• Falcon, A., Vermeesch, A., Stoutenberg, M., Sampson, E., Bender-Stephanski, M., Webb, W., & Woo, Y. (2022). Inclusion of physical activity in nurse practitioner programs: A national perspective. Journal of the American Association of Nurse Practitioners, 34(5), 711-719. https://doi.org/10.1097/jxx.0000000000000699