Jandali, D., Alwaleedi, A., Marenus, M., Liener, S.R., Sheik, A., Elayyan, M., & Chen, W. (2024). Mental health, sleep quality, and psychological well-being during the month of Ramadan. Healthcare, 12, 1301. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12131301.

Marenus, M. W., Marzec, M., Kilbourne, A., Colabianchi, N., & Chen, W. (2024, accepted). Workplace culture of health and employee physical activity: the moderating effects of gend and depression. Discover Psychology, 4, 70 (2024). https://doi.org/10.1007/s44202-024-00173-y. 

Marenus, M., Friedman, K., Sanowaski, J., Murray, A., Ottensoser, H., Cahuas, A., Kumavarel, V., & Chen, W. (2024). Psychological predictors of physical activity intensity among college students. Journal of American College Health, 72(2), 398-407. DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2037614. 

Logan, T. H., Merenus, M.W., & Chen, W. (2024). Reducing Anxiety and Enhancing Mindfulness in College Students during COVID-19 through WeActive and WeMindful Interventions. Healthcare, 12, 374. https://doi.org/10.3390/healthcare12030374.

Albedry, B., Marenus, M., & Chen, W. (2024). The relationship between employee physical activity intensity and workplace burnout. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 66(4):316-320. doi: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000003043. 

Marenus, M. W., Marzec, M., Kilbourne, A., Colabianchi, N., & Chen, W. (2023). The Validity and Reliability of the Workplace Culture of Health Scale - Short Form. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine. DOI: 10.1097/JOM.0000000000002949. 

Albedry, B., Ammons, L., Marenus, M., Hammoud, D., Jandali, D., Chrzanowski, M., & Chen, W. (2023). The effects of an adventure education pilot study on social emotional learning, resilience, and physical activity among high school students. American Journal of Health Education, 54:5, 329- 342. DOI: 10.1080/19325037.2023.2234976 

Marenus, M., Marzec, M., Chen, W. (2023). A scoping review of workplace culture of health measures. American Journal of Health Promotion, 2023;0(0). doi:10.1177/08901171231179160. 

Marenus, M., Cahuas, A., Murray, A., Friedman, K., Ottensoser, H., Hammoud, D., Snowski, J., Kumaravel, V., & Chen, W. (2023). Effectiveness of web-based physical activity interventions in resilience and mindfulness. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2023, 20(8), 5463; https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph20085463.

Cahuas, A., Marenus, M., Kumaravel, V., Murray, A., Friedman, K., Ottensoser, H., & Chen, W. (2023). Perceived social support and COVID-19 impact on quality of life in college students: an observational study. Annals of Medicine, 55:1, 136-145, DOI: 10.1080/07853890.2022.2154943

Marenus, M., Marzec, M., Chen, W. (2022). Association of Workplace Culture of Health and Employee Emotional Wellbeing. Journal of Environmental Research and Publich Health. 19, 12318. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph191912318

Murray, A., Marenus, M., Cahuas, A., Friedman, K., Ottensoser, H., Kumaravel, V.,  Sanowski, J., & Chen, W. (2022). The Impact of web-based physical activity interventions on depression and anxiety among college students: Randomized control trial. Journal of Medical Internet Research. 6(4):e31839, doi: 10.2196/31839

Friedman, K., Marenus, M., Murray, A., Cahuas, A., Ottensoser, H., Sanowski, J., & Chen. W. (2022). Enhancing physical activity and psychological wellbeing in college students during COVID-19 through WeActive and We-Mindful intervention. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 19, 4144. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19074144

Marenus, M., Friedman, K., Sanowaski, J., Murray, A., Ottensoser, H., Cahuas, A., Kumavarel, V., & Chen, W. (2022). Psychological predictors of physical activity intensity among college students. Journal of American College Health. DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2022.2037614

Chen, M., He, Z., Zhang, Z., & Chen, W. (2022). Association of physical activity and positive thinking with global sleep quality among college students. Scientific Reports. (2022) 12:3624. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-022-07687-2

Murray, A., Ottensoser, H., Marenus, M., Cahuas, A., Friedman, K., & Varun Kumaravel, V., & Chen, W. (2021) Anxiety, depression, and sleep quality during COVID-19 pandemic among college students. Journal of Tourism and Sports Management. 4(2), 975-987.

Margulis, A., Andrews, K., He, Z., & Chen, W. (2021). The Effect of team sports on stress and anxiety in college students. Current Psychology. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12144-021-01881-7

Johnston, S., Roskowski, C., He, Z., & Chen, W. (2020). Effects of team sports on anxiety, depression, perceived stress, and sleep quality in college students. Journal of American College Health. DOI: 10.1080/07448481.2019.1707836

Ongoing Projects:

Project title: Effects of Ramadan Fasting on Behavioral and Metabolic Health
The purpose of the research project is to examine if there are any changes in metabolic health, behavioral health, mental health, and psychological well-being associated with the month of Ramadan. The study will use a single group within subject design with pre- and post-test. Two weeks prior to and after Ramadan (March 23 to April 23, 2023) will be used to conduct pre-test and post-test with a targeted ≥100 participants aged 18-65.