Student Research

Our Ph.D. students work closely with faculty members on funded projects and have maintained an impressive publication record. Their research areas and publications can be found in our research page.

Masters students are encouraged to submit their masters projects to conferences for presentation and journals for publication. Below are the 2008 peer-reviewed publications in which students have been involved (underlined name corresponds to student).

McGinn A.P., Evenson K.E., Herring A.H., Huston S.L., Rodriguez D.A. 2008. The association of   perceived and objectively measured crime with physical activity: a cross-sectional analysis. Journal of Physical Activity & Health, 5,1,117-131.

Brown, A.L., Khattak, A.J., and Rodríguez, D.A.  2008. Neighborhood Types, Travel and Body Mass: A Study of New Urbanist and Suburban Neighborhoods, Urban Studies, 45, 8.

Fesperman, C., Evenson, K.J., Rodriguez, D.A. and Salvesen, D.A. 2008, Active transport to and from school: A comparative case study, Preventing Chronic Disease, 5, 2, 1-11.

Estupiñan, N. and Rodríguez, D.A. 2008. The relationship between urban form and station boardings for Bogotá's BRT, Transportation Research Part A, 42, 296-306.

Aytur, S. A., Rodríguez, D.A. Evenson, K.R., and Catellier, D.  2008. Relationships of Urban Containment Policies to Physical Activity: A Time-Series Analysis of Metropolitan Areas, 1990-2002, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 34, 4, 320-332.

Salvesen, D.,  Evenson, K.R.  Rodriguez, D.A. and Brown, A. 2008. Factors Influencing Implementation of Local Policies to Promote Physical Activity:  A Case Study of Montgomery County, Maryland, Journal of Public Health Management and Practice, 14,3, 280-288.

Aytur, S., Rodríguez, D.A. and Evenson, K.R. In press. The Sociodemographics of Land Use Planning: Relationships to Physical Activity, Accessibility, and Equity, Health & Place, 25 pages.

Rodríguez, D., Aytur, S. A.,  Oakes, M. Forsyth, D. and Clifton K.  In Press. Relation of modifiable neighborhood attributes to walking, Preventive Medicine, 20 pages.