Research Topics

Animal Abuse and Neglect

• Relationship between Animal Maltreatment and Human Maltreatment

Climate Change

• Urban Heat Islands
• Heat Preparedness

Disease

• The Role of the Social Environment in the Transmission of Drug Resistant Bacteria
• Dengue Fever

Food Access

• Community Gardens
• Assessing the Impact of WIC Voucher Changes
• Supermarket Access
• Food and Exercise Diaries for Urban Places (FED-UP)
• Penn Campus Food Environment
• Baltimore Avenue Corridor (NEMS)

Health Care Access

• Maternity Ward Closures
• Health Centers in Africa (MUSA capstone)
• (Mark Newman)

Outdoor Advertising

• Ads Promoting Sedentary Behavior

Physical Activity

• Physical Activity Resource Map
• Measuring Physical Activity Levels in Parks (SOPARC)

Trauma Response

• Mapping Access to Trauma Centers (http://tramah.cml.upenn.edu/CML.TraumaCenters.Web/)
• Emergency Vehicle Drive Time (Brendan Carr)

Violence

• Vacant Lots
• Alcohol Outlets and Guns
• STARS