Creating Safe Neighborhoods for Youth

The Built Environment

We are conducting place-based research to understand how the built features of the neighborhood youth live in–for example, green spaces, street lighting, community centers, and housing conditions–impacts the risk of experiencing violence and accidental injuries.

Research

"Geolocations of Electric Bicycle Accidents and Associations with the Built Environment"
"Geospatial and Built Environment Influences on Youth Gun Violence in the United States: An Environment-Wide Association Study and Random Forests Analysis"