Publications

Journal Articles

Yi, L., Xu, Y., Eckel, S.P., O’Connor, S., Cabison, J., Rosales, M., Chu, D., Chavez, T., Johnson, M., Mason, T.B., Bastain, T., Breton, C., Dunton, G.F., Wilson, J.P., and Habre. R. (2022). Time-activity and daily mobility patterns during pregnancy and early postpartum – evidence from the MADRES cohort. Spatial and Spatio-temporal Epidemiology, p.100252.

Naya, C.*, Yi, L.*, Chu, D., Dunton, G.F., and Mason, T.B. (2021). Cross-sectional and longitudinal associations of park coverage, greenness exposure, and neighborhood median household income with children’s depressive and anxiety symptoms. Journal of Paediatrics and Child’s Health. (*Co-first authors)

Yi, L., Mason, T.B., Yang, C.H., Chu, D., and Dunton, G.F. (2021). Longitudinal associations between neighborhood park and open space access and children’s accelerometer-assessed measured physical activity: the evidence from the MATCH study. Journal of Physical Activity and Health

Wang, S., Nicole, M., Yi, L., Dunton, G.F., and Mason, T.B. (2021). Interactions among reward sensitivity and fast-food access on healthy eating index scores in adolescents: A cross-sectional study. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18, no. 11 (2021): 5744.

Do, B., Mason, T.B., Yi, L., Yang, C.H., and Dunton, G.F. (2021). Momentary associations between stress and physical activity among children using ecological momentary assessment. Psychology of Sport & Exercise, 55, p.101935.

Yi, L., Wilson, J. P., Mason, T. B., Habre, R., Wang, S., & Dunton, G. F. (2019).
Methodologies for assessing contextual exposure to the built environment in physical activity studies: A systematic review. Health & Place, 60, 102226.

Wang, K., Lombard, J., Rundek, T., Dong, C., Gutierrez, C. M., Byrne, M. M., …
Yi, L. & Szapocznik, J. (2019). Relationship of neighborhood greenness to heart disease in 249 405 US Medicare beneficiaries. Journal of the American Heart Association, 8(6), e010258.

Brown, S. C., Wang, K., Dong, C., Yi, L., Marinovic Gutierrez, C., Di Tullio, M.
R., … & Needleman, L. (2018). Accreditation Status and Geographic Location of Outpatient Echocardiographic Testing Facilities Among Medicare Beneficiaries: The VALUE‐ECHO Study. Journal of Ultrasound in Medicine, 37(2), 397-402.

Oluwole, S. A., Wang, K., Dong, C., Ciliberti-Vargas, M. A., Gutierrez, C. M.,
Yi, L., … & Asdaghi, N. (2017). Disparities and Trends in Door-to-Needle Time:
The FL-PR CReSD Study (Florida-Puerto Rico Collaboration to Reduce Stroke
Disparities). Stroke, 48(8), 2192-2197.

Ciliberti-Vargas, M. A., Gardener, H., Wang, K., Dong, C., Yi, L., Romano, J. G.,
… & Rundek, T. (2017). Stroke Hospital Characteristics in the Florida–Puerto Rico Collaboration to Reduce Stroke Disparities Study. Southern medical
journal, 110(7), 466.

Conference Proceedings

Naya, C., Yi, L., Chu, D., Dunton, G.F., and Mason, T.B. “Effects of residential neighborhood environment characteristics on mothers’ and their children’s mental health outcomes–evidence from the match study.” APHA’s 2020 VIRTUAL Annual Meeting and Expo (Oct. 24-28). Online: American Public Health Association.

Do, B., Mason, T.B., Yi, L., Yang, C.H., and Dunton, G.F. “Momentary associations between stress and physical activity among children using Ecological Momentary Assessment.” APHA’s 2019 Annual Meeting and Expo (Oct. 24-28). Philadelphia, PA: American Public Health Association.

Conference Presentations

Integrating mobility and time-activity patterns in assessing environmental exposures during pregnancy and early postpartum.
American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting. Virtual. Apr 7-11, 2021

A study of context-specific physical activity patterns of low-income Hispanic women during pregnancy using GPS and accelerometer data.
Active Living Conference 2021. Virtual. Apr 5-9, 2021

Effects of residential neighborhood environment characteristics on mothers’ and their children’s mental health outcomes–evidence from the match study.
American Public Health Associations Annual Meeting and Expo. Online. Oct 24-28, 2020.

Effects of neighborhood park accessibility on longitudinal trends in children’s objectively-measured physical activity: Evidence from the MATCH study.
Active Living Research Conference 2020, Orlando, FL, U.S., Feb 2-5, 2020.

Methodologies for integrating GPS, GIS, and accelerometry to measure
momentary built environment for physical activity: a systematic review.
Active Living Research Conference 2019, Charleston, SC, U.S., Feb 19-21, 2019

Cheap Public Space and the Art of Negotiation: Strategies for the Provision of Publicly Accessible Space through the Private Sector, and a Proposal of How to Communicate, Compare and Appraise their Impact.
FUTURE OF PLACES, Stockholm, Sweden, Jun 30 – Jul 2, 2015.

Measure Walkability with GIS – a Case Study of Seven50 Project.
ESRI International User Conference, San Diego, CA, U.S., Jul 18–24, 2015.

Invited Talks

The Built Environment and Public Health
Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California. Los Angeles, California. Nov 5, 2020

A Combination of GPS, GIS and EMA in Health Behavior Research. Department of Preventive Medicine, Keck School of Medicine, University of Southern California. Los Angeles, California. Nov 13, 2018

Data Mapping and 3D Visualization with GIS
“Places & Spaces: Mapping Science” Exhibition, University of Miami, Coral Gables, Nov 17, 2014.

Reviews

Academic Journal Peer Review

Health and Place
Transactions in GIS

Academic Conference Peer Review

America Public Health Association Annual Meeting and Expo 2020