Dr Mohammad Javad Koohsari
Research Fellow
Behavioural Epidemiology
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
Australia
Biography
Dr Koohsari is an urban designer who has been working on several research projects in order to investigate the role of the built environment on health outcomes in Australia, Japan and USA. The Australian Heart Foundation has recently awarded him a postdoctoral fellowship for his project How can urban design reduce cardiovascular disease risk?. As an urban design researcher, Dr Koohsari has developed interdisciplinary research network with public health researchers, and contributes to advancing the knowledge in the emerging ‘built environment and health' research field.
Research Interest
Behavioural Epidemiology
Publications
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Mohammad Javad Koohsari,Street connectivity and walking for transport: role of neighborhood destinations Preventive Medicine 2014;66, 118–122.
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Mohammad Javad Koohsari,Street network measures and adults’ walking for transport: Application of space syntax Health & Place 2016;38, 89–95.
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Mohammad Javad Koohsari,Neighborhood environmental attributes and adults’ sedentary behaviors: review and research agenda Preventive Medicine 2015;77, 141–149.
