Jana A. Hirsch
Assistant Research Professor
Urban Health Collaborative, Epidemiology and Biostatistics
Drexel University
United States of America
Biography
Dr. Hirsch is an interdisciplinary researcher whose work aims to understand the way neighborhoods shape health behavior and disparities. She has primarily worked at the intersections of urban planning, geography, and epidemiology with a focus on built environments and physical activity among adults and older adults. In particular, she has examined the way walkable communities can increase walking for transportation or reduce normal declines in mobility with age. Her current work includes longitudinal examinations of the way neighborhoods change and the subsequent impact that this change has on health. Personally, she is an eager, active walker and a people-focused “urbanophile.â€Â
Research Interest
Health and Place or Built Environment
Publications
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"Hirsch, J.A.1, Meyer, K.A.1, Zhang, L., Rodriguez, D.A., Peterson, M., Gordon-Larsen, P. “Municipal investment in off-road trails and changes in bicycle commuting in Minneapolis, Minnesota over 10 years: a longitudinal repeated cross-sectional study†International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 1joint first authors "
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Hirsch, J.A., Winters, M., Clarke, P.J., Ste-Marie, N., McKay, H.A. (2016) “The Influence of Walkability on Broader Mobility for Canadian Middle Aged and Older Adults: an examination of Walk Scoreâ„¢ and the Mobility Over Varied Environments Scale (MOVES)â€Â Preventive Medicine DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2016.09.036
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Hirsch, J.A., Green, G.F., Peterson, M., Rodriguez, D.A., Gordon-Larsen, P. (2016) “Neighbourhood Sociodemographics and Change in Built Environment Infrastructureâ€Â Journal of Urbanism: International Research on Placemaking and Urban Sustainability, 1-17 DOI: 10.1080/17549175.2016.1212914
