Publications

For a full list of publications please see Google Scholar.

Selected publications

Wang, Y., Crowe, M., Knibbs, L.D., Fuller-Tyszkiewicz, M., Mygind, L., Kerr, J.A., Wake, M., Olsson, C.A., Enticott, P.G., Peters, R.L., Daraganova, G., Lycett, K., Mavoa, S. 2023. Greenness modifies the association between ambient air pollution and cognitive function in Australian adolescents, but not in mid-life adults. Environmental Pollution, 324, p.121329.

Bolanis, D., Vergunst, F., Mavoa, S., Schmelefske, E., Khoury, B., Turecki, G., Orri, M. and Geoffroy, M.C., 2023. Association between greenspace exposure and suicide-related outcomes across the lifespan: A systematic review. Science of the total environment, p.167451.

Peters, R.L., Mavoa, S. and Koplin, J.J., 2022. An overview of environmental risk factors for food allergy. International journal of environmental research and public health, 19(2), p.722.

Bagheri, N., Mavoa, S., Tabatabaei-Jafari, H., Knibbs, L.D., Coffee, N.T., Salvador-Carulla, L., Antsey, K.J. 2021. The impact of built and social environmental characteristics on diagnosed and estimated future risk of dementia. Journal of Alzheimer’s’ Disease, 1-12.

Mavoa, S., Keevers, D., Kane, S., Wake, M., Tham, R., Lycett, K., Wong, Y.T., Chong, K. 2021. Parental preconception exposures to outdoor neighbourhood environments and adverse birth outcomes: a protocol for a scoping review and evidence map. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 18(17), 8943.

Oakley, J., Peters, R. L., Wake, M., Grobler, A. C., Kerr, J. A., Lycett, K., Cassim, R., Russell, M., Sun, C., Tang, M.L. Koplin, J.J., and Mavoa, S. (2021). Backyard benefits? A cross-sectional study of yard size and greenness and children’s physical activity and outdoor play. BMC Public Health, 21(1), 1-10.

Silva, J.P., Singh, A., Oldenburg, B., Gunathunga, W., Alagiyawanna, A.M.A.A.P. and Mavoa, S., (2021). Associations between residential greenness and self-reported heart disease in Sri Lankan men: A cross-sectional study. Plos one, 16(5), p.e0252382.

Zhang, Y., Mavoa, S., Zhao, J., Raphael, D. and Smith, M., (2020). The Association between Green Space and Adolescents’ Mental Well-Being: A Systematic Review. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(18), p.6640.

Pearson, A.L., Pechal, J., Lin, Z., Benbow, M.E., Schmidt, C. and Mavoa, S., (2020). Associations detected between measures of neighborhood environmental conditions and human microbiome diversity. Science of The Total Environment, 745, p.141029.

Jia, P., Yu, C., … Mavoa, S. … James, P. (2019). Spatial Lifecourse Epidemiology Reporting Standards (ISLE-ReSt) statement. Health & Place, p.102243.

Flies, E.J., Mavoa, S., Zosky, G.R., Mantzioris, E., Williams, C., Eri, R., Brook, B.W. and Buettel, J.C. (2019). Urban-associated diseases: Candidate diseases, environmental risk factors, and a path forward. Environment International, 133, p.105187.

Mavoa, S., Lucassen, M., Denny, S., Utter, J., Clark, T., Smith, M. (2019). Natural neighbourhood environments and the emotional health of urban New Zealand adolescents. Landscape and Urban Planning, 191, 103638.

Mavoa, S., Davern, M., Breed, M. and Hahs, A. (2019). Higher levels of greenness and biodiversity associate with greater subjective wellbeing in adults living in Melbourne, Australia. Health & Place, 57, pp.321-329.

Kingsley, J., Bailey, A., Torabi, N., Zardo, P., Mavoa, S., Gray, T., Tracey, D., Pettitt, P., Zajac, N. and Foenander, E., 2019. A Systematic Review Protocol Investigating Community Gardening Impact Measures. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(18), p.3430.

Mavoa, S., Bagheri, N., Koohsari, M.J., Kaczynski, A.T., Lamb, K.E., Oka, K., O’Sullivan, D. and Witten, K. (2019). How do neighbourhood definitions influence the associations between built environment and physical activity?. International journal of environmental research and public health, 16(9), p.1501.

Mavoa, S., Thornton, L., Coffee, N. (2019). Introduction to Antipodean Health Geographies. Geographical Research. 57(1), 5-7.

Lamb, K., Mavoa, S., Coffee, N., Parker, K., Richardson, E.A., Thornton, L.E. (2019). Public open space exposure measures in Australian health research: a critical review of the literature. Geographical Research. 57(1), 67-83.

Mavoa, S., Eagleson, S., Badland, H.M., Gunn, L., Boulange, C., Stewart, J., Giles-Corti, B. (2018). Identifying appropriate land use mix measures for use in a national walkability index. Journal of Transport and Land Use, 11(1).

Mavoa, S., Lamb, K., O’Sullivan, D., Witten, K. and Smith, M. (2018). Are disadvantaged children more likely to be excluded from analysis when applying global positioning systems inclusion criteria?. BMC research notes, 11(1), p.578.

Ikeda, E., Mavoa, S., Hinckson, E., Witten, K., Donnellan, N., Smith, M. (2018). Differences in child-drawn and GIS-modelled routes to school: Impact on space and exposure to the built environment in Auckland, New Zealand. Journal of Transport Geography. 71, 103-115.

Carroll, P., Witten, K., Calder-Dawe, O., Smith, M., Kearns, R., Asiasiga, L., Lin, J., Kayes, N. and Mavoa, S., (2018). Enabling participation for disabled young people: study protocol. BMC Public Health, 18(1), p.712.

Koohsari, J., Badland, H., Mavoa, S., Villanueva, K., Francis, J., Hooper, P., Giles-Corti, B. (2018). Are public open space attributes associated with walking and depression? Cities, 74, 119-125.

Mavoa, S., Koohsari, M.J., Badland, H.M., Davern, M., Feng, X., Astell-Burt, T., Giles-Corti, B. (2015). Area-level disparities of public open space: a Geographic Information Systems analysis in metropolitan Melbourne. Urban Policy and Research. 33(3), 306-323.

Koohsari, M.J., Mavoa, S., Villanueva, K., Sugiyama, T., Badland, H.M., Kaczynski, A.T., Owen, N., Giles-Corti, B. (2015) Public open space, physical activity, urban design and public health: Concepts, methods and research agenda. Health & Place, 33, 75-82.

Villanueva, K., Badland, H., Hooper, P., Koohsari, M., Mavoa, S., Davern, M., Roberts, R., Goldfeld, S., Giles-Corti, B. (2015) Developing indicators of Public Open Space to promote health and wellbeing in communities. Applied Geography. 57, 112-119.

Badland, H., Mavoa, S., Villanueva, K., Roberts, R., Davern, M., Giles-Corti, B. (2014). The development of policy-relevant transport indicators to monitor health outcomes and behaviours. Journal of Transport & Health. 2(2), 103-110.

Adams, M.A., Frank, L.D., Schipperijn, J., Smith, G., Chapman, J., Christiansen, L.B., Coffee, N.T., Salvo, D., du Toit, L., Dygrýn, J., Ferreira Hino, A.A., Lai, P., Mavoa, S., Pinzón, J.D., Van de Weghe, N., Cerin, E., Davey, R., Macfarlane, D., Owen, N., Sallis, J.F. (2014) International variation in neighborhood walkability, transit, and recreation environments using Geographic Information Systems: The IPEN Adult study. International Journal of Health Geographics, 13(1), 43.

Astell-Burt T, Feng X, Mavoa S, Badland HM, Giles-Corti B (2014) Do low-income neighbourhoods have the least green space? A cross-sectional study of Australia’s most populous cities. BMC Public Health, 14(1), 292.

Oliver M, Mavoa S, Badland HM, Carroll P, Asiasiga L, Tavae N, Kearns RK, Witten K (2014) What constitutes a trip? Examining child journey attributes using GPS and self-report. Children’s Geographies, 1- 8.

Mavoa S, Oliver M, Kerr J, Doherty A, Witten K. (2013) Using SenseCam to measure the built environment. Proceedings of the 4th International SenseCam & Pervasive Imaging Conference. ACM, 2013.

Oliver, M., Doherty, A. R., Kelly, P., Badland, H. M., Mavoa, S., Shepherd, J., Kerr, J., Marshall, S., Hamilton, A., Foster, C. (2013). Utility of passive photography to objectively audit built environment features of active transport journeys: an observational study. International Journal of Health Geographics, 12(1), 1-7.

Duncan S, Stewart TI, Oliver M, Mavoa S, MacRae D, Badland HM, Duncan MJ (2013). Static validity of seven portable global positioning system receivers under different environmental conditions. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 44(2), e19-e29.

Witten K, Blakely T, Bagheri N, Badland H, Ivory V, Pearce J, Mavoa S, Hinckson E, Schofield G. (2012). Neighbourhood Built Environment and Transport and Leisure Physical Activity: New Zealand Findings Using Objective Exposure and Outcome Measures. Environmental Health Perspectives, 120(7).

Mavoa S, Witten K, McCreanor T, O’Sullivan D (2012). GIS based destination accessibility via public transit and walking in Auckland, New Zealand, Journal of Transport Geography, 20(1), 15-22.

Mavoa S, Oliver M, Tavae N, Witten K (2012) Using GIS to integrate children’s walking interview data and objectively measured physical activity data. GIS Research UK Conference 2012, Lancaster, UK. CASA award for best spatial analysis paper.

Mavoa S, Oliver M, Witten K, Badland HM (2011). Linking GPS and travel diary data using sequence alignment in a study of children’s independent mobility, International Journal of Health Geographics, 10:64.

Oliver M, Witten K, Kearns R, Mavoa S, Badland HM, Carroll P, Drumheller C, Tavae N, Asiasiga L, Jelley S, Kaiwai H, Opit S, Lin E, Sweetsur P, Moewaka Barnes H, Mason N, Ergler C (2011). Kids in the City Study: Research design and methodology. BMC Public Health, 11:587.

Badland HM, Opit S, Witten K, Kearns RA & Mavoa S (2011). Can virtual streetscape audits reliably replace physical streetscape audits? Journal of Urban Health 87(6), 1007-1016.

Oliver M, Badland HM, Mavoa S, Duncan MD, Duncan JS (2010). Combining GPS, GIS and accelerometry: Methodological issues in the assessment of location and intensity of travel behaviors. Journal of Physical Activity and Health 7(1), 102-108.

Badland HM, Schofield GM, Witten K, Schluter PJ, Mavoa S, Kearns RA, Hinckson, EA, Oliver M, Kaiwai H, Jensen VG, Ergler C, McGrath L, McPhee J. (2009) Understanding the Relationship between Activity and Neighbourhoods (URBAN) Study: research design and methodology. BMC Public Health, 9:224.

Mavoa S (2007) Estimating the social impact of reduced CO2 emissions from household travel using GIS modeling. In Morris, Jenny and Rose, Geoff, Eds. Proceedings 30th Australasian Transport Research Forum (ATRF), Melbourne, Australia.