Aaron Hipp

Associations between private and public green space and housing prices in historically redlined neighborhoods: A case study in Miami, Florida

Oh, J. I., Larson, L., Vukomanovic, J., Bardaka, E., & Hipp, A. (2025, September 25). Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Vol. 113.

Associations of geospatial measures of greenspace with adolescent moderate-to-vigorous physical activity: A systematic review

Zhang, Y., Li, Z., Mandic, S., Astell-Burt, T., Hipp, J. A., McGlashan-Fainu, H., … Smith, M. (2025, September 25). Landscape and Urban Planning, Vol. 265.

Investigating Socioeconomic Disparities in Park Access Across Two Southeastern US Cities Using a Unique Park Metric: An Ecological Analysis

Kaczynski, A. T., Wende, M. E., Schipperijn, J., Hughey, S. M., Stowe, E. W., Hipp, J. A., … Koohsari, M. J. (2025, September 18). American Journal of Health Promotion, Vol. 9.

Scaling up natural experimental studies: harnessing emerging technologies to transform physical activity and built environment research

Benton, J. S., Wende, M. E., Ryan, D. J., Thompson, R. L., & Hipp, J. A. (2025, April 11). International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, Vol. 22.

Adult Sports Participation and Physical Activity: How About Curling?

Journal of Healthy Eating and Active Living, 4(2), 107–117.

Adult sport participation and physical activity: What about curling?

Active Living Conference. Presented at the Active Living Conference, Chattanooga, TN).

Advancing PA Action Plans in 10 Rural NC Counties: Perceptions of Key Stakeholders

American Public Health Association Annual Meeting. Presented at the American Public Health Association Annual Meeting, Minneapolis, MN.

Assessing the impact of community collaboration: A two-year study on staff wellbeing in an intervention school with YMCA partnership amid the COVID-19 pandemic

Active Living Conference. Presented at the Active Living Conference, Chattanooga, TN.

Birdwatching linked to increased psychological well-being on college campuses: A pilot-scale experimental study

Peterson, M. N., Larson, L. R., Hipp, A., Beall, J. M., Lerose, C., Desrochers, H., … Martin, K. L. (2024, April 20). Journal of Environmental Psychology, Vol. 96.

Child’s Play: What can we learn from AI-based clustering algorithms?

International Society of Physical Activity and Health Congress. Presented at the International Society of Physical Activity and Health Congress, Paris, France.

Contact with nature, nature prescriptions, and loneliness: Evidence from an international survey of adults in Australia, India, Singapore, the United Kingdom, and the United States

Astell-Burt, T., Kondo, M., Pritchard, T., Olcon, K., Hipp, J. A., Adlakha, D., … Feng, X. (2024, October 7). Health & Place, Vol. 90.

Defining Data

https://www.nrpa.org/contentassets/4915997fccbf46288144e71f74242868/quantitative-and-qualitative-data.pdf

Determining Your Capacity for Evaluation

https://www.nrpa.org/contentassets/8e69f469a48747d583225c638f3b0e47/determining-your-capacity-for-evaluation.pdf

Economic equity evaluation of the 2023 Year Of The Trail campaign in North Carolina

Active Living Conference. Presented at the Active Living Conference, Chattanooga, TN.

Factors influencing likelihood of participation in green social prescriptions in an international sample

Journal of Healthy Eating and Active Living, 4(3), 141–161.

Factors influencing likelihood of participation in green social prescriptions in an international sample

Active Living Conference. Presented at the Active Living Conference, Chattanooga, TN.

Food deserts exposure, density of fast-food restaurants, and park access: Exploring the association of food and recreation environments with obesity and diabetes using global and local regression models

Oh, J. I., Lee, K. J. J., & Hipp, A. (2024, April 18). (C. Xiong, Ed.). PLoS ONE, Vol. 19.

Historical redlining and environmental (in)justices: A scoping review of access to green space and exposure to urban heat and air pollution

Oh, J. I., Larson, L., Vukomanovic, J., Bardaka, E., & Hipp, J. A. (2024, October 3).

Identifying multilevel predictors of behavioral outcomes like park use: A comparison of conditional and marginal modeling approaches

Wende, M. E., Hughey, S. M., McLain, A. C., Hallum, S., Hipp, J. A., Schipperijn, J., … Kaczynski, A. T. (2024, April 16). (S. V. Easwaramoorthy, Ed.). PLoS ONE, Vol. 19.

Nature Contact as an Aspect of Active Living

Journal of Healthy Eating and Active Living, 4(3), 118–119.

Patient capital and no net loss: Applying institutional theory to understand publicly‐owned mitigation banking in an urban context at a United States port

Public Administration, 7.

Quantifying and Analyzing Breakdancer Movements

Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Conference. Presented at the Carnegie Mellon Sports Analytics Conference, Pittsburgh, PA.

The Analysis of Breakdancers in order to Quantify their Style

University of Connecticut Sport Analytics Conference. Presented at the University of Connecticut Sport Analytics Conference, Storrs, CT.

The use of social media opinion data to inform park and physical activity decision making

Active Living Conference. Presented at the Active Living Conference, Chattanooga, TN.

Use of Accelerometry and Global Positioning System (GPS) to Describe Children’s Park-Based Physical Activity Among Racial and Ethnic Minority Youth

Journal of Urban Health, 12.

Use of accelerometry and Global Positioning System (GPS) to describe children’s park-based physical activity among racial/ethnic minority youth

Alberico, C., Zweig, M., Carter, A., Hughey, S. M., Huang, J.-H., Schipperijn, J., … Hipp, J. A. (2024, July 19).

Using accelerometry and Global Positioning Systems (GPS) to examine youth park-based physical activity patterns in low-income communities in New York and North Carolina

Active Living Conference. Presented at the Active Living Conference, Chattanooga, TN.

Association of composite park quality with park use in four diverse cities

Kaczynski, A. T., Wende, M., Hughey, M., Stowe, E., Schipperijn, J., Hipp, A., & Koohsari, M. J. (2023, August 23). Preventive Medicine Reports, Vol. 35.

Associations Between Neighborhood Opportunity and Indicators of Physical Fitness for New York City Public School Youth

Childhood Obesity, 20(5), 328–335.

Awareness, Participation, and Barriers to Green Social Prescription Programs in Five Countries

Active Living Conference. Presented at the Active Living Conference, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.

Better Health is Right Outside Your Door

Hipp, J. A., & Larson, L. (2023, August 4).

Can good microscale pedestrian streetscapes enhance the benefits of macroscale accessible urban form? An automated audit approach using Google street view images

Koo, B. W., Guhathakurta, S., Botchwey, N., & Hipp, A. (2023, May 31). Landscape and Urban Planning, Vol. 237.

Identifying Children’s Play Episodes Using Density-Based Clustering Methods

Active Living Conference. Presented at the Active Living Conference, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.

Longitudinal Associations Between Neighborhood Child Opportunity and Physical Fitness for New York City Public School Youth

Zewdie, H. Y., Zhao, A. Y., Ogletree, S. S., Messiah, S. E., Armstrong, S. C., Skinner, A. C., … D’Agostino, E. M. (2023, April 21). American Journal of Epidemiology, Vol. 4.

Mapping Playspace Equity In 3 Localized Communities in Colorado’

Mapping Playspace Equity In 3 Localized Communities in Colorado.’ Active Living Conference. Presented at the Active Living Conference, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.

Need and Interest in Nature Prescriptions to Protect Cardiovascular and Mental Health: A Nationally-Representative Study With Insights for Future Randomised Trials

Heart, Lung and Circulation, 32(1), 114–123.

Parks Build Community Project Revisited

Palladino, D., Hipp, J. A., & Barrett, A. (2023, December). Parks & Recreation Magazine. https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2023/index.php#/p/41

Paying for <scp>nature‐based</scp> solutions: A review of funding and financing mechanisms for ecosystem services and their impacts on social equity

Sustainable Development, 31(4), 1991–2066.

Physical Activity Promotion in North Carolina: A Reassessment of Public Park and Recreation Directors

Journal of Healthy Eating and Active Living, 3(2), 62–75.

Physical Activity Promotion in North Carolina: A Reassessment of Public Park and Recreation Directors

Active Living Conference. Presented at the Active Living Conference, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD.

Quantifying Nature: Introducing NatureScore^TM and NatureDose^TM as Health Analysis and Promotion Tools

American Journal of Health Promotion, 38(1), 126–134.

Recommended Curling in America: A Profile of Participants and Opportunities for Continued Growth

https://www.usacurling.org/s/Curling-Survey-Report.pdf

Recommended Measures to Evaluate Park Use and Quality

https://www.nrpa.org/publications-research/evaluation-resource-hub/recommended-measures-to-evaluate-park-use-and-quality/

The Five-Year Evaluation of Baltimore’s 2019 Parks Build

National Recreation and Park Association Annual Meeting. Presented at the National Recreation and Park Association Annual Meeting, Dallas, TX.

The State of Playspace Equity in Three Colorado Communities

https://dashboards.mysidewalk.com/kaboom-test-diy-dashboard-c7af7634d544/introduction

The relationship between greenspace exposure and telomere length in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey

Science of The Total Environment, 905, 167452.

Using Video Cameras as a Research Tool in Public Spaces: Addressing Ethical and Information Governance Challenges Under Data Protection Legislation

Journal for the Measurement of Physical Behaviour, 6(2), 145–155.

Abstract EP17: Associations Between Neighborhood Child Opportunity And Cardiovascular Fitness For New York City Public School Youth

Circulation, 145(Suppl_1).

Addressing Health Equity through Design: A Case Study

Empower, 326–332.

Applying Systems Thinking Approaches to Address Preventive Health Factors through Public Parks and Recreation Agencies

JOURNAL OF PARK AND RECREATION ADMINISTRATION.

Assessment of the Potential Efficacy Improvements of the Implementation of Data Envelopment Analysis in Recreation and Park Planning for the Prioritization of Future Facility Projects

44th Annual Southeastern Environment & Recreation Research (SERR). Presented at the 44th Annual Southeastern Environment & Recreation Research (SERR), Asheville, NC.

Changes in Urban Park Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic Raise Concerns about Equity and Environmental Justice

44th Annual Southeastern Environment & Recreation Research (SERR). Presented at the 44th Annual Southeastern Environment & Recreation Research (SERR), Asheville, NC.

Cultivating social capital in diverse, low-income neighborhoods: The value of parks for parents with young children

LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING, Vol. 3.

Evaluating the 2019 Parks Build Community Project

Hipp, J. A., Deutsch, K., Dunstan, C., Jones, J., & Ogletree, S. (2022, December). Parks & Recreation Magazine. https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/december-2022/index.php#/p/40

Evaluation Builds Park-Use Stories

Hipp, J. A., Beam, W., Deutsch, K., & Dunstan, C. (2022, March). Parks & Recreation Magazine. https://ezine.nrpa.org/nrpa/ParksRecreationMagazine/march-2022/index.php#/p/46

Exploring health equity and the built environment through the social determinants of health

In C. Jarrett & A. Sharag-Eldin (Eds.), Resilient City: Physical, Social, & Economic Perspectives.

Exploring public values through Twitter data associated with urban parks pre- and post- COVID-19

Huang, J.-H., Floyd, M. F., Tateosian, L. G., & Hipp, J. A. (2022, July 26). Landscape and Urban Planning, Vol. 227.

GIS&T in Recreation Planning and Management

Geographic Information Science & Technology Body of Knowledge, 2022(Q1).

GPS-based activity space exposure to greenness and walkability is associated with increased accelerometer-based physical activity

Environment International, 165, 107317.

Identifying children’s play episodes using density-based clustering methods

Symposium: Spatial Analyses with Behavioral Data, 8th International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement (ICAMPAM). Presented at the Symposium: Spatial Analyses with Behavioral Data, 8th International Conference on Ambulatory Monitoring of Physical Activity and Movement (ICAMPAM), Keystone, CO.

Innovative Technologies for Healthy Places

In N. D. Botchwey, A. Dannenberg, & H. Frumkin (Eds.), Making Healthy Places: Designing and Building for Well-Being, Equity, and Sustainability (2nd ed.). Island Press.

Investigating the impact of environmental greenspace exposure on telomere length

19th International Medical Geography Symposium. Presented at the 19th International Medical Geography Symposium, Edinburgh, UK.

Measuring Success: NRPA Park Evaluation

National Recreation and Park Association Annual Meeting. Presented at the National Recreation and Park Association Annual Meeting, Phoenix, AZ.

NRPA Parks Build Evaluation Toolkit

National Recreation and Park Association Annual Meeting. Presented at the National Recreation and Park Association Annual Meeting.

Nature-based Pathways to Health Promotion: The Value of Parks and Greenspace

North Carolina Medical Journal, 83(2), 99–102.

Paying for Urban Nature-Based Solutions: Case studies of innovative funding and financing approaches from four US metropolitan areas

American Water Resources Association Annual Water Resources Conference (AWRA). Presented at the American Water Resources Association Annual Water Resources Conference (AWRA), Seattle, WA.

Prescribing Time in Nature for Human Health and Well-Being: Study Protocol for Tailored Park Prescriptions

Frontiers in Digital Health, 4.

Promoting Mental Health and Social Connections through Physical Activity Programs: Benefits, Challenges, and Safe Implementation in Rural Communities

44th Annual Southeastern Environment & Recreation Research (SERR). Presented at the 44th Annual Southeastern Environment & Recreation Research (SERR), Asheville, NC.

Review of Studies and Data on Playspace Equity for Children

KABOOM!

Association of composite park quality with park use in four diverse cities

American Public Health Association 168th Annual Meeting (APHA). Presented at the American Public Health Association 168th Annual Meeting (APHA), Denver, CO.

Bridging the Ashley: Designing a natural experiment study to examine impacts of a bicycle and pedestrian bridge in Charleston, SC

Active Living Conference. Presented at the Active Living Conference.

Frequency of Neighborhood Park Use Is Associated With Physical Activity Among Adults in Four US Cities

Hughey, S. M., Wende, M. E., Stowe, E. W., Kaczynski, A. T., Schipperijn, J., & Hipp, J. A. (2021, March 30). Journal of Physical Activity and Health, Vol. 18, pp. 603–609.

Land use diversity and park use in New York City

Fry, D., Hipp, J. A., Alberico, C., Huang, J.-H., Lovasi, G. S., & Floyd, M. F. (2021, February 5). Preventive Medicine Reports, Vol. 6.

Measuring Nature Contact: A Narrative Review

Holland, I., DeVille, N. V., Browning, M. H. E. M., Buehler, R. M., Hart, J. E., Hipp, J. A., … James, P. (2021, April 13). International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, Vol. 18, p. 4092.

Neighborhood built environment impacts park use of diverse, low-income mothers and their children

Journal of Healthy Eating and Active Living, 1(3), 98–110.

State-of-the-Art Approaches to Bicycle and Pedestrian Counters

(NCDOT Research Project No. RP 2020-39). https://connect.ncdot.gov/projects/research/RNAProjDocs/RP2020-39%20Final%20Report.pdf

The Holistic Wellness of the Female Student-Athlete at a Division I Power 5 Institution

Journal of Issues in Intercollegiate Athletics, 14(1), 501–523.

The association between neighborhood quality, youth physical fitness, and modifiable cardiovascular disease risk factors

Zewdie, H., Zhao, A. Y., Patel, H. H., Hansen, E., Messiah, S. E., Armstrong, S. C., … D'Agostino, E. M. (2021, February 16). Annals of Epidemiology, Vol. 57, pp. 30–39.

Urban Park Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic: Are Socially Vulnerable Communities Disproportionately Impacted?

Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 3.

Advancing Measurement of Environmental and Policy Influences on Childhood Obesity

National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research Workshop Planning Group. Presented at the National Collaborative on Childhood Obesity Research Workshop Planning Group, Washington, DC. https://www.nccor.org/measurement-workshop-series/

Are parks S.A.F.E.?

In Placemaking: A PlayCore Diges (Vol. 6, pp. 14–15). https://www.playcore.com/programs/placemaking

Automated High-Frequency Observations of Physical Activity Using Computer Vision

CARLSON, J. O. R. D. A. N. A., LIU, B. O., SALLIS, J. A. M. E. S. F., HIPP, J. A. A. R. O. N., STAGGS, V. I. N. C. E. N. T. S., KERR, J. A. C. Q. U. E. L. I. N. E., … VASCONCELOS, N. U. N. O. M. (2020, March 16). Medicine & Science in Sports & Exercise, Vol. 52, pp. 2029–2036.

Built environment correlates of overweight and obesity among adults in Chennai, India

Cities & Health, 5(3), 289–297.

Differences in parental preferences for park attributes associated with children's use of parks in low income and racial and ethnic minority communities

Active Living Conference. Presented at the Active Living Conference, Orlando, FL.

Effects of Crime Type and Location on Park Use Behavior

Effects of crime type and location on park use behavior. Preventing Chronic Disease, 17.

Hot spot analysis to characterize children's park-based physical activity in low-income communities of color

Active Living Conference. Presented at the Active Living Conference, Orlando, FL.

Nature Prescriptions for Health: A Review of Evidence and Research Opportunities

International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 17(12), 4213.

Parental preference for park attributes related to children’s use of parks in low-income, racial/ethnic diverse neighborhoods

Journal of Healthy Eating and Active Living, 1(1), 6–15.

Parental preference for park attributes related to children’s use of parks in low-income, racial/ethnic diverse neighborhoods.

[Lay Summary]. https://paresearchcenter.org/parental-preference-for-part-attributes-related-to-childrens-use-of-parks-in-low-income-racial-ethnic-diverse-neighborhoods/

Park Vegetation Equity in Charlotte, North Carolina

Southeast Environment and Recreation Research. Poster presented at the Southeast Environment and Recreation Research, Asheville, NC.

ParkIndex: Validation and application of a pragmatic measure of park access and use

Kaczynski, A. T., Hughey, S. M., Stowe, E. W., Wende, M. E., Hipp, J. A., Oliphant, E. L., & Schipperijn, J. (2020, October 3). Preventive Medicine Reports, Vol. 12.

Parks Build Community 2019: Baltimore Project Evaluation

Brady, K., Hipp, J. A., & Beam, W. (2020, July). Parks & Recreation Magazine. https://www.nrpa.org/parks-recreation-magazine/2020/july/parks-build-community-2019-baltimore-project-evaluation/

Perceived neighborhood social and built environment effects on park use and physical activity among low-income diverse families with young children

Active Living Conference. Presented at the Active Living Conference, Orlando, FL.

Tracking the emergence of active living topics within real estate development literature: A keyword co-occurrence network approach

Active Living Conference. Presented at the Active Living Conference, Orlando, FL.

A multilevel approach for promoting physical activity in rural communities: a cluster randomized controlled trial

BMC Public Health, 19(1).

Association Between Neighborhood Income, Patterns of Use, and Physical Activity Levels in Fitness Zones of Curitiba, Brazil

Alberico, C. O., Hipp, J. A., & Reis, R. S. (2019, April 26). Journal of Physical Activity and Health, Vol. 16, pp. 447–454.

Association of Number of Indoor Tanning Salons With Neighborhoods With Higher Concentrations of Male-Male Partnered Households

JAMA Network Open, 2(10), e1912443.

Associations Between Timing of Meals, Physical Activity, Light Exposure, and Sleep With Body Mass Index in Free-Living Adults

Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 16(3), 214–221.

Building evidence to reduce inequities in youth physical activity and obesity: Introduction to the Physical Activity Research Center (PARC) Special Section

Preventive Medicine, 129, 105767.

Challenges recruiting diverse youth for physical activity research

Preventive Medicine, 131, 105888.

Characterizing children's park-based physical activity using hot spot analysis

HEPA Europe 2019. Presented at the HEPA Europe 2019, Odense, Denmark.

Children’s park-based physical activity: accelerometer and GPS assessed patterns in low-income communities of color in New York City

National Recreation and Park Association Annual Meeting. Presented at the National Recreation and Park Association Annual Meeting, Baltimore, MD.

Children’s physical activity in playgrounds in low-income communities

Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA). Presented at the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA), Brooklyn, NY.

Creating community health through customized SMART prescriptions for physical activity and nutrition

Active Living Conference. Presented at the Active Living Conference, Charleston, SC.

Do park-related tweets moderate the association between park quality and health outcomes?

3rd Annual Conference: Social Media and Health. Poster presented at the 3rd Annual Conference: Social Media and Health, UConn Center for mHealth, Storrs, CT.