Publications

• Brown, B.B. & Jensen, W.A. (2020). Dog ownership and walking: perceived and audited walkability and activity correlates. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Vol. 17, 1-14. Published, 02/21/2020.
  https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/4/1385
• Brown, B.B., Kusakabe, E., Antonopoulos, A., Siddoway, S. & Thompson, L. (2019). Winter bird-window collisions: Mitigation success, risk factors, and implementation challenges. PeerJ. Vol. 7:/7260, 1-21. Published, 09/02/2019.
  http://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.7620
• Brown, B.B., Jenssen, W.A. & Tharp, D. (2019). Residents’ expectations for new rail stops: optimistic neighborhood perceptions relate to subsequent transit ridership. Transportation. Vol. 46, 125-146. Published, 01/01/2019.
• Werner, C.M., Brown, B.B. , Stump, T., Tribby, C., Jensen, W., Miller, H., Strebel, A. & Messina, A. (2018). Street use and design: Daily rhythms on four streets that differ in rated walkability. Journal of Urban Design. Vol. 23, 603-619. Published, 01/01/2018.
• Brown, B.B. (2018). In A.Devlin (Ed.). Residential environments and active living. . (pp. 51-76). Academic Press. Published, 01/01/2018.
• Kowaleski-Jones, L., Zick, C.D., Smith, K.R., Brown, B.B., Hanson, H.A. & Fan, J.X. (2018). Walkable neighborhoods and obesity: Evaluating effects with a propensity score approach. SSM-Population Health. Published, 01/01/2018.
• Brown, B.B., Tharp, D., Smith, K.R. & Jensen, W.A. (2017). Objectively measured active travel and uses of activity-friendly neighborhood resources: Does change in use relate to change in physical activity and BMI?. Preventive Medicine Reports. Vol. 8, 60-66. Published, 12/01/2017.
• Jensen, W.A. & Brown, B.B. (2017). Active transportation on a complete street: Perceived and audited walkability correlates. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. Vol. 14, 1-19. Published, 12/01/2017.
• Tribby, C.P. (2017). Geographic regions for assessing built environmental correlates with walking trips: A comparison using different metrics and model designs. Health & Place. Vol. 45, 1-9. Published, 12/01/2017.
• Kowaleski-Jones L, Brown BB, Fan JX, Hanson HA, Smith KR & Zick CD (2017). The joint effects of family risk of obesity and neighborhood environment on obesity among women. Social Science & Medicine (1982). Vol. 195, 17-24. Published, 12/01/2017.
• Brown BB & Smith KR (2017). Complex active travel bout motivations: Gender, place, and social context associations. Journal of Transport & Health. Vol. 6, 335-346. Published, 12/01/2017.
• Jensen, W.A., Stump, T.K., Brown, B. B, Werner, C.M. & Smith, K.R. (2017). Walkability, complete streets, and gender: Who benefits most? . Health & Place. Vol. 48, 80-89. Published, 09/01/2017.
• Brown BB, Smith KR, Jensen WA & Tharp D (2017). Transit Rider Body Mass Index Before and After Completion of Street Light-Rail Line in Utah. American Journal of Public Health. Vol. 107, 1484-1486. Published, 08/01/2017.
• BB Brown, B.B., Smith, K.R., Tharp, D., Werner, C.M., Tribby, C.P.,Miller, H.J., Jensen, W. A (2016). Complete street intervention for walking to transit, nontransit walking, and bicycling: A quasi-experimental demonstration of increased use. Journal of Physical Activity and Health 13 (11), 1210-1219. Published, 11/01/2016.
• Brown , B. B., Werner, C. M., Smith, K. R., Tribby, C. P., Miller, H. J., Jensen, W. A., & Tharp, D. (2016). Environmental, behavioral, and psychological predictors of transit ridership: Evidence from a community intervention. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 46, 188-196. Published, 01/01/2016.
• Tribby, C.P., Miller, H.J., Brown, B.B., Werner, C.M., Smith, K.R. (2016). Assessing built environment walkability using activity-space summary measures. Journal of Transport and Land Use 9:1-21. NIHMSID: NIHMS662185. Published, 01/2016.
• Werner, C.M.; Brown, B.B; Tribby, C.P.; Tharp, D.; Flick, K., Miller, H.J.; Smith, K.R.; Jensen, W. (2016). Evaluating the attractiveness of a new light rail extension: Testing simple change and displacement change hypotheses. Transport Policy, 45, 15-23. doi:10.1016/j.tranpol.2015.09.003 PMID:26543329. Published, 01/2016.
• Brown, B.B., Tharp, D., Tribby, C.P., Smith, K.R., Miller, H.J., Werner, C.M. (2016). Changes in bicycling over time associated with a new bike lane: Relations with kilocalories energy expenditure and body mass index. Journal of Transport and Health, 3, 357-365. Published, 01/01/2016.
• Rioux, L., Werner, C.M., Mokounkolo, R., Brown, B.B. (2016). Walking in two French neighborhoods: A study of how park numbers and locations relate to everyday walking. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 48, 169-184. Published, 01/01/2016.
• Miller, H.J., Tribby, C.P., Brown, B.B., Smith, K.R., Werner, C.M., Wolf, J., Wilson, L., Oliveira, M.G.S. (2015). Public transit generates new physical activity: Evidence from individual GPS and accelerometer data before and after light rail construction in a neighborhood of Salt Lake City, Utah, USA. Health & Place 36:8-17. 10.1016/j.healthplace.2015.08.005. Epub 2015 Sep 1. PubMed PMID: 26340643; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4679466. Published, 07/2015.
• Brown, B.B., Werner, C.M ., Tribby, C.P., Miller, H.J., Smith, K.R. (2015) Transit use, physical activity, and body mass index changes: Objective measures associated with Complete Street light rail construction. American Journal of Public Health, 105: 1468-1474. PMCID: PMC4463394. Published, 07/2015.
• Brown, B.B., Werner, C.M . Smith, K.R. , Tribby, C.P.Miller, H.J., (2014). Physical activity mediates the relationship between perceived crime safety and obesity. Preventive Medicine, 66, 140-144. DOI: 10.1016/j.ypmed.2014.06.021 PubMed PMID: 24963894; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC4134936. Published, 09/01/2014.
• Fan, J.X., Hanson, H.A., Zick, C.D., Brown, B.B., Kowaleski-Jones, L. & Smith, K.R. (2014). Geographic scale matters in detecting the relationship between neighborhood food environments and obesity risk: An analysis of driver license records in Salt Lake County, Utah.BMJ Open 4(8) : doi:10.1136/bmjopen-2014-005458. PMID: 25138805. Published, 08/19/2014.
• Brown, B.B., Wilson, L., Tribby, C.P., Werner, C.M, Wolf, J., Miller, H.J., Smith, K.R. (2014). Adding maps (GPS) to accelerometry data to improve study participants’ recall of physical activity: a methodological advance in physical activity research. British Journal of Sports Medicine. doi: 10.1136/bjsports-2014-093530 [pending PMCID]. Published, 01/01/2014.
• Fan, J.X., Brown, B.B., Hanson, H., Kowaleski-Jones, L., & Zick, C.D. (2013). Moderate to vigorous physical activity and weight outcomes: Does every minute count? American Journal of Health Promotion, 28,41-49. 10.4278/ajhp.120606-QUAL-286. Published, 03/04/2013.
• Zick, C.D., Hanson, H., Fan J.X ., Smith, K.R., Kowaleski-Jones, L., Brown, B.B. & Yamada, I. (2013) Re-visiting the relationship between neighbourhood environment and BMI: An instrumental variables approach to correcting for residential selection bias. International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity. http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/10/1/27 doi:10.1186/1479-5868-10-27. Published, 02/2013.
• Brown, B. B., Altman, I., & Werner, C.M. (2012). Place attachment (183-188). In S. J. Smith (Ed.), The International Encyclopedia of Housing and Home. Oxford, UK: Elsevier. Published, 01/2012.
• Yamada, I., Brown, B.B., Smith, K.R., Zick, C.D., Kowaleski-Jones, L., & Fan, J.X. (2012). Mixed land use and obesity: an empirical comparison of alternative land use measures and geographic scales. Professional Geographer, 64, 1-21. Published, 01/2012.
• Brown, B.B., & Werner, C.M. (2012). Healthy physical environment and eating: Environmental supports for health. In S. Clayton (Ed.), The Oxford Handbook of Environmental and Conservation Psychology (pp 459-484). New York: Oxford Press. Published, 01/2012.
• Brown, B.B., & Werner, C.M. (2011). The residents’ benefits and concerns before and after a new rail stop: Do residents get what they expect? Environment & Behavior, 43, 789-806. DOI 10.1177/0013916510392030. Published, 12/2011.
• Stevens, R.B., & Brown, B.B. (2011). Walkable new urban LEED_Neighborhood-Development (LEED-ND) community design and children's physical activity: selection, environmental, or catalyst effects? International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 8:139 doi:10.1186/1479-5868-8-139. Published, 12/2011.
  http://www.ijbnpa.org/content/8/1/139
• Napier, M.A., Brown, B.B., Werner, C.M., Gallimore, J. (2011). Walking to school: Community design and child and parent barriers. Journal of Environmental Psychology. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2010.04.005 Journal of Environmental Psychology, 31(1), 45-51. Published, 03/2011.
• Gallimore, J.M., Brown, B.B., & Werner, C.M.(2011). Walking routes to school in new urban and suburban neighborhoods: An environmental walkability analysis of blocks and routes. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 31, 184-191. DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2011.01.001. Published, 01/2011.
• Smith, Ken, Zick, Cathleen Kowaleski-Jones, Brown, Barbara. Fan, Jessie, & Yamada, Ikuho. (2011). Effects of Neighborhood Walkability and Healthy Weight: Assessing Selection and Causal Influences. Social Science Research (40), 5, pp. 1445-1455. doi.10.1016/j.ssresearch.2011.04.009. Published, 01/2011.
• Kowaleski-Jones, Lori, Barbara B. Brown, Jessie X. Fan, Ken R. Smith, and Cathleen D. Zick. Are You What Your Mother Eats? Evaluating the impact of maternal weight trajectories on youth overweight. Maternal and Child Health, 14(5), 680-686. Published, 05/2010.
• Werner, C. M. , Brown, B. B., & Gallimore, J.M. (2010). Light rail use is more likely on "walkable" blocks: Further support for using micro level environmental audit measures. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 30(2), 206-214. Published, 03/2010.
• Werner, C.M., Brown, B.B., & Altman, I. (2009). The physical environment and relationships. In H.T. Reis & S. K. Sprecher (Eds.), Encyclopedia of Human Relationships. Published, 12/2009.
• Brown, B.B. & Werner, C.M. (2009). Before and after a new light rail stop: Resident attitudes, travel behavior, and obesity. Journal of the American Planning Association, 75:1,5-12. Published, 01/2009.
• Perkins, D.D., Larsen, C. & Brown, B.B. (2009). Mapping urban revitalization: Using GIS spatial analysis to evaluate a new housing policy. Journal of Prevention and Intervention in the Community, 37, 48-65. Published, 01/2009.
• Zick, C.A., Smith, K.R., Fan, J.X., Brown, B.B., Yamada, I., & Kowaleski-Jones, L. (2009). Running to the store? The relationship between neighborhood environments and the risk of obesity? Social Science and Medicine, 69 (10), 1493-1500. PMCID19766372. Published, 01/2009.
• Brown, B., Yamada, I., Smith, K., Zick, C., Kowaleski-Jones, L., & Fan, J. (2009). Mixed land use and walkability: Variations in land use measures and relationships with BMI, overweight, and obesity. Health and Place, 15, 1130-1141. PMCID: 19632875. Published, 01/2009.
• Werner, C.M., Sansone, C., & Brown, B.B. (2008). Guided group discussion and attitude change: The roles of normative and informational influence. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 28(1), 27-41. Published, 01/2008.
• Hannon, J., & Brown, B.B. (2008). Increasing preschoolers' physical activity intensities: An activity-friendly preschool playground intervention. Preventive Medicine, 46(6), 532-536. Published, 01/2008.
• Brown, B.B., & Werner, C.M. (2008). Using accelerometer feedback to identify walking destinations, activity overestimates, and stealth exercise in obese and nonobese individuals. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 5, 882-893. Published, 01/2008.
• Smith, K. R., Brown , B. B., Yamada, I., Kowaleski-Jones, L., Zick, C. D., & Fan, J. X. (2008). Walkability and body mass index: Density, design, and new diversity measures. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 35(3), 237-244. Published, 01/2008.
• Brown, B.B., & Werner, C.M. (2007) A new rail stop: Tracking moderate physical activity bouts and ridership. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 33(4), 306-309. Published, 01/2007.
• Fan, J.X., Brown, B.B., Kowaleski-Jones, L., Smith, K.R., & Zick, C. D. (2007). Household food expenditure patterns: A cluster analysis. Monthly Labor Review, April, 38-51. Published, 01/2007.
• Brown, B.B., Werner, C.M., Amburgey, J.W., & Szalay, C. (2007), Walkable route perceptions and physical features: Converging evidence for en route walking experiences. Environment and Behavior, 39(1), 34-61. Published, 01/2007.
• Zick, C.D., Smith, K.R., Brown, B.B., Fan, J.X., & Kowaleski-Jones (2007). Physical Activity during the Transition from Adolescence to Adulthood. Journal of Physical Activity and Health, 4(2), 125-137. Published, 01/2007.
• Salari, S., Brown, B.B., & Eaton, J. (2006). Conflicts, friendship cliques and territorial displays in senior center environments. Journal of Aging Studies, 20, 237-252. Published, 01/2006.
• Brown, B.B., Werner, C.M., & Altman, I. (2006). Relationships in home and community environments: A transactional and dialectic analysis. In D. Perlman & A. Vangelisti, The Cambridge handbook of personal relationships (673-693). New York: Cambridge University Press. Published, 01/01/2006.
• Brown, B.B., Perkins, D.D., & Brown, G. (2004). Incivilities, place attachment and crime: Block and individual effects. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 24, 359-371. Published, 01/2004.
• Brown, B.B., Perkins, D.D., & Brown, G. (2004). Crime, housing incivilities, and neighborhood revitalization: multilevel relationships across time. Housing Policy Debate, 15, 301-346. Published, 01/2004.
  http://www.knowledgeplex.org/programs/hpd/pdf/hpd_...
• Brown, G., Brown, B.B., & Perkins, D.D. (2004). New housing as neighborhood revitalization: Place attachment and confidence among residents. Environment & Behavior, 36, 749-775. Published, 01/2004.
• Perkins, D.D., Crim, B., Silberman, P., & Brown, B.B. (2004). Community development as a response to community level adversity: Ecological theory and research and strengths-based policy. In K.I. Maton, C.J. Schellenbach, B.J.Leadbeater, & A. Solarz (Eds.), Investing in Children, Youth, Families, and Communities: Strengths-Based Research and Practice. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association. Published, 01/2004.
• Werner, C.M., Brown, B.B., & Altman, I. (2004). Privacy. In C. Spielberger (Ed.), Encyclopedia of applied psychology (pp 109-119). Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. Published, 01/01/2004.
• Brown, B., Werner, C.M., & Kim, N. (2003). Personal and contextual supports to change to transit use: Evaluating a natural transit intervention. Analyses of Social Issues and Public Policy, 3, 139-160. Published, 01/2003.
• Brown, B.B., Perkins, D.D., & Brown, G. (2003). Place attachment in a revitalizing neighborhood: Individual and block levels of analysis. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 23, 259-271. Published, 01/2003.
• Werner, C. M., Brown, B. B., & Altman, I. (2002). Transactionally-oriented research: Examples and strategies. In R. B. Bechtel & A. Churchman (Eds.), Handbook of Environmental Psychology (pp. 203-221). New York: John Wiley & Sons. Published, 01/2002.
• Brown, B.B., & Cropper, V.L. (2001). New Urban and standard suburban subdivisions: Evaluating psychological and social goals. Journal of the American Planning Association, 67, 402-419. Published, 01/2001.
• Brown, B.B., Werner, C.M., & Altman, I. (2000). Territoriality. In A.E. Kazdin (Ed.), Encyclopedia of psychology. Washington, D.C.: American Psychology Association. Published, 01/01/2000.
• Werner, C.M., Altman, I., & Brown, B.B. (2000). Privacy. In A.E. Kazdin (Ed.), Encyclopedia of psychology. Washington, D.C.: American Psychological Association. Published, 01/01/2000.
• Brown, B.B., Burton, J.R., & Sweaney, A. (1998). Neighbors, households, and front porches: New Urbanist community tool or mere nostalgia? Environment and Behavior, 30, 579-600. Published, 01/1998.
• Brown, B.B., Altman, I., & Werner, C.M. (1998). Choicepoints for dialecticians: A dialectical/transactional perspective on close relationships. In B. Montgomery & L. Baxter (Eds.), Dialectical approaches to studying personal relationships, pp. 137-154. Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum. Published, 01/1998.
• Brown, B.B., Wright, H., & Brown, C. (1997). A post-occupancy evaluation of wayfinding in a pediatric hospital: research findings and implications for instruction. Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, 14, 35-51. Published, 01/1997.
• Werner, C.M., Brown, B.B., & Altman, I. (1997). The physical environment and cross-cultural psychology. In J.W. Berry, M.H. Segall, & C. Kagitcibasi (Eds.), Handbook of cross-cultural psychology (2nd Edition, Volume 3)(pp. 255-290). Boston: Allyn & Bacon. Published, 01/1997.
• Perkins, D.D., Brown, B.B., & Taylor, R.B. (1996). The ecology of empowerment: Predicting participation in community organizations. Journal of Social Issues, 52, 85-110. Published, 01/1996.
• Harris, P.B., Brown, B.B., & Werner, C.M. (1996). Privacy regulation and place attachment: Predicting attachments to a student family housing facility. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 16, 287-301. Published, 01/1996.
• Harris, P.B., & Brown, B.B. (1996). The home and identity display: Interpreting resident territoriality from home exteriors. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 16, 187-203. Published, 01/1996.
• Harris, P.B., Werner, C.M., Brown, B.B., & Ingebritsen, D. (1995). Relocation and privacy regulation: A cross-cultural analysis. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 15, 311-320. Published, 01/1995.
• Brown, B.B., Werner, C.M., & Altman, I. (1994). Close relationships in environmental context. In A.L. Weber & J.H. Harvey (Eds.), Perspectives on close relationships (pp. 340-358). Boston: Allyn & Bacon. Published, 01/01/1994.
• Brown, B.B. & Bentley, D.L. (1993). Residential burglars judge risk: The role of territoriality. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 13, 51-61. Published, 01/1993.
• Werner, C.M., Altman, I., & Brown, B.B. (1993). Celebrations in personal relationships: A transactional/dialectic perspective. In S. Duck (Ed.), Understanding Personal Relationships, Vol. 3. Newbury Park, CA: Sage. Published, 01/1993.
• Brown, B.B. (1992). The ecology of privacy and mood in a shared living group. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 12, 5-20. Published, 01/1992.
• Werner, C.M., Altman, I., & Brown, B.B. (1992). A transactional approach to interpersonal relations: physical environments, social contexts, and temporal qualities. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 9, 297-323. Published, 01/1992.
• Werner, C.M., Brown, B.B., Altman, I., & Staples, B. (1992). Close relationships in their physical and social contexts: A transactional perspective. Journal of Social and Personal Relationships, 9, 411-431. Published, 01/1992.
• Brown, B.B., Altman, I. & Werner, C.M. (1992). Close relationships in the physical and social world: dialectic and transactional analyses. Invited commentary for S. Deetz (Ed.), Communication Yearbook 15 (pp. 509-522). Newbury Park, CA: Sage. Published, 01/01/1992.
• Brown, B.B., & Perkins, D.D. (1992). Disruptions in place attachment. In I. Altman & S. Low (Eds.), Place attachment (pp. 279-304). New York: Plenum. Published, 01/1992.
• Altman, I., Brown, B.B., Staples, B. A., & Werner, C. W. (1992). A transactional approach to close relationships: courtship, weddings and placemaking. In B. Walsh, K. Craik, & R. Rice (Eds.), Person-environment psychology (pp. 193-241). Hillsdale, NJ: Erlbaum. Published, 01/1992.
• Marsh, P. (1990) Lifestyle: Your surroundings and how they affect you. London: Andromeda Oxford. Authored the following chapters, which Marsh edited into sections: Harris, P.B., Brown, B.B., Werner, C.M. & Altman, I., Home as transactional unity. Brown, B.B., Harris, P.B., Werner, C.M. & Altman, I. Privacy and territorial regulation in the home. Brown, B.B., Harris, P.B., Werner, C.M. & Altman, I. The past, present, and future of homes: Challenges and opportunities. Werner, C.M., Brown, B.B, Harris, P.B., & Altman, I. Homes as expressions of identity. Werner, C.M., Harris, P.B., Brown B.B., & Altman, I. Disruption in homes. Published, 01/1990.
• Voelkl, J.E., & Brown, B.B. (1989). Experience sampling method in therapeutic recreation research. Journal of Therapeutic Recreation, 23, 35-46. Published, 01/01/1989.
• Werner, C.M., Peterson-Lewis, S., & Brown, B.B. (1989). Inferences about homeowners' sociability: Impact of Christmas decorations and other cues. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 9, 279-296. Published, 01/1989.
• Brown, B.B., & Harris, P.B. (1989). Residential, burglary victimization: Reactions to the invasion of primary territory. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 9, 119-132. Published, 01/1989.
• Dingler-Duhon, M. & Brown, B.B. (1987). Self-disclosure as an influence strategy: Effects of Machiavellianism, androgyny, and sex. Sex Roles, 16, 109-123. Published, 01/01/1987.
• Brown, B.B. (1987). Territoriality. In D. Stokols & I. Altman (Eds.), Handbook of environmental psychology (pp.505-531). New York: Wiley. Published, 01/1987.
• Brown, B.B. (1985). Residential territories: cues to burglary vulnerability. Journal of Architectural Planning and Research, 2,231-243. Published, 01/1985.
• Brown, B.B., & Werner, C.M. (1985). Social cohesiveness, territoriality, and holiday decorations: The influence of cul-de-sacs. Environment and Behavior, 17, 539-565. Published, 01/1985.
• Brown, B.B., & Altman, I. (1983). Territoriality, defensible space, and residential burglary: An environmental analysis. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 3, 203-220. Published, 01/1983.
• Werner, C.M., Brown, B.B., & Damron, G. (1981). Territorial marking in a game arcade. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 41, 1094-1104. Published, 01/1981.
• Brown, B.B., & Altman, I. (1981). Territoriality and residential crime: A conceptual framework. In P.J. Brantingham & P.L. Brantingham (Eds.), Environmental criminology (pp. 55-76). Beverly Hills: Sage. Published, 01/1981.
• Altman, I., Vinsel, A., & Brown, B.B. (1981). Dialectic conceptions in social psychology: An application to social penetration and privacy regulation. In L. Berkowitz (Ed.), Advances in experimental social psychology, (pp. 107-160) (Vol. 14). New York: Academic Press. Published, 01/1981.
• Vinsel, A., Brown, B.B., Altman, I., & Foss, C. (1980). Privacy regulation, territorial displays, and effectiveness of individual functioning. Journal of Personality and Social Psychology, 39, 1104-1115. Published, 01/1980.

Research Statement

Presentations

• Brown, B. B., Kusakabe, E., Antonopoulos, A., Siddoway, S., & Thompson, L. (May, 2019). Designed for death: Using research to prevent bird strikes on campus windows. Environmental Design Research Association poster session. Environmental Design Research Association, Brooklyn, NY. Poster, Presented, 05/2019.
  https://cuny.manifoldapp.org/read/designed-for-dea...
• Brown, B.B. (January, 2018). Healthy physical activity near North Temple: Design realities and possibilities. Panel presentation for Wasatch Choice 2050 + [Salt Lake County] Mayor's Metro Solutions. Panel, Presented, 01/23/2018.
• Brown, B.B. (2015). Streets, transportation, place attachment, and health: a community intervention. Invited Keynote XIII Congress of Environmental Psychology. Granada. Spain. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 06/2015.
• Brown, B. B., Werner, C.M., Tribby, C., Miller, H., Smith,K., Flick,K., Tharp, D. (July, 2014) Walkability and active transportation trips: perceived and objective walkability. Symposium presentation for the International Congress for Applied Psychology. Presentation, Presented, 07/09/2014.
• Brown, B. B. (June 15, 2014). Changing the built environment: complete streets, physical activity and BMI. Invited address. American Diabetes Association conference. San Francisco, CA. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 06/15/2014.
• Tribby, C.P., Miller, H.J., Brown, B.B.. & Werner, C.M. (June, 2014). Assessing built environment walkability within activity spaces. World Symposium on Transport and Land Use Research (WSTLUR), Delft, The Netherlands. Presentation, Presented, 06/01/2014.
• Brown, B. B. (September, 2013). Design, policy and psychology for walking: No one walks—or benefits—alone. Keynote address for the 10th Biennial Conference of the Environmental Psychology Division of the German Psychological Society (DGPs). Magdeburg, Germany. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 09/2013.
• Brown , Barbara B. & Werner, C.M. (10/2011) Who uses a new light rail stop? Health, psychological, & planning implications Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning, Salt Lake City, UT . Presentation, Presented, 10/2011.
• Brown, B. B. (June, 2010). Meet the editors workshop. Workshop presentation at the Environmental Design Research Association. Washington, D.C. Panel, Presented, 06/2010.
• Brown, B.B., & Stevens, R. (June, 2010). Walkable community design and physical activity in children: Comparing a new urban and suburban school. Poster presented at the Environmental Design Research Association. Washington, D.C. Poster, Presented, 06/2010.
• Smith, K.R., Yamada, I., Kowaleski-Jones, L., Brown, B. B., Hanson, H., Zick, C., & Fan, J. (2010) Body mass index and neighborhood characteristics: assessing selection and causation mechanisms using mover-stayer models. Poster presented at the 2010 annual meetings of the Population Association of America. Dallas TX. Poster, Presented, 03/2010.
• Kowaleski-Jones, L. Smith,K.R., Yamada, I., Brown, B.B., Hanson, H., Zick, C. & Fan, J. (2010). Effects of built environment on obesity: using a propensity score approach to assess selection and causal influences. Poster presented at the 2010 annual meetings of the Population Association of America. Dallas TX. Poster, Presented, 03/2010.
• Brown, B.B., & Stevens, R. (February, 2010). Walkable community design and physical activity in children. Symposium presentation at Active Living Research. San Diego, CA. Presentation, Presented, 03/2010.
• Brown, B. B. (May, 2009). Discussant, Active Living Research Symposium, at the Environmental Design Research Association. Kansas City, MO. Panel, Presented, 05/2009.
• Zick, C., Smith, K.R., Fan, J.X., Brown, B.B., Yamada, I., & Kowaleski-Jones, L. (2009). University of Utah Running to the Store? The Relationship between Neighborhood Environments and the Risk of Obesity. Paper presented at the 2009 annual meetings of the Population Association of America. Detroit MI. Conference Paper, Presented, 03/2009.
• Fan, J.X., Yamada, I., Brown, B.B., Kowakeski-Jones, L., Smith, K.R. & Zick, C.D. (July, 2008). Alternative data sources for assessing local food environments. The 2008 Joint Annual Meeting of the American Agricultural Economics Association and the American Council on Consumer Interests, Orlando, FL. Conference Paper, Presented, 07/2008.
• Zick, C.D., K.R. Smith, J.X. Fan, B.B. Brown, I. Yamada, and L.R. Kowaleski-Jones (July, 2008). Running to the store? The Relationship between Neighborhood Environments and the Risk of Obesity. The 2008 Joint Annual Meeting of the American Agricultural Economics Association and the American Council on Consumer Interests. Presentation, Presented, 07/2008.
• Brown, B.B. (July, 2006). The good community. State of the art lecture to the environmental psychology division of the International Congress for Applied Psychology. Athens, Greece. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 2006.
• Brown, B.B. (April, 2006). Aging in Home and Community Environments:Configuring Openness and Closedness in Place. Hofsta University, Hempstead, NY. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 2006.
• Brown, B.B. (May, 2002). Myths and facts about density. Presentation to Envision Utah conference, If Density is the Problem--Design is the Answer. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 2002.
• Brown, B.B. (September, 2001). New homes/old homes: Physical environment and resident psychology predicting crime. Proceedings of the Crime Prevention Through Environmental Design, Brisbane, AU. Conference Paper, Refereed, Other, 2001.
• Brown, B.B. (January, 2000). Individual and community desires: Questions for researchers. Presentation for Seaside Institute conference on ‘Is Design a Catalyst for Community?’ . Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 2000.
• Brown, G., Perkins, D. D., & Brown, B. B. 1999. A Multi-level and multi-method approach to predicting community and neighborhood revitalization. In P. Florin and F. Chertok (Chairs), Nested boxes, webs of influence and tangled knots: Empirical examples of multilevel community research. Symposium conducted at the 7th SCRA Biennial, New Haven, CT. Conference Paper, Presented, 1999.
• Burton, J., Brown, B.B., & Sweeney, A. (1997). Porch ponderings or what did they do there anyway? 1997 Proceedings: Eastern Family Economics and Resource Management Association, 79-97. Conference Paper, Refereed, Other, 1997.
• Brown, B.B. (August, 1997). Research and relevance in homes and communities: survival tools and future opportunities. Invited address. American Psychological Association, Divisions 34, 27, and 9, Chicago. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 1997.
• Altman, I., Werner, C. M., Brown, B.B., & Staples, B. (1992). Placemaking in social relationships. In M.V. Giuliani (Ed.), Home: social, temporal, and spatial aspects. Proceedings of the International workshop on "The home environment: Physical space and psychological processes" held in Cortona, Italy, May, 1991. Milan, Italy: Progretto Finalizzato Edilizia. Also published in (1991). Home: social, temporal and spatial aspects (Progetto finalizzato edilizia: Doniglio nazionale delle richerche). Proceedings of an international workshop. Cortona, Italy. Conference Paper, Refereed, Other, 1992.
• Brown, B.B. (April 1990). Social interaction, solitude, and identity: Regulating privacy and territoriality in residence. Colloquium presentation for Colorado State University Psychology Department. Invited Talk/Keynote, Presented, 1990.
• Fenker, R., Fletcher, B., Hilton, T.F., & Brown, B.B. (1985). Designing environments for learning: Exploring the relationship between cognitive style and evaluations of study environments. In S. Klein, R. Wener, & S. Lehman (Eds.), Environmental change, social change (EDRA 16, pp. 241-247). Washington, D.C.: EDRA. Conference Paper, Refereed, Other, 1985.

Research Groups

• Victor Solis, Other. FCS Dept. 08/01/2012 - 11/2013.
• Kristi Flick, Other. FCS Dept. 07/2012 - 06/2016.