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The Neighborhood Effects of Foreclosure (open access)

The Neighborhood Effects of Foreclosure

This article argues that changes in nearby foreclosures reveal changes in neighborhood quality.
Date: May 8, 2009
Creator: Leonard, Tammy & Murdoch, James C.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Defining Neighborhood Boundaries in Studies of Spatial Dependence in Child Behavior Problems (open access)

Defining Neighborhood Boundaries in Studies of Spatial Dependence in Child Behavior Problems

This article extends an analysis of neighborhood effects on child behavioral outcomes.
Date: May 3, 2013
Creator: O'Brien Caughy, Margaret; Leonard, Tammy; Beron, Kurt & Murdoch, James
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
TV Viewing and BMI by Race/Ethnicity and Socio-Economic Status (open access)

TV Viewing and BMI by Race/Ethnicity and Socio-Economic Status

This article assesses the association between TV viewing and obesity by race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status.
Date: November 22, 2012
Creator: Shuval, Kerem; Gabriel, Kelley Pettee & Leonard, Tammy
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Neighborhood Effects on Food Consumption (open access)

Neighborhood Effects on Food Consumption

This article examines the dual role of the social and physical neighborhood environment as they relate to the eating behaviors of residents of a low-income minority urban neighborhood.
Date: May 12, 2014
Creator: Leonard, Tammy; McKillop, Caitlin; Carson, Jo Ann & Shuval, Kerem
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library
Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Deprivation Predicts Weight Gain in a Multi-Ethnic Population: Longitudinal Data from the Dallas Heart Study (open access)

Neighborhood-Level Socioeconomic Deprivation Predicts Weight Gain in a Multi-Ethnic Population: Longitudinal Data from the Dallas Heart Study

This article examines the relationship between neighborhood-level socioeconomic deprivation and weight change in a multi-ethnic cohort from Dallas County, Texas, and whether behavioral/psychosocial factors attenuate the relationship.
Date: May 27, 2014
Creator: Powell-Wiley, Tiffany M.; Ayers, Colby; Agyemang, Priscilla; Leonard, Tammy; Berrigan, David; Ballard Barbash, Rachel et al.
Object Type: Article
System: The UNT Digital Library

Behavioral Economic Tools for Promotion of Physical Activity

This book chapter describes two key behavioral economic constructs and four key behavioral economic tools and their application to physical activity.
Date: May 10, 2017
Creator: Leonard, Tammy & Shuval, Kerem
Object Type: Book Chapter
System: The UNT Digital Library