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Research.com Recognitions

  • 1997 - Fellow of John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation

Overview

Jennifer Wolch is affiliated with the University of California, Berkeley in the United States. Their research focuses primarily on the intersection of social sciences and environmental science, with particular contributions in health, toxicology and mutagenesis, transportation, speech and hearing, sociology and political science, and cultural studies.

The scientist's work covers a range of topics including urban green space and health, urban transport and accessibility, noise effects and management, globalization and cultural identity, Japanese history and culture, climate change and health impacts, and health, psychology, and well-being.

Recent publications by Jennifer Wolch include:

  • "The Association of Trail Features With Self-Report Trail Use by Neighborhood Residents," 2020, Journal of Physical Activity and Health
  • ""Zoöpolis"," 2023, Prace Kulturoznawcze
  • "Global Urban Humanities: Creative Pedagogy and Practice," 2025, GeoHumanities
  • "A Consensus Statement for Ecological Medicine: Moving Toward Connection-Based Medicine," 2025, EcoHealth

Frequent coauthors collaborating with Wolch are:

  • Christopher Johansen
  • Kim D. Reynolds
  • Jason Byrne
  • Chih-Ping Chou
  • Sarah C. Boyle

Jennifer Wolch's work has been published in venues such as:

  • Journal of Physical Activity and Health
  • Prace Kulturoznawcze
  • GeoHumanities
  • EcoHealth

In 1997, Jennifer Wolch was recognized as a Fellow of the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation.

Best Publications

  • Urban green space, public health, and environmental justice: The challenge of making cities ‘just green enough’

    Jennifer R. Wolch;Jason Antony Byrne;Joshua P. Newell

  • The Shadow State: Government and Voluntary Sector in Transition

    Jennifer R. Wolch

  • Landscapes of Despair: From Deinstitutionalization to Homelessness

    Michael James Dear;Jennifer R Wolch

  • Parks and Park Funding in Los Angeles: An Equity-Mapping Analysis

    Jennifer Wolch;John P. Wilson;Jed Fehrenbach

  • Nature, race, and parks: past research and future directions for geographic research

    Jason Antony Byrne;Jennifer Wolch

  • A systematic review of built environment factors related to physical activity and obesity risk: implications for smart growth urban planning.

    Casey P. Durand;Mohammad Andalib;Genevieve F. Dunton;Jennifer Wolch

  • Got green? addressing environmental justice in park provision

    Chona Sister;Jennifer Wolch;John Wilson

  • Childhood obesity and proximity to urban parks and recreational resources: A longitudinal cohort study

    Jennifer Wolch;Michael Jerrett;Kim D. Reynolds;Rob McConnell

  • Malign Neglect: Homelessness in an American City

    Jennifer R. Wolch;M. J. Dear

  • Animal Geographies: Place, Politics, and Identity in the Nature. Culture Borderlands

    Jennifer R. Wolch;Jody Emel

  • Physical environmental correlates of childhood obesity: a systematic review

    Genevieve Fridlund Dunton;Jesse Kaplan;Jennifer Wolch;Michael Jerrett

  • A Spatial Autocorrelation Approach for Examining the Effects of Urban Greenspace on Residential Property Values

    Delores Conway;Christina Q. Li;Jennifer Wolch;Christopher Kahle

  • The active city? Disparities in provision of urban public recreation resources.

    Nicholas Dahmann;Jennifer Wolch;Pascale Joassart-Marcelli;Kim D. Reynolds

  • Social networks in time and space : Homeless women in Skid Row, Los Angeles.

    Stacy Rowe;Jennifer Wolch

  • Planning for environmental justice in an urban national park

    Jason Antony Byrne;Jennifer Wolch;Jin Zhang

  • Traffic-related air pollution and obesity formation in children: a longitudinal, multilevel analysis

    Michael Jerrett;Rob McConnell;Jennifer Wolch;Roger Chang

  • Green Alley Programs: Planning for a sustainable urban infrastructure?

    Joshua P. Newell;Mona Seymour;Thomas Yee;Jennifer Renteria

  • Race, Place, and the Bounds of Humanity1

    Glen Elder;Jennifer Wolch;Jody Emel

  • Transspecies Urban Theory

    Jennifer R Wolch;Kathleen West;Thomas E Gaines

  • The Power of Geography: How Territory Shapes Social Life

    Jennifer R. Wolch;M. J. Dear

  • Landscapes of Despair: From Deinstitutionalization to Homelessness

    Christopher J. Smith;Michael J. Dear;Jennifer R. Wolch

Frequent Co-Authors

Michael Jerrett
Michael Jerrett University of California, Los Angeles
Michael Dear
Michael Dear University of Southern California
Kim D. Reynolds
Kim D. Reynolds Claremont Graduate University
Genevieve F. Dunton
Genevieve F. Dunton University of Southern California
Jason Antony Byrne
Jason Antony Byrne University of Tasmania
Jason G. Su
Jason G. Su University of California, Berkeley
Mary Ann Pentz
Mary Ann Pentz University of Southern California
Chih-Ping Chou
Chih-Ping Chou University of Southern California
Donna Spruijt-Metz
Donna Spruijt-Metz University of Southern California
John Wilson
John Wilson University of Southern California

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