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2026

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Social Sciences and Humanities

D-Index
96
Citations
34541
World Ranking
122
National Ranking
57

Research.com Recognitions

  • 2026 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award
  • 2025 - Research.com Social Sciences and Humanities in United States Leader Award

Overview

Thomas L. McKenzie is affiliated with San Diego State University in the United States and has contributed extensively to the field of Medicine, particularly focusing on Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, Transportation, Physical Therapy, Sports Therapy and Rehabilitation, Developmental and Educational Psychology, and Physiology.

Their research covers a range of interrelated topics including:

  • Obesity, Physical Activity, Diet
  • Urban Transport and Accessibility
  • Children's Physical and Motor Development
  • Physical Activity and Health
  • Urban Green Space and Health
  • Physical Education and Pedagogy
  • Infection Control and Ventilation

Thomas L. McKenzie has numerous recent papers published in a variety of academic journals and venues. Notable works include:

  • "Systematic observation of mask adherence and distancing (SOMAD): Findings from Philadelphia," 2021, Preventive Medicine Reports
  • "Objective Assessment of Physical Activity and Associated Contexts During High School Sport Practices," 2021, Frontiers in Sports and Active Living
  • "Association of masking policies with mask adherence and distancing during the SARS-COV-2 pandemic," 2022, American Journal of Infection Control
  • "System for Observing Play and Leisure Activity in Youth: A Systematic Review of US and Canadian Studies," 2023, Journal of School Health
  • "Dataset of Spatial Room Impulse Responses in a Variable Acoustics Room for Six Degrees-of-Freedom Rendering and Analysis," 2021, arXiv (Cornell University)

The scientist frequently collaborates with other researchers, including:

  • David Kahan
  • Stephanie Williamson
  • Deborah A. Cohen
  • Kelly R. Evenson
  • Maya Satnick

Their work is often published in venues such as:

  • UNC Libraries
  • Journal of Physical Education Recreation & Dance
  • Journal of School Health
  • arXiv (Cornell University)
  • Kinesiology Review

Best Publications

  • Physical Education's Role in Public Health

    James F. Sallis;Thomas L. McKenzie

  • The effects of a 2-year physical education program (SPARK) on physical activity and fitness in elementary school students. Sports, Play and Active Recreation for Kids.

    J F Sallis;T L McKenzie;J E Alcaraz;B Kolody

  • Contribution of Public Parks to Physical Activity

    Deborah A. Cohen;Thomas L. McKenzie;Amber Sehgal;Stephanie Williamson

  • Promoting Physical Activity in Children and Youth A Leadership Role for Schools: A Scientific Statement From the American Heart Association Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism (Physical Activity Committee) in Collaboration With the Councils on Cardiovascular Disease in the Young and Cardiovascular Nursing

    Russell R. Pate;Michael G. Davis;Thomas N. Robinson;Elaine J. Stone

  • EFFECTS OF HEALTH-RELATED PHYSICAL EDUCATION ON ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT : PROJECT SPARK

    James F. Sallis;Thomas L. McKenzie;Bohdan Kolody;Michael Lewis

  • Physical Activity Behavior Change: Issues in Adoption and Maintenance

    Bess H. Marcus;LeighAnn H. Forsyth;Elaine J. Stone;Patricia M. Dubbert

  • SOFIT: System for Observing Fitness Instruction Time

    Thomas L. McKenzie;James F. Sallis;Philip R. Nader

  • Environmental interventions for eating and physical activity: a randomized controlled trial in middle schools.

    James F Sallis;Thomas L McKenzie;Terry L Conway;John P Elder

  • Effects of physical activity interventions in youth: Review and synthesis

    Elaine J Stone;Thomas L McKenzie;Gregory J Welk;Michael L Booth

  • Evaluating Evaluations: The Case of Parent Involvement Programs:

    Doreen J. Mattingly;Radmila Prislin;Thomas L. McKenzie;James L. Rodriguez

  • The association of school environments with youth physical activity.

    James F. Sallis;Terry L. Conway;Judith J. Prochaska;Thomas L. Mckenzie

  • System for Observing Play and Recreation in Communities (SOPARC): Reliability and Feasibility Measures

    Thomas L. McKenzie;Deborah A. Cohen;Amber Sehgal;Stephanie Williamson

  • Leisure-time physical activity in school environments: an observational study using SOPLAY.

    Thomas L. McKenzie;Simon J. Marshall;James F. Sallis;Terry L. Conway

  • Public Parks and Physical Activity Among Adolescent Girls

    Deborah A. Cohen;J Scott Scott Ashwood;Molly M. Scott;Adrian Overton

  • Correlates of physical activity at home in Mexican-American and Anglo-American preschool children.

    James F. Sallis;Philip R. Nader;Shelia L. Broyles;Charles C. Berry

  • School Physical Education: Effect of the Child and Adolescent Trial for Cardiovascular Health

    Thomas L. McKenzie;Thomas L. McKenzie;Philip R. Nader;Patricia K. Strikmiller;Minhua Yang

  • Physical Education's Role in Public Health: Steps Forward and Backward over 20 Years and HOPE for the Future.

    James F. Sallis;Thomas L. McKenzie;Michael W. Beets;Aaron Beighle

  • Student Activity Levels, Lesson Context, and Teacher Behavior during Middle School Physical Education

    Thomas L. McKenzie;Simon J. Marshall;James F. Sallis;Terry L. Conway

  • Predictors of Change in Children's Physical Activity Over 20 Months Variations by Gender and Level of Adiposity

    James F Sallis;John E Alcaraz;Thomas L McKenzie;Melbourne F Hovell

  • Parks and physical activity: why are some parks used more than others?

    Deborah A. Cohen;Terry Marsh;Stephanie Williamson;Kathryn Pitkin Derose

  • Parental behavior in relation to physical activity and fitness in 9-year-old children.

    James F. Sallis;John E. Alcaraz;Thomas L. McKenzie;Melbourne F. Hovell

Frequent Co-Authors

Deborah A. Cohen
Deborah A. Cohen Kaiser Permanente
Cindy H.P. Sit
Cindy H.P. Sit Chinese University of Hong Kong
Daniela Golinelli
Daniela Golinelli RAND Corporation
Guadalupe X. Ayala
Guadalupe X. Ayala San Diego State University
Bohdan Kolody
Bohdan Kolody San Diego State University
Kathryn Pitkin Derose
Kathryn Pitkin Derose RAND Corporation
Phillip Ward
Phillip Ward The Ohio State University
Melbourne F. Hovell
Melbourne F. Hovell San Diego State University
Judith J. Prochaska
Judith J. Prochaska Stanford University
Joel Gittelsohn
Joel Gittelsohn Johns Hopkins University

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