Scholars

Dr. Lee's research focuses on linking the built environment with public health outcomes. Her expertise is in 'active living research,' a transdisciplinary area of research that deals with environmental and policy approaches toward promoting physical activity.

Dr. Lee's contributions to this relatively new area of scholarship is significant in: (a) developing methodological and theoretical foundations, (b) bringing attention to high-risk populations, and (c) translating research into tools/guides to facilitate evidence-based policy/design interventions.

education and training

Ph.D. in Urban Design and Planning, University of Washington - (Seattle, Washington, United States) 2004
Cert. in Health System and Design, Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States) 1999
B.A. in Landscape Architecture, Kyungpook National University - (Daegu, South Korea) 1996

selected publications

Academic Articles79

Hwang, J., Li, W., Stough, L., Lee, C., & Turnbull, K. (2020). A focus group study on the potential of autonomous vehicles as a viable transportation option: Perspectives from people with disabilities and public transit agencies. Transportation Research Part F Traffic Psychology and Behaviour. 70, 260-274.
Kellstedt, D. K., Spengler, J. O., Foster, M., Lee, C., & Maddock, J. E. (2020). A Scoping Review of Bikeability Assessment Methods. JOURNAL OF COMMUNITY HEALTH. 1-14.
Zhu, X., Yoshikawa, A., Qiu, L., Lu, Z., Lee, C., & Ory, M. (2020). Healthy workplaces, active employees: A systematic literature review on impacts of workplace environments on employees’ physical activity and sedentary behavior. Building and Environment. 168, 106455-106455.
Kim, Y., & Lee, C. (2020). Built and Natural Environmental Correlates of Parental Safety Concerns for Children’s Active Travel to School. Int J Environ Res Public Health. 17(2), 517-517.
Zhu, X., Yu, C., Lee, C., & Lu, Z. (2020). From Walkable Communities to Active Lifestyles: Exploring Causal Pathways through a Case Study in Austin, Texas. JOURNAL OF PLANNING EDUCATION AND RESEARCH. 0739456x1990052-0739456X1990052.

Chapters6

Lee, C. (2016). Promoting Walking via Ease of Wayfinding. Community Wayfinding: Pathways to Understanding. (pp. 171-193). Springer International Publishing.
Lee, C., & Zhu, X. (2013). School transportation, health, and equity: The role of built environments. Urban Planning in the 21<sup>st</sup> Century. (pp. 141-175).
Lee, C., & Zhu, X. (2011). School transportation, health, and equity: The role of built environments. Urban Planning in the 21st Century. (pp. 141-176).
Lee, C., & Zhu, X. (2009). Obesity prevention, environment and school transportation. Obesity and Adolescence: A Public Health Concern. (pp. 179-195).
Tatom, J., & Stauber, J. (2009). Making the Metropolitan Landscape. Making the Metropolitan Landscape: Standing Firm on Middle Ground. (pp. 57-78). Routledge.