Noreen Mcdonald
Datos Biográficos
| ID | 123822 |
|---|---|
| NOMBRE | Noreen Mcdonald |
| NOMBRES | Noreen |
| APELLIDO | Mcdonald |
| FIRMA | MCDONALD N |
| AFILIACIONES | University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-4854-7035 |
| VERIFICADO | Sí |
| TOTAL DE OBRAS | 19 |
| TOTAL DE CITAS | 63 |
| TOTAL COMO AUTOR | 19 |
| TOTAL COMO EDITOR | 0 |
| PRIMER AÑO DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2007 |
| AÑO MÁS RECIENTE DE PUBLICACIÓN | 2026 |
| ÍNDICE H | 4 |
Institutional insights for smart cities and urban innovation
Transportation barriers to care among frequent health care users during the Covid pandemic
To address transportation barriers, we recommend more coordination between transportation and health professionals and the implementation of programs that expand access to and improve patient awareness of health care mobility services. We also recommend transportation and health entities direct resources to address transportation barriers equitably, as barriers disproportionately burden younger adults under age 65 enrolled in public insurance pro…
Health care visits during the Covid-19 pandemic
Transportation disruptions caused by COVID-19 have exacerbated difficulties in health care delivery and access, which may lead to changes in health care use. This study uses mobile device data from SafeGraph to explore the temporal patterns of visits to health care points of interest (POIs) during 2020 and examines how these patterns are associated with socio-demographic and spatial characteristics at the Census Block Group level in North Carolin…
Factors associated with farmers’ use of fee-for-service advisors in a privatized agricultural extension system
The privatization of agricultural advisory and extension services in many countries and the associated pluralism of service providers has renewed interest in farmers’ use of fee-for-service advisors. Understanding farmers’ use of advisory services is important, given the role such services are expected to play in helping farmers address critical environmental and sustainability challenges. This paper aims to identify factors associated with farme…
Covid Connections
To identify elements of crisis response that might hold lessons for resilience beyond the current moment, we studied a central North Carolina food system during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on ethnographic interviews with farmers, employees and volunteers of food access organizations, and local government employees, our work found that connection, networking, innovation, and technology adoption were sources of strength and growth. Lessons: food s…
Evolution in Local Traffic Impact Assessment Practices
This study evaluates the state of traffic impact assessment (TIA) practice at the local level in North Carolina and the Washington D.C. metro area. Using semistructured interviews and surveys of staff involved in the development review process in sixty-three jurisdictions, we conclude that the conventional, automobile-oriented approach to TIA remains the dominant model in the study area, although our research reveals efforts to modify practice. C…
Impact of school location on children’s air pollution exposure
The role of school location in children's air pollution exposure and ability to actively commute is a growing policy issue. Well-documented health impacts associated with near-roadway exposures have led school districts to consider school sites in cleaner air quality environments requiring school bus transportation. We analyze children's traffic-related air pollution exposure across an average Detroit school day to assess whether the benefits of …
Transportation Barriers to Health Care in the United States
Objectives. To quantify the number of people in the US who delay medical care annually because of lack of available transportation and to examine the differential prevalence of this barrier for adults across sociodemographic characteristics and patient populations. Methods. We used data from the National Health Interview Survey (1997–2017) to examine this barrier over time and across groups. We used joinpoint regression analysis to identify signi…
Millennials in cities
Neighborhood built environment and cognition in non-demented older adults
Costs of school transportation
Are Millennials Really the “Go-Nowhere” Generation?
Problem, research strategy, and findings: News reports and academic articles contend that Millennials (those born in the last two decades of the 20th century) are different from earlier generations in their consumption and travel patterns. This article investigates the travel behavior of young American adults and compares the behavior of Millennials with those of previous generations using data from the 1995, 2001, and 2009 National Household Tra…
The Impact of Changes in State Minimum Acreage Policies on School Siting Practices
Researchers and advocates have linked state guidelines on minimum acreage for schools to the abandonment of historic schools and increased barriers to walking and biking to school. This study examined how the elimination of minimum acreage standards in four states affected school planning processes and outcomes using mixed methods. We found that states changed school acreage policies because of concerns about sprawl and the rising costs of educat…
U.S. School Travel, 2009
Is there a gender gap in school travel? An examination of US children and adolescents
Why Parents Drive Children to School
Problem: Rates of walking and bicycling to school have declined sharply in recent decades, and federal and state governments have committed funds to reverse these trends. To increase rates of walking and biking to school will require understanding why many parents choose to drive their children to school and how well existing programs, like Safe Routes to School, work. Purpose: We aimed to understand why many parents choose to drive their childre…
Household interactions and children’s school travel
Active Transportation to SchoolTrends Among U.S. Schoolchildren, 1969–2001
Children’s mode choice for the school trip
Is there a gender gap in school travel? An examination of US children and adolescents
Transportation Barriers to Health Care in the United States
Objectives. To quantify the number of people in the US who delay medical care annually because of lack of available transportation and to examine the differential prevalence of this barrier for adults across sociodemographic characteristics and patient populations. Methods. We used data from the National Health Interview Survey (1997–2017) to examine this barrier over time and across groups. We used joinpoint regression analysis to identify signi…
Household interactions and children’s school travel
Neighborhood built environment and cognition in non-demented older adults
Health care visits during the Covid-19 pandemic
Transportation disruptions caused by COVID-19 have exacerbated difficulties in health care delivery and access, which may lead to changes in health care use. This study uses mobile device data from SafeGraph to explore the temporal patterns of visits to health care points of interest (POIs) during 2020 and examines how these patterns are associated with socio-demographic and spatial characteristics at the Census Block Group level in North Carolin…
Millennials in cities
The Impact of Changes in State Minimum Acreage Policies on School Siting Practices
Researchers and advocates have linked state guidelines on minimum acreage for schools to the abandonment of historic schools and increased barriers to walking and biking to school. This study examined how the elimination of minimum acreage standards in four states affected school planning processes and outcomes using mixed methods. We found that states changed school acreage policies because of concerns about sprawl and the rising costs of educat…
Covid Connections
To identify elements of crisis response that might hold lessons for resilience beyond the current moment, we studied a central North Carolina food system during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on ethnographic interviews with farmers, employees and volunteers of food access organizations, and local government employees, our work found that connection, networking, innovation, and technology adoption were sources of strength and growth. Lessons: food s…
Active Transportation to SchoolTrends Among U.S. Schoolchildren, 1969–2001
Children’s mode choice for the school trip
Household interactions and children’s school travel
Why Parents Drive Children to School
Problem: Rates of walking and bicycling to school have declined sharply in recent decades, and federal and state governments have committed funds to reverse these trends. To increase rates of walking and biking to school will require understanding why many parents choose to drive their children to school and how well existing programs, like Safe Routes to School, work. Purpose: We aimed to understand why many parents choose to drive their childre…
U.S. School Travel, 2009
Is there a gender gap in school travel? An examination of US children and adolescents
The Impact of Changes in State Minimum Acreage Policies on School Siting Practices
Researchers and advocates have linked state guidelines on minimum acreage for schools to the abandonment of historic schools and increased barriers to walking and biking to school. This study examined how the elimination of minimum acreage standards in four states affected school planning processes and outcomes using mixed methods. We found that states changed school acreage policies because of concerns about sprawl and the rising costs of educat…
Are Millennials Really the “Go-Nowhere” Generation?
Problem, research strategy, and findings: News reports and academic articles contend that Millennials (those born in the last two decades of the 20th century) are different from earlier generations in their consumption and travel patterns. This article investigates the travel behavior of young American adults and compares the behavior of Millennials with those of previous generations using data from the 1995, 2001, and 2009 National Household Tra…
Costs of school transportation
Neighborhood built environment and cognition in non-demented older adults
Millennials in cities
Evolution in Local Traffic Impact Assessment Practices
This study evaluates the state of traffic impact assessment (TIA) practice at the local level in North Carolina and the Washington D.C. metro area. Using semistructured interviews and surveys of staff involved in the development review process in sixty-three jurisdictions, we conclude that the conventional, automobile-oriented approach to TIA remains the dominant model in the study area, although our research reveals efforts to modify practice. C…
Impact of school location on children’s air pollution exposure
The role of school location in children's air pollution exposure and ability to actively commute is a growing policy issue. Well-documented health impacts associated with near-roadway exposures have led school districts to consider school sites in cleaner air quality environments requiring school bus transportation. We analyze children's traffic-related air pollution exposure across an average Detroit school day to assess whether the benefits of …
Transportation Barriers to Health Care in the United States
Objectives. To quantify the number of people in the US who delay medical care annually because of lack of available transportation and to examine the differential prevalence of this barrier for adults across sociodemographic characteristics and patient populations. Methods. We used data from the National Health Interview Survey (1997–2017) to examine this barrier over time and across groups. We used joinpoint regression analysis to identify signi…
Health care visits during the Covid-19 pandemic
Transportation disruptions caused by COVID-19 have exacerbated difficulties in health care delivery and access, which may lead to changes in health care use. This study uses mobile device data from SafeGraph to explore the temporal patterns of visits to health care points of interest (POIs) during 2020 and examines how these patterns are associated with socio-demographic and spatial characteristics at the Census Block Group level in North Carolin…
Factors associated with farmers’ use of fee-for-service advisors in a privatized agricultural extension system
The privatization of agricultural advisory and extension services in many countries and the associated pluralism of service providers has renewed interest in farmers’ use of fee-for-service advisors. Understanding farmers’ use of advisory services is important, given the role such services are expected to play in helping farmers address critical environmental and sustainability challenges. This paper aims to identify factors associated with farme…
Covid Connections
To identify elements of crisis response that might hold lessons for resilience beyond the current moment, we studied a central North Carolina food system during the COVID-19 pandemic. Based on ethnographic interviews with farmers, employees and volunteers of food access organizations, and local government employees, our work found that connection, networking, innovation, and technology adoption were sources of strength and growth. Lessons: food s…
Transportation barriers to care among frequent health care users during the Covid pandemic
To address transportation barriers, we recommend more coordination between transportation and health professionals and the implementation of programs that expand access to and improve patient awareness of health care mobility services. We also recommend transportation and health entities direct resources to address transportation barriers equitably, as barriers disproportionately burden younger adults under age 65 enrolled in public insurance pro…
Institutional insights for smart cities and urban innovation
Urban Transport and Accessibility (12 obras) · Engineering (11 obras) · Geography (10 obras) · Medicine (10 obras) · Economics (9 obras) · Psychology (9 obras) · Transport engineering (9 obras) · Environmental health (8 obras) · Sociology (8 obras) · Business (7 obras)