Rachel T Buxton
Biographic Data
| ID | 5147126 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Rachel T Buxton |
| GIVEN NAMES | Rachel T |
| FAMILY NAME | Buxton |
| SIGNATURE | BUXTON R T |
| AFFILIATIONS | Carleton University |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2772-8435 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 12 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 12 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2004 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Supporting frontline workers in the biodiversity crisis by empowering and enabling practitioners to embrace conservation evidence
The association between objective and perceived bird diversity and the mental health of minoritized communities living near disused parks in Detroit
The role of biodiversity in the relationship between nature and human health remains unresolved, especially in underrepresented communities. • Potential associations between bird diversity and mental health, and the moderating effect of nature relatedness, were explored in Detroit, USA. • Objective and perceived bird diversity had a positive association with mental health. • Community-led greenspace restoration in Detroit that promotes diverse bi…
The role of vacant lots in promoting avian species diversity and occupancy in a post-industrial city
Vacant land was associated with higher bird diversity in Detroit, while roads were associated with lower bird species diversity. • The occurrence of birds with specific habitat requirements was higher in areas with more vacant land in Detroit. • Other urban features, including roads, have an impact on the occurrence of birds in Detroit. • Vacant land management and rehabilitation should consider biodiversity and promotion of social justice, and a…
Effective Recruitment and Retention in a Longitudinal Panel Natural Experiment
Objectives: Due to the limited evidence on recruitment and retention for longitudinal panel and natural experiments, we utilize findings from a natural experiment to identify barriers encountered, effectiveness of strategies employed, and recommendations. Methods: We evaluated recruitment strategies (doorto‐door contact, postcards, park events, mailed materials, provision of health results to participants, study branding, and participant compensa…
Four recommendations to tackle the complex reality of transdisciplinary, natural experiment research
Natural experiments are often used to study interventions in which randomization to control versus intervention conditions are impossible. Nature-based interventions (i.e., programs designed to increase human interaction with nature and improve human health) are commonly studied as natural experiments. We used a natural experiment design to explore the benefits of ecological rehabilitation of parks on biodiversity and resident health in low-incom…
The effects of contemporary redlining on the mental health of Black residents
Understanding how structural racism, including institutionalized practices such as redlining, influence persistent inequities in health and neighborhood conditions is still emerging in urban health research. Such research often focuses on historical practices, giving the impression that such practices are a thing of the past. However, mortgage lending bias can be readily detected in contemporary datasets and is an active form of structural racism…
Exploring the relationship between bird diversity and anxiety and mood disorder hospitalisation rates
Natural environments provide a myriad of health benefits, yet the role of species diversity within these spaces remains underexplored. Bird diversity may yield mental health benefits for humans, through birdsong or feelings of connection to nature. In an initial effort to establish whether bird diversity may be linked with human health in a US context and to test the consistency in such trends from year to year, we combine widely available commun…
The ‘healthy parks–healthy people’ movement in Canada
In this article, we outline progress and challenges in establishing effective health promotion tied to visitor experiences provided by protected and conserved areas in Canada. Despite an expanding global evidence base, case studies focused on aspects of health and well-being within Canada’s protected and conserved areas remain limited. Data pertaining to motivations, barriers and experiences of visitors are often not collected by governing agenci…
Balancing research, monitoring, and action to recover Canada’s species at risk
Despite accelerating biodiversity loss, conservation efforts suffer from serious resource deficiencies. This requires conservation managers to strike a challenging balance between direct action, which is needed to avoid further biodiversity loss, and research and monitoring, which provide the information needed for more effective action. Here, we explore different types of management tasks in action plans for legally protected species at risk of …
A synthesis of health benefits of natural sounds and their distribution in national parks
Significance This study examines evidence of the health benefits of natural soundscapes and quantifies the prevalence of restorative acoustic environments in national parks across the United States. The results affirm that natural sounds improve health, increase positive affect, and lower stress and annoyance. Also, analyses reveal many national park sites with a high abundance of natural sound and low anthropogenic sound. Raising awareness of na…
Study of active neighborhoods in Detroit (StAND)
Registration: OSF Preregistration registered March 31, 2020. Accessible from https://osf.io/surx7
Robert Frost and Northern Irish Poetry
In this incisive and highly readable study, Rachel Buxton offers a much-needed assessment of Frost's significance for Northern Irish poetry of the past half-century. Drawing upon a diverse range of previously unpublished archival sources, including juvenilia, correspondence, and drafts of poems, Robert Frost and Northern Irish Poetry takes as its particular focus the triangular dynamic of Frost, Seamus Heaney, and Paul Muldoon. Buxton explores th…
Robert Frost and Northern Irish Poetry
In this incisive and highly readable study, Rachel Buxton offers a much-needed assessment of Frost's significance for Northern Irish poetry of the past half-century. Drawing upon a diverse range of previously unpublished archival sources, including juvenilia, correspondence, and drafts of poems, Robert Frost and Northern Irish Poetry takes as its particular focus the triangular dynamic of Frost, Seamus Heaney, and Paul Muldoon. Buxton explores th…
Robert Frost and Northern Irish Poetry
In this incisive and highly readable study, Rachel Buxton offers a much-needed assessment of Frost's significance for Northern Irish poetry of the past half-century. Drawing upon a diverse range of previously unpublished archival sources, including juvenilia, correspondence, and drafts of poems, Robert Frost and Northern Irish Poetry takes as its particular focus the triangular dynamic of Frost, Seamus Heaney, and Paul Muldoon. Buxton explores th…
Study of active neighborhoods in Detroit (StAND)
Registration: OSF Preregistration registered March 31, 2020. Accessible from https://osf.io/surx7
A synthesis of health benefits of natural sounds and their distribution in national parks
Significance This study examines evidence of the health benefits of natural soundscapes and quantifies the prevalence of restorative acoustic environments in national parks across the United States. The results affirm that natural sounds improve health, increase positive affect, and lower stress and annoyance. Also, analyses reveal many national park sites with a high abundance of natural sound and low anthropogenic sound. Raising awareness of na…
The ‘healthy parks–healthy people’ movement in Canada
In this article, we outline progress and challenges in establishing effective health promotion tied to visitor experiences provided by protected and conserved areas in Canada. Despite an expanding global evidence base, case studies focused on aspects of health and well-being within Canada’s protected and conserved areas remain limited. Data pertaining to motivations, barriers and experiences of visitors are often not collected by governing agenci…
Balancing research, monitoring, and action to recover Canada’s species at risk
Despite accelerating biodiversity loss, conservation efforts suffer from serious resource deficiencies. This requires conservation managers to strike a challenging balance between direct action, which is needed to avoid further biodiversity loss, and research and monitoring, which provide the information needed for more effective action. Here, we explore different types of management tasks in action plans for legally protected species at risk of …
Four recommendations to tackle the complex reality of transdisciplinary, natural experiment research
Natural experiments are often used to study interventions in which randomization to control versus intervention conditions are impossible. Nature-based interventions (i.e., programs designed to increase human interaction with nature and improve human health) are commonly studied as natural experiments. We used a natural experiment design to explore the benefits of ecological rehabilitation of parks on biodiversity and resident health in low-incom…
The effects of contemporary redlining on the mental health of Black residents
Understanding how structural racism, including institutionalized practices such as redlining, influence persistent inequities in health and neighborhood conditions is still emerging in urban health research. Such research often focuses on historical practices, giving the impression that such practices are a thing of the past. However, mortgage lending bias can be readily detected in contemporary datasets and is an active form of structural racism…
Exploring the relationship between bird diversity and anxiety and mood disorder hospitalisation rates
Natural environments provide a myriad of health benefits, yet the role of species diversity within these spaces remains underexplored. Bird diversity may yield mental health benefits for humans, through birdsong or feelings of connection to nature. In an initial effort to establish whether bird diversity may be linked with human health in a US context and to test the consistency in such trends from year to year, we combine widely available commun…
Effective Recruitment and Retention in a Longitudinal Panel Natural Experiment
Objectives: Due to the limited evidence on recruitment and retention for longitudinal panel and natural experiments, we utilize findings from a natural experiment to identify barriers encountered, effectiveness of strategies employed, and recommendations. Methods: We evaluated recruitment strategies (doorto‐door contact, postcards, park events, mailed materials, provision of health results to participants, study branding, and participant compensa…
Supporting frontline workers in the biodiversity crisis by empowering and enabling practitioners to embrace conservation evidence
The association between objective and perceived bird diversity and the mental health of minoritized communities living near disused parks in Detroit
The role of biodiversity in the relationship between nature and human health remains unresolved, especially in underrepresented communities. • Potential associations between bird diversity and mental health, and the moderating effect of nature relatedness, were explored in Detroit, USA. • Objective and perceived bird diversity had a positive association with mental health. • Community-led greenspace restoration in Detroit that promotes diverse bi…
The role of vacant lots in promoting avian species diversity and occupancy in a post-industrial city
Vacant land was associated with higher bird diversity in Detroit, while roads were associated with lower bird species diversity. • The occurrence of birds with specific habitat requirements was higher in areas with more vacant land in Detroit. • Other urban features, including roads, have an impact on the occurrence of birds in Detroit. • Vacant land management and rehabilitation should consider biodiversity and promotion of social justice, and a…
Urban Green Space and Health (7 works) · Biodiversity (5 works) · Geography (5 works) · Medicine (5 works) · Mental health (4 works) · Climate Change and Health Impacts (3 works) · Computer Science (3 works) · Ecology (3 works) · Environmental health (3 works) · Natural experiment (3 works)