D Fuller
Biographic Data
| ID | 68227 |
|---|---|
| NAME | D Fuller |
| GIVEN NAMES | D |
| FAMILY NAME | Fuller |
| SIGNATURE | FULLER D |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of Saskatchewan |
| ORCID | 0000-0002-2015-2955 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 47 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 42 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 47 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1997 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2026 |
| H-INDEX | 4 |
Measuring urban transformation in developing countries: A multi-dimensional index approach from Vietnam
Existing smart and sustainable city indices are largely designed for high-income contexts and often lack applicability to developing countries, where data scarcity and institutional heterogeneity limit their relevance. This study develops a context-sensitive Smart and Sustainable City Index (SSCI) for Vietnam at the provincial level. To move beyond the limitations of aggregate city-level data, the SSCI integrates objective data from provincial st…
Urban vegetation and well‐being: A cross‐sectional study in Montreal, Canada
As urbanisation continues to accelerate, urban green spaces are increasingly recognised as key elements for enhancing people's health and well‐being. However, most research has used vegetation metrics that may not capture the specific associations between different types of vegetation and different mental health outcomes. In this study, we investigate the cross‐sectional associations between residential vegetation exposure and individual well‐bei…
Current landscape of social media and (Canadian Journal of) public health: Constructive engagement is needed and encouraged
The promises and perils of a free rural inter-city transportation scheme: A mixed-methods study from Northern Saskatchewan
Free inter-community transportation (i.e. transportation across cities and municipalities) promotes health equity and access. In contexts without access to public transportation, governments could support community-driven initiatives through increased funding
Top pedestrian concerns in Canada mapped on WalkRollMap.org
Walking is a healthy, sustainable, and economical form of transportation or recreation. Yet in North America walking is not always accessible, safe, or comfortable. A challenge to creating quality pedestrian environments is lack of data on what barriers exist and how barriers vary across communities. Our goal is to characterize pedestrian barriers and concerns at the microscale level. We analyzed 2,588 reports of hazards, missing amenities, or in…
Evaluating the protective effect of public open space on social connectedness: Evidence from a natural experiment cohort study in three Canadian cities
Community design has the potential to address urban isolation and loneliness at a population level, but limited research on the causal effects of the built environment constrains evidence-based action in cities. This study examined the effect of public open space on changes in social connectedness among adults (n = 665) during the COVID-19 pandemic, using geospatial data from OpenStreetMap and health survey data from three cities (Montréal, Saska…
Associations between gentrification, census tract-level socioeconomic status, and cycling infrastructure expansions in Montreal, Canada
Montreal's municipal cycling infrastructure programs did not exacerbate socioeconomic disparities in cycling infrastructure from 2011 to 2016 in CTs with pre-existing infrastructure. However, it is crucial to prioritize the implementation of cycling infrastructure in CTs with high populations of visible minorities, particularly in CTs where no cycling infrastructure currently exists
PRO-FIT-Care study: The feasibility assessment of a pilot online exercise intervention for persons living with obesity and female infertility
Introduction Moderate-to-high physical activity participation is associated with a reduced risk of infertility. Yet, exercise interventions that target cardiorespiratory fitness, independent of weight loss, are lacking in obesity and female fertility research. Purpose The primary objective of the PRO-FIT-CARE (PROmoting FITness for CArdiometabolic & REproductive Health) study was to assess the feasibility of a moderate-to-high-intensity online ex…
HealthyPlan.City: A Web Tool to Support Urban Environmental Equity and Public Health in Canadian Communities
Urban environmental factors such as air quality, heat islands, and access to greenspaces and community amenities impact public health. Some vulnerable populations such as low-income groups, children, older adults, new immigrants, and visible minorities live in areas with fewer beneficial conditions, and therefore, face greater health risks. Planning and advocating for equitable healthy urban environments requires systematic analysis of reliable s…
Imagining and implementing healthy city interventions: Combined results from parallel concept mapping exercises in Montreal with community members and stakeholders
Incorporating equity, diversity, and inclusion into the epidemiology and biostatistics curriculum: A workshop report and implementation strategies recommendations
Gentrification, neighborhood socioeconomic factors and urban vegetation inequities: A study of greenspace and tree canopy increases in Montreal, Canada
This study investigates the relationship between increasing urban vegetation and census tract-level green inequities, as well as the role of social indicators in this relationship. We analyzed the augmentation of greenspace and tree canopy in Montreal, Canada, between 2011 and 2017, and its effect on green inequities based on material deprivation, the percentage of visible minorities, and gentrification status using Poisson spatial random effect …
Gentrification, perceptions of neighborhood change, and mental health in Montréal, Québec
While census-defined measures of gentrification are often used in research on gentrification and health, surveys can be used to better understand how residents perceive neighborhood change, and the implications for mental health. Whether or not gentrification affects mental health may depend on the extent to which an individual perceives changes in their neighborhood. Using health and map-based survey data, collected from 2020 to 2021, from the I…
Understanding the Perspectives of Latino Adults Who Smoke on Physical Activity: A Qualitative Study
Smoking and sedentary lifestyle frequently co-occur among Latinos. Evidence suggests that moderate to vigorous physical activity (MVPA) may enhance smoking cessation rates. However, this synergistic phenomenon has not been studied among Latinos, the largest minority group in the United States. This qualitative study consisted of semi-structured interviews in English or Spanish with Latino adults who smoke (n = 20) to understand their perspectives…
Identifying the sociodemographic and work-related factors related to workers’ daily physical activity using a decision tree approach
Age and work-related factors-particularly job skill, and physical strength requirements at work-appeared as the most important factors related to physical activity attainment, and differed based on sex, work hours, and industry. Delineating the hierarchy of factors associated with daily physical activity may assist in targeting preventive strategies aimed at promoting physical activity in workers
Multidimensional school features associated with physical activity among youth at risk of obesity: An exploratory principal component and generalized estimating equation analysis
School built and social contexts may be associated with PA cross-sectionally and over time. Further studies are necessary to confirm the direction and magnitude of effects and to establish their relevance to school-based health promotion efforts
The temporal sequence between gentrification and cycling infrastructure expansions in Montreal, Canada
Increases in cycling infrastructure might be linked to gentrification. However, there is little empirical evidence investigating the existence and directionality of this possible relationship. This study examined the temporal sequence involved in the relation between gentrification and increases in the cycling infrastructure in Montreal, Canada. We analyzed changes in cycling infrastructure between 2006, 2011, and 2016, considering cyclist-only p…
Defining the “local public health unit” for public health systems and services research in Canada
Urban form in Canada at a small-area level: Quantifying “compactness” and “sprawl” with bayesian multivariate spatial factor analysis
Quantifying urban forms to explore urban compactness or sprawl has become increasingly popular in multiple fields in the past decades. However, previous studies predominantly analyze the multidimensional phenomenon at large-area levels such as metropolitan areas, concealing variations that probably occur at small-area levels. Canadian studies measuring urban forms are usually conducted at the regional level with inconsistent indicators and approa…
Rethinking walkability and developing a conceptual definition of active living environments to guide research and practice
We believe that this broader conceptualization allows for a more comprehensive understanding of how built, natural, and social environments can contribute to improved health for all members of the population
Assessing the role of geographic context in transportation mode detection from GPS data
The increasing availability of health monitoring devices and smartphones has created an opportunity for researchers to access high-resolution (spatial and temporal) mobility data for understanding travel behavior in cities. Although information from GPS data has been used in several studies to detect transportation modes, there is a research gap in understanding the role of geographic context in transportation mode detection. Integrating the geog…
The Effect of Season and Neighbourhood-Built Environment on Home Area Sedentary Behaviour in 9–14 Year Old Children
There is little understanding of how the built environment shapes activity behaviours in children over different seasons. This study sought to establish how seasonal weather patterns, in a given year in a mid-western Canadian city, affect sedentary time (SED) in youth and how the relationship between season and SED are moderated by the built environment in their home neighbourhood. Families with children aged 9-14 years were recruited from the pr…
Wave 1 results of the INTerventions, Research, and Action in Cities Team (Interact) cohort study: Examining spatio-temporal measures for urban environments and health
Built environment interventions have the potential to improve population health and reduce health inequities. The objective of this paper is to present the first wave of the INTErventions, Research, and Action in Cities Team (INTERACT) cohort studies in Victoria, Vancouver, Saskatoon, and Montreal, Canada. We examine how our cohorts compared to Canadian census data and present summary data for our outcomes of interest (physical activity, well-bei…
Improving health through multisectoral collaboration: Enablers and barriers
Successes and failures of built environment interventions: Using concept mapping to assess stakeholder perspectives in four Canadian cities
Ethical implications of location and accelerometer measurement in health research studies with mobile sensing devices
Research ethics for mobile sensing device use by vulnerable populations
Impact Evaluation of a Public Bicycle Share Program on Cycling: A Case Example of Bixi in Montreal, Quebec
Objectives. We examined associations between residential exposure to BIXI (BIcycle-taXI)—a public bicycle share program implemented in Montreal, Quebec, in 2009, which increases accessibility to cycling by making available 5050 bicycles at 405 bicycle docking stations—and likelihood of cycling (BIXI and non-BIXI) in Montreal over the first 2 years of implementation. Methods. Three population-based samples of adults participated in telephone surve…
Improving health through multisectoral collaboration: Enablers and barriers
Causally speaking: Challenges in measuring gentrification for population health research in the United States and Canada
The temporal sequence between gentrification and cycling infrastructure expansions in Montreal, Canada
Increases in cycling infrastructure might be linked to gentrification. However, there is little empirical evidence investigating the existence and directionality of this possible relationship. This study examined the temporal sequence involved in the relation between gentrification and increases in the cycling infrastructure in Montreal, Canada. We analyzed changes in cycling infrastructure between 2006, 2011, and 2016, considering cyclist-only p…
Defining the “local public health unit” for public health systems and services research in Canada
Assessing the role of geographic context in transportation mode detection from GPS data
The increasing availability of health monitoring devices and smartphones has created an opportunity for researchers to access high-resolution (spatial and temporal) mobility data for understanding travel behavior in cities. Although information from GPS data has been used in several studies to detect transportation modes, there is a research gap in understanding the role of geographic context in transportation mode detection. Integrating the geog…
Social media and the Canadian Journal of Public Health
Canada Post community mailboxes: Implications for health research
Incorporating equity, diversity, and inclusion into the epidemiology and biostatistics curriculum: A workshop report and implementation strategies recommendations
Successes and failures of built environment interventions: Using concept mapping to assess stakeholder perspectives in four Canadian cities
Scrolling for data or doom during Covid-19
Retail food environments research: Promising future with more work to be done
Association of implementation of a public bicycle share program with intention and self-efficacy: The moderating role of socioeconomic status
This natural experiment examines the effect of a public bicycle share program on cognitions and investigates the moderating influence of socioeconomic status on this effect. Two cross-sectional population-based surveys were conducted. Intention and self-efficacy to use the public bicycle share program were assessed by questionnaire. A difference-in-differences approach was adopted using logistic regression analyses. A significant effect of the pu…
Internal Consistency, Concurrent Validity, and Discriminant Validity of a Measure of Public Support for Policies for Active Living in Transportation (PAL-T) in a Population-based Sample of Adults
Of Portraits, 'Sapho' and Couperin: Titles and Characters in French Instrumental Music of the High Baroque
Journal Article OF PORTRAITS, ‘SAPHO’ AND COUPERIN: TITLES AND CHARACTERS IN FRENCH INSTRUMENTAL MUSIC OF THE HIGH BAROQUE Get access DAVID FULLER DAVID FULLER Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Music and Letters, Volume 78, Issue 2, May 1997, Pages 149–174, https://doi.org/10.1093/ml/78.2.149 Published: 01 May 1997
Innovation Policy and the Limits of Laissez-faire: Hong Kong’s Policy in Comparative Perspective
Hong Kong's laissez-faire tradition has crippled attempts to transform it into a more knowledge-intensive economy and this is a lesson with wide applicability. Many emerging economies face innovation bottlenecks, but even some more advanced economies face similar constraints and may benefit from the lessons of its negative example
Challenges to interdisciplinary training for junior space, place and health researchers
The complexity of research questions posed in space, place and health research has led some researchers to suggest that these questions cannot be addressed adequately through a single research discipline. The objective of this article is two-fold. First, we argue that junior researchers face distinct challenges in learning how to conduct interdisciplinary research. Second, we outline how a unique training experience, the Canadian Institutes of He…
Internal Consistency, Concurrent Validity, and Discriminant Validity of a Measure of Public Support for Policies for Active Living in Transportation (PAL-T) in a Population-based Sample of Adults
Impact Evaluation of a Public Bicycle Share Program on Cycling: A Case Example of Bixi in Montreal, Quebec
Objectives. We examined associations between residential exposure to BIXI (BIcycle-taXI)—a public bicycle share program implemented in Montreal, Quebec, in 2009, which increases accessibility to cycling by making available 5050 bicycles at 405 bicycle docking stations—and likelihood of cycling (BIXI and non-BIXI) in Montreal over the first 2 years of implementation. Methods. Three population-based samples of adults participated in telephone surve…
Focus on Methods Key for Advancing Population Health Intervention Research
Prolonged monsoon droughts and links to Indo-Pacific warm pool: A Holocene record from Lonar Lake, central India
Evaluating the impact of environmental interventions across 2 countries: The International Bikeshare Impacts on Cycling and Collisions Study (IBICCS) Study protocol
There are scientific and practical challenges in evaluating PBSP. Methodological challenges included: appropriate sample recruitment, exchangeability of treatment and control groups, controlling unmeasured confounding, and specifying exposure. Practical challenges arise in the evaluation of environmental interventions such as a PBSP: one of the companies involved filed for bankruptcy, a Hurricane devastated New York City, and one PBSP was not imp…
Canada Post community mailboxes: Implications for health research
Longitudinal active living research to address physical inactivity and sedentary behaviour in children in transition from preadolescence to adolescence
This approach will help us understand the influence of urban environment on children's activity, thus paving the way to modify urban spaces to increase physical activity and decrease sedentary behaviour in children in all four seasons. Lack of physical activity and rising sedentariness is associated with rising childhood obesity, and childhood obesity in turn is linked to many chronic conditions over the life course. Understanding the interaction…
Retail food environments research: Promising future with more work to be done
Association of implementation of a public bicycle share program with intention and self-efficacy: The moderating role of socioeconomic status
This natural experiment examines the effect of a public bicycle share program on cognitions and investigates the moderating influence of socioeconomic status on this effect. Two cross-sectional population-based surveys were conducted. Intention and self-efficacy to use the public bicycle share program were assessed by questionnaire. A difference-in-differences approach was adopted using logistic regression analyses. A significant effect of the pu…
A glossary for big data in population and public health: Discussion and commentary on terminology and research methods
The volume and velocity of data are growing rapidly and big data analytics are being applied to these data in many fields. Population and public health researchers may be unfamiliar with the terminology and statistical methods used in big data. This creates a barrier to the application of big data analytics. The purpose of this glossary is to define terms used in big data and big data analytics and to contextualise these terms. We define the five…
Ethical implications of location and accelerometer measurement in health research studies with mobile sensing devices
Who is in the near market for bicycle sharing? Identifying current, potential, and unlikely users of a public bicycle share program in Vancouver, Canada
Findings can help inform targeted marketing and outreach to increase public bicycle share uptake in the population
Examining the association between area level deprivation and vehicle collisions that result in injury
Interact: A comprehensive approach to assess urban form interventions through natural experiments
INTERACT aims to advance the evidence base on population health intervention research and address challenges related to big data, knowledge mobilization and engagement, ethics, and causality. We will collect ~ 100 TB of sensor data from participants over 5 years. We will address these challenges using interdisciplinary partnerships, training of highly qualified personnel, and modern methodologies for using sensor-based data
The future of activity space and health research
Research ethics for mobile sensing device use by vulnerable populations
Causally speaking: Challenges in measuring gentrification for population health research in the United States and Canada
Scrolling for data or doom during Covid-19
Social media and the Canadian Journal of Public Health
The Effect of Season and Neighbourhood-Built Environment on Home Area Sedentary Behaviour in 9–14 Year Old Children
There is little understanding of how the built environment shapes activity behaviours in children over different seasons. This study sought to establish how seasonal weather patterns, in a given year in a mid-western Canadian city, affect sedentary time (SED) in youth and how the relationship between season and SED are moderated by the built environment in their home neighbourhood. Families with children aged 9-14 years were recruited from the pr…
Wave 1 results of the INTerventions, Research, and Action in Cities Team (Interact) cohort study: Examining spatio-temporal measures for urban environments and health
Built environment interventions have the potential to improve population health and reduce health inequities. The objective of this paper is to present the first wave of the INTErventions, Research, and Action in Cities Team (INTERACT) cohort studies in Victoria, Vancouver, Saskatoon, and Montreal, Canada. We examine how our cohorts compared to Canadian census data and present summary data for our outcomes of interest (physical activity, well-bei…
Improving health through multisectoral collaboration: Enablers and barriers
Medicine (31 works) · Urban Transport and Accessibility (24 works) · Geography (19 works) · Sociology (19 works) · Engineering (16 works) · Environmental health (16 works) · Population (16 works) · Computer Science (15 works) · Public health (15 works) · Nursing (14 works)