Epstein, Leonard H., Elizabeth Handley, Kelly K. Dearing, Davi,d D. Cho; James Roemmich, Rocco Paluch, Samina Raja, Youngju Pak, and Bonnie Spring. 2006a. “Purchases of food in youth: Influence of price and income.” Psychological Science 17(1): 82-89
Category Archives: Publications
Seeking Common Ground in Smart Growth and Food System Planning: Lessons from the “Food for Growth” Studio
Raja, Samina. 2006. “Seeking common ground in smart growth and food system planning: Lessons from the Food for Growth studio” in “Teaching Smart Growth at Colleges and Universities: A Set of Model Course Prospectuses.” US Environmental Planning Agency (Electronic publication.)
Reducing Sedentary Behavior: The Relationship Between Park Area and the Physical Activity of Youth
Epstein, L., Samina Raja, Sam Gold, Rocky Paluch, and James Roemmich. 2006. “Reducing sedentary behavior: The relationship between park area and the physical activity of youth.” Psychological Science. Aug 2006, 17(8):654-659
Association of Access to Parks and Recreational Facilities with the Physical Activity of Young Children
Roemmich, James, Leonard Epstein, Samina Raja, Li Yin, Jodie Robinson, and Dana Winiewicz. 2006. “Association of access to parks and recreational facilities with the physical activity of young children.” Preventive Medicine. (43) 6: 437-441
The Neighborhood and Home Environments: Disparate Relationships with Physical Activity and Sedentary Behaviors in Youth
Roemmich, James, Leonard Epstein, Samina Raja, and Li Yin. 2007. “The neighborhood and home environments: Disparate relationships with physical activity and sedentary behaviors in youth.” Annals of Behavioral Medicine. 33(1): 29-38
Beyond Food Deserts: Measuring and Mapping Racial Disparities in the Food Environment
Raja, Samina, Changxing Ma, and Pavan Yadav. 2008a. “Beyond food deserts: Measuring and mapping racial disparities in the food environment.” Journal of Planning Education and Research. 27(4): 469-482. Included in ‘Editors’ Picks’ column of the Environment: Science and policy for Sustainable Development journal (Sep/Oct 2008).
Leveraging Neighborhood-scale Change for Policy and Program Reform in Buffalo, New York.
Raja, Samina, Michael Ball, Justin Booth, Philip Haberstro, and Katherine Veith. 2009. “Leveraging neighborhood-scale change for policy and program reform in Buffalo, New York.” Special issue on Active Living by Design. American Journal of Preventive Medicine. 37(6S).
Food environment, built environment, and women’s BMI: Evidence from Erie County, New York.
Raja, Samina, Li Yin, James Roemmich, Changxing Ma, Leonard Epstein, and Pavan Yadav. 2010. “Food environment, built environment, and women’s BMI: Evidence from Erie County, New York.” Journal of Planning Education and Research. 29: 444-460.
Building Healthy Communities, One School at a Time: Lessons from Buffalo
Raja, Samina, Angelika Breinlich, and Aidan Kallas. 2010. “Building Healthy Communities, One School at a Time: Lessons from Buffalo, New York.” Children, Youth, and Environment. 20 (2), 2010.
Monographs
- Raja, Samina, Marcia Caton Campbell, Alexandra Judelsohn, Branden Born, and Alfonso Morales (eds). Planning for Equitable Urban Agriculture in the USA: A New Ethic in City Building. Springer Press. Forthcoming (expected April 2024).
- Raja, Samina, Erin Sweeney*, Yeeli Mui, and Emmanuel Frimpong Boamah. 2021. Local Government Planning for Community Food Systems: Opportunity, Innovation, and Equity. Food and Agriculture Organization.
- World Health Organization. 2018. WHO Housing and Health Guidelines. Geneva, Switzerland: World Health Organization. [Role: Member, Guideline Development Group]
- Committee on Health Impact Assessment. 2011. Health Impact Assessment. The National Academies Press, Washington, DC. Forthcoming. [Committee members and authors: D. Bear, R. Bhatia, S. Cantor, B. Cave, A. Diez Roux, C. Dora, J. Fielding, J Graff Zivin, Richard Jackson (Chair), J. Levy, J. Quint, S. Raja, A. Schulz, and A. Wernham.]
- Raja, Samina, Branden Born, and Jessica Kozlowski Russell. 2008. A Planners’ Guide to Community and Regional Food Planning: Transforming Food Environments, Building Healthy Communities. Planning Advisory Service (PAS) Series, No. 554. Chicago, Illinois: American Planning Association. 112 p.
- Raja, Samina and Angelika Breinlich. 2007. Designing Healthy Communities, One School at a Time. Prepared for the Healthy Eating by Design-Buffalo project of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation.