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
Category Archives: Research
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.
Professional Reports
Reports
Raja, Samina. 2006. Growing Green: Interim Evaluation Report. Prepared for the Massachusetts Avenue Project and the United States Department of Agriculture. December 30, 2006.
Raja, Samina. 2005a. Growing Green: An Evaluation of a Community Food Security Project. Prepared for the Massachusetts Avenue Project and the United States Department of Agriculture. December 30, 2005.
Plans
Raja, Samina. 2007. Growing Green: Empowering Youth, Transforming Neighborhood Food Systems. Prepared for the Massachusetts Avenue Project and the United States Department of Agriculture. December 30, 2007.
Non-peer Reviewed Articles
Raja, Samina and Heather Wooten. 2010. “Food systems planning – an opportunity for planners in private practice.” Newsletter, Private Practice Division, American Planning Association.
Raja, Samina. 2008. “Food for Thought” UB Today.
Raja, Samina. 2008. Section in an article titled “A question for the boss: What questions should employees ask themselves about the health of their workforce?” Impact: Improving Health for Population and Individuals. School of Health and Health Professions, University at Buffalo, Newsletter. April 2008.
Breinlich, Angelika and Samina Raja. 2006. “Sometimes applesauce is about more than just apples.” Buffalo Rising, Online Magazine. November 2006. www.buffalorising.com/yum/archives/005599print.php
Raja, Samina. 2005b. “Food for Growth” Intersight: Journal of the School of Architecture and Planning, 8 (2005): 112-117.
Evaluating Fiscal Impact Analysis
This paper evaluated the utility of traditional fiscal impact analysis (FIA) in measuring the impacts of land development. The resulting monograph outlined a conceptual framework for evaluating the use of FIA in planning practice.
Author: Samina Raja, PhD. [Project Director: Rosalind Greenstein; Principal Investigator: Jack Huddleston]
Sponsor(s): Lincoln Institute of Land Policy