STAFF PROFILE
Ms. Karen Villanueva
Position:
Research Fellow
College / Portfolio:
Design and Social Context
School / Department:
DSC|School of GUSS
Phone:
+61399253073
Email:
karen.villanueva@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
City Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
- Jamalishahni, T.,Turrell, G.,Foster, S.,Davern, M.,Villanueva, K. (2023). Neighbourhood socio-economic disadvantage and loneliness: the contribution of green space quantity and quality In: BMC Public Health, 23, 1 - 17
- Badland, H.,Villanueva, K.,Alderton, A.,Davern, M.,Goldfeld, S. (2023). In press - An urban neighbourhood framework for realising progress towards the New Urban Agenda for equitable early childhood development In: Children's Geographies, , 1 - 19
- Rivera, E.,Veitch, J.,Loh, V.,Salmon, J.,Cerin, E.,Mavoa, S.,Villanueva, K.,Timperio, A. (2022). Outdoor public recreation spaces and social connectedness among adolescents In: BMC Public Health, 22, 1 - 10
- Villanueva, K.,Alderton, A.,Higgs, C.,Badland, H.,Goldfeld, S. (2022). Data to Decisions: Methods to Create Neighbourhood Built Environment Indicators Relevant for Early Childhood Development In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 1 - 18
- Villanueva, K.,Woolcock, G.,Goldfeld, S.,Tanton, R.,Brinkman, S.,Katz, I.,Giles-Corti, B. (2022). The built environment and early childhood development: qualitative evidence from disadvantaged Australian communities In: Children's Geographies, , 1 - 17
- Alderton, A.,O'Connor, M.,Badland, H.,Gunn, L.,Boulange, C.,Villanueva, K. (2022). Access to and Quality of Neighbourhood Public Open Space and Children’s Mental Health Outcomes: Evidence from Population Linked Data across Eight Australian Capital Cities In: International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health, 19, 1 - 25
- Pesola, A.,Hakala, P.,Berg, P.,Ramezani, S.,Villanueva, K.,Rinne, T. (2022). The effects of free-fare public transportation on the total active travel in children: A cross-sectional comparison between two Finnish towns In: Journal of Transport and Health, 27, 1 - 12
- Jamalishahni, T.,Turrell, G.,Villanueva, K.,Foster, S.,Davern, M. (2022). Contribution of the built environment to inequity in loneliness by neighbourhood disadvantage in Australia In: Cities and Health, 6, 1067 - 1080
- Alderton, A.,Villanueva, K.,Davern, M.,Reddell, T.,Lata, L.,Moloney, S.,Gooder, H.,Hewitt, T.,De Silva, A.,Coffey, B.,McShane, I.,Cigdem, M. (2022). What works for place-based approaches in Victoria. Part 1: A review of the literature. In: Victorian Government Department of Jobs, Precincts and Regions Melbourne, Australia
- Goldfeld, S.,Villanueva, K.,Tanton, R.,Katz, I.,Brinkman, S.,Giles-Corti, B.,Woolcock, G. (2021). Findings from the Kids in Communities Study (KiCS): A mixed methods study examining community-level influences on early childhood development In: PLoS ONE, 16, 1 - 21
- Early childhood data to decisions: Equitable neighbourhoods to support child development. Funded by: VICHealth - Impact Research Grants from (2022 to 2024)
- Designing Cities that Support Healthy Child Development (Administered by Murdoch Children's Research Institute). Funded by: Bernard van Leer Foundation Research Grant from (2018 to 2019)
1 PhD Completions1 PhD Current Supervisions
Built environment and children's health