ACADEMIC Output
Academic Journals
Selected publications from PEI Lab-affiliated research on policy experiments, nature-based interventions, healthy urban environments, public health, and causal evidence for policy design.
Choe, E. Y., Lee, J. Y., & Montayre, J. (2025). Effectiveness of Nature-Based Interventions in Reducing Agitation Among Older Adults with Dementia: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Healthcare, 13, 1727. doi
Choe, E. Y., Lee, J. Y., & Zhu, S. (2025). Exploring the Dose‐Response Relationship Between Nature‐Based Outdoor Activities, Nature Connectedness and Social Health In Adolescents: A Quasi‐Experimental Controlled Study. Journal of Adolescence, 1–12. doi
Choe, E. Y., & Sheffield, D. (2025). Rebuilding human-nature connections in children and adolescents: insights from a meta-analysis. Environmental Education Research, 31(2), 245–261. doi
Choe, E. Y., He, D., & Sun, G. (2023). Trading-off transit and non-transit physical activity among older people: evidence from longitudinal accelerometer data of a natural experiment study. Journal of Urban Health, 100(2), 408–417. doi
Sun, G., Choe, E. Y., & Webster, C. (2023). Natural experiments in healthy cities research: how can urban planning and design knowledge reinforce the causal inference? Town Planning Review, 94(1). doi
Choe, E. Y., Du, Y., & Sun, G. (2022). Decline in older adults’ daily mobility during the COVID-19 pandemic: the role of individual and built environment factors. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 2317. doi
Du, Y., Sun, G., Choe, E. Y., & Kwan, M.-P. (2022). Mediation effects of social isolation on pathways connecting public transport use with subjective wellbeing among older people. Journal of Transport & Health, 25, 101378. doi
Choe, E. Y., & Sheffield, D. (2022). The role of natural environments in the effectiveness of brief mindfulness-based stress reduction (brief MBSR): depression, anxiety, stress and hair cortisol from a randomized trial. Journal of Public Health and Emergency. doi
Xiang, X., & Zhou, X. (2022). Connecting for good: a case of NSO-NPOs partnership in China. Asian Pacific Journal of Social Work and Development, 32:2, 79-95. doi
Choe, E. Y., Jorgensen, A., & Sheffield, D. (2021). Examining the effectiveness of mindfulness practice in simulated and actual natural environments: Secondary data analysis. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 66, 127414. doi
Choe, E. Y., Jorgensen, A., & Sheffield, D. (2020). Does a natural environment enhance the effectiveness of Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (MBSR)? Examining the mental health and wellbeing, and nature connectedness benefits. Landscape and Urban Planning, 202, 103886. doi
Choe, E. Y., Jorgensen, A., & Sheffield, D. (2020). Simulated natural environments bolster the effectiveness of a mindfulness programme: A comparison with a relaxation-based intervention. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 67, 101382. doi
Xiang, X., & Xu, Y. (2019). A Case Study of the interaction Between NSOs and Practical NPOs: From the Perspective of Collaborative Governance Theory. The China Nonprofit Review, 11(1), 139-152. doi