Education
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2010.05-2013.03
The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Melbourne School of Design PhD
Details of a Researcher
Updated on 2022/05/17
Introduction
Dr Koohsari’s research focuses on how urban design and geospatial artificial intelligence (GeoAI) science can contribute to healthy ageing, especially in the context of super-aged societies.
(Prospective Masters and PhD students can contact me by email: kouhsary@gmail.com)
Peer-reviewed Publications
The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Melbourne School of Design PhD
2013.03 The University of Melbourne, Australia PhD
Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba Part-time Lecturer
Graduate School of Medicine, the University of Tokyo Part-time Lecturer
Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Japan Junior Researcher (Assistant Professor)
Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Australia Research Fellow (Honorary)
Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University Part-time Lecturer
Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba Part-time Lecturer
Research Fellow (Honorary), Baker Heart & Diabetes, Australia
Graduate School of Environmental Studies, Tohoku University Part-time Lecturer
Faculty of Health and Sport Sciences, University of Tsukuba Part-time Lecturer
Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University, Japan JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship
Australian Catholic University, Australia Research Fellow (Honorary)
Faculty of Sport Sciences, Waseda University Assistant Researcher
Visiting Research Fellow Waseda University, Japan
Research Fellow (Honorary) The University of Melbourne, Australia
Research Fellow Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Australia
Swinburne University of Technology, Australia Visiting Scholar
Research Fellow The University of Melbourne, Australia
Collaborative Scientist Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Australia
International Society of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity
Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning
Planning Institute of Australia
Global Positioning Systems-Health Research Network
International Physical Activity & Environment Network (IPEN)
Environmental policy and social systems Asia
Human geosciences Geospatial science
Geography Area studies
Architectural planning and city planning Urban Studies
Sports sciences Preventive health sciences
Architectural planning and city planning Sustainable development
Asian Studies
Sustainable Development
Geospatial Science
Geography
Urban Studies
Environmental Health
Population Health
Town Planning
Urban Planning
Urban Design
Associations of public open space attributes with active and sedentary behaviors in dense urban areas: A systematic review of observational studies
Motomura, M, Koohsari, M. J, Lin, CY, Ishii, K, Shibata, A, Nakaya, T, Kaczynski, A. T, Veitch, J, Oka, K
Health & Place 75 102816 2022.04 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
The design challenges for dog ownership and dog walking in dense urban areas: the case of Japan
Koohsari, M. J, Yasunaga, A, McCormack, G. R, Nakaya, T, Nagai, Y, Oka, K
Frontiers in Public Health 10 ( 904122 ) 2022.04 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Perceived workplace layout design and work-related physical activity and sitting time
Koohsari, M. J, McCormack, G. R, Nakaya, T, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Lin, C. Y, Hanibuchi, T, Yasunaga, A, Oka, K
Building & Environment 2021.12 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Lin, C. Y, Koohsari, M. J, Liao, Y, Ishii, K, Shibata, A, Nakaya, T, McCormack, G. R, Hadgraft, N, Sugiyama, T, Owen, N, Oka, K
Scientific Reports 2021.11 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Sedentary Behavior and Happiness: The Mediation Effects of Social Capital
Yasunaga, A, Koohsari, M. J, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Miyawaki, R, Araki, K, Oka, K
Innovation in Aging 5 ( 4 ) igab044 2021.09 [Refereed] [International journal]
Does neighborhood built environment support older adults' daily steps differ by time of day?
Lai, T.F, Chang, C. S, Liao, Y, Hsueh, M.C, Koohsari, M. J, Shibata, A, Oka, K
Journal of Transport & Health 22 101234 2021.08 [Refereed] [International journal]
Built Environment Design and Cancer Prevention Through the Lens of Inequality
Koohsari, M. J, Nakaya, T, McCormack, G, Oka, K
Cities 119 ( 103385 ) 2021.07 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Domain-specific active and sedentary behaviours in relation to workers’ presenteeism and absenteeism
Koohsari, M. J, Yasunaga, A, McCormack, G. R, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Nakaya, T, Oka, K
Journal of Occupational & Environmental Medicine 63 ( 10 ) e685 - e688 2021.07 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Traditional and Novel Walkable Built Environment Metrics and Social Capital
Koohsari, M. J, Nakaya, T, McCormack, G. R, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Yasunaga, A, Hanibuchi, T, Oka, K
Landscape & Urban Planning 63 ( 10 ) e685 - e688 2021.06 [Refereed] [International coauthorship]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Kitayama, A, Koohsari, M. J, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Oka, K
Preventive Medicine Reports 23 101439 2021.06 [Refereed]
Do walking-friendly built environments influence frailty and long-term care insurance service needs?
Mitsutake, S, Ishizaki, T, Yokoyama, Y, Nishi, M, Koohsari, M. J, Oka, K, Yano, S, Abe, T, Kitamura, A
Sustainability 2021.05 [Refereed] [International journal]
Dog Ownership, Dog Walking, and Social Capital
Koohsari, M. J, Yasunaga, A, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Miyawaki, R, Araki, K, Nakaya, T, Hanibuchi, T, McCormack, G. R, Oka, K
Humanities & Social Sciences Communications 8 ( 126 ) 2021.05 [Refereed] [International coauthorship]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
The relationship between Walk Score® and perceived walkability in ultrahigh density areas
Koohsari, M. J, McCormack, G. R, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Yasunaga, A, Nakaya, T, Oka, K
Preventive Medicine Reports 23 101393 2021.05 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
A longitudinal residential relocation study of changes in street layout and physical activity
McCormack, G. R, Koohsari, M. J, Vena, J. E, Oka, K, Nakaya, T, Chapman, J, Martinson, R, Matsalla, G
Scientific Reports 11 2021.03 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
高齢者の座位行動研究の動向と展望:座りすぎの実態とその健康リスク
Yasunaga, A, Koohsari, M.J, Oka, K
ストレングス&コンディショニングジャーナル 28 ( 2 ) 2021.03 [Invited] [Domestic journal]
Koohsari, M. J, Nakaya, T, McCormack, G. R, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Oka, K
JMIR Public Health & Surveillance 7 ( 3 ) e26293 2021.03 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Socioeconomic disparity in cardiovascular health: the role of where we live
Koohsari, M. J, Nakaya, T, McCormack, G. R, Oka, K
Environmental Research Letters 2021.03 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Sedentary behavior and mental health in older adults
Yasunaga, A, Shibata, A, Koohsari, M. J, Oka, K
Stress Science Research 36 21 - 27 2021 [Refereed] [Invited] [Domestic journal]
Identifying typologies of diurnal patterns in desk-based workers’ sedentary time
Kurosawa, S, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Koohsari, M. J, Oka, K
PLoS ONE 2021 [Refereed] [International journal]
Knowledge and Future Directions in Environmental Design for Physical Activity and Health
Koohsari, Mohammad Javad, McCormack GR, T. Nakaya, K. Oka
体力科学 70 ( 1 ) 26 2021.01 [Refereed] [International coauthorship]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Working From Home After the COVID-19 pandemic: Do company employees sit more and move less?
Koohsari, M. J, Nakaya, T, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Oka, K
Sustainability 13 ( 2 ) 939 2021.01 [Refereed] [International journal]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Lin, C.Y, Koohsari, M.J, Liao, Y, Ishii, K, Shibata, A, Nakaya, T, McCormack, G.R, Hadgraft, N, Owen, N, Oka, K
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition & Physical Activity 17 ( 1 ) 148 - 148 2020.11 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Built environment correlates of objectively-measured sedentary behaviours in densely-populated areas
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Sayaka Kurosawa, Akitomo Yasunaga, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Tomoki Nakaya, Suzanne Mavoa, Gavin R. McCormack, Koichiro Oka
Health & Place 66 102447 - 102447 2020.11 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Dog Ownership and Adults’ Objectively-Assessed Sedentary Behaviour and Physical Activity
Koohsari, M. J, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Kurosawa, S, Yasunaga, A, Hanibuchi, T, Nakaya, McCormack, G. R, Oka, K
Scientific Reports 2020.09 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Local‐Area Walkability and Socioeconomic Disparities of Cardiovascular Disease Mortality in Japan
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Tomoki Nakaya, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Takemi Sugiyama, Neville Owen, Koichiro Oka
Journal of the American Heart Association 9 2020.06 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Associations between the traditional and novel neighbourhood built environment metrics and weight status among Canadian men and women
Nichani V, Koohsari M. J, Oka K, Nakaya T, Shibata A, Ishii K, Yasunaga A, Turley L, McCormack, G. R
Canadian Journal of Public Health 2020.06 [Refereed] [International coauthorship]
Kurosawa, S, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Koohsari, M. J, Oka, K
International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health 17 ( 11 ) 3814 2020.05 [Refereed] [International journal]
Environmental attributes and sedentary behaviours among Canadian adults
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Koichiro Oka, Tomoki Nakaya, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Akitomo Yasunaga, Gavin R McCormack
Environmental Research Communications 2 ( 5 ) 051002 - 051002 2020.05 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Neighbourhood built environment and cardiovascular disease: knowledge and future directions.
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Gavin R McCormack, Tomoki Nakaya, Koichiro Oka
Nature reviews. Cardiology 17 ( 5 ) 261 - 263 2020.05 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Walking-friendly built environments and objectively measured physical function in older adults
Koohsari, M. J., McCormack, G. R., Nakaya, T., Shibata, A., Ishii, K., Yasunaga, A., Liao, Y. & Oka, K
Journal of Sport and Health Science 9 ( 6 ) 651 - 656 2020.02 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Joint Associations of Leisure Screen Time and Physical Activity with Academic Performance in a Sample of Japanese Children.
Kaori Ishii, Kenryu Aoyagi, Ai Shibata, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Alison Carver, Koichiro Oka
International journal of environmental research and public health 17 ( 3 ) 2020.01 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
New urban mobility: A catalyst to enhance population health
Sugiyama, T., Koohsari, M. J., & Oka, K
Perspectives in Public Health 140 ( 4 ) 2019.12 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Dog-walking in dense compact areas: The role of neighbourhood built environment.
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Tomoki Nakaya, Gavin R McCormack, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Akitomo Yasunaga, Yung Liao, Koichiro Oka
Health & place 102242 - 102242 2019.11 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Kurita, S, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Koohsari, M. J, Oka, K
BMC Public Health 19 1489 2019.11 [Refereed]
Masashi Kanai, Kazuhiro P Izawa, Hiroki Kubo, Masafumi Nozoe, Kyoshi Mase, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Koichiro Oka, Shinichi Shimada
International journal of environmental research and public health 16 ( 20 ) 3908 2019.10 [Refereed] [International journal]
Koohsari, M. J, Oka, K
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology 2019.10 [Refereed] [International journal]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Cognitive Function of Elderly Persons in Japanese Neighborhoods: The Role of Street Layout.
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Tomoki Nakaya, Gavin R McCormack, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Akitomo Yasunaga, Koichiro Oka
American journal of Alzheimer's disease and other dementias 34 ( 6 ) 381 - 389 2019.09 [Refereed] [International journal]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Yano, S, Koohsari, M. J, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Frehlich, L, McCormack, G, Oka, K
International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health 16 ( 17 ) 2019.08 [Refereed]
Yano, S, Koohsari, M. J, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Mavoa, S, Oka, K
International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health 16 ( 17 ) 2019.08 [Refereed]
高齢者の座りすぎ その実態、健康影響および是正対策
岡 浩一朗, 柴田 愛, 石井 香織, 安永 明智, 宮脇 梨奈, 荒木 邦子, Javad Koohsari
介護予防・健康づくり 6 ( 1 ) 5 - 9 2019.06 [Refereed] [International coauthorship]
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Andrew T Kaczynski, Tomoki Nakaya, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Akitomo Yasunaga, Ellen W Stowe, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Koichiro Oka
American journal of health promotion : AJHP 33 ( 5 ) 764 - 767 2019.06 [Refereed] [International journal]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Urban design and Japanese older adults' depressive symptoms
Koohsari, Mohammad Javad, McCormack, Gavin R., Nakaya, Tomoki, Shibata, Ai, Ishii, Kaori, Yasunaga, Akitomo, Hanibuchi, Tomoya, Oka, Koichiro
CITIES 87 166 - 173 2019.04 [Refereed]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Yano, S, Koohsari, M. J, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Frehlich, L, McCormack, G, Oka, K
International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health 16 1597 2019.04 [Refereed]
McCormack, G. R, Koohsari, M.J, Oka, K, Friedenreich, C, Blackstaffe, A, Alaniz, F. U, Farkas, B
Journal of Sport and Health Science 2019.04 [Refereed]
Mavoa, S, Bagheri, N, Koohsari, M. J, Kaczynski, T. A, Lamb, K. E, Oka, K, O’Sullivan, D, Witten, K
International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health 16 1501 2019.04 [Refereed]
Van Cauwenberg, J, Dunstan, D, Cerin, E, Koohsari, M. J, Sugiyama, T, Owen, N
Health & Place 57 74 - 81 2019.04 [Refereed]
Kurita, S, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Koohsari, M. J, Owen, N, Oka K
BMJ Open 9 ( e021690 ) 2019.03 [Refereed]
Associations of built environment attributes with bicycle use for transport
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Rachel Cole, Koichiro Oka, Ai Shibata, Akitomo Yasunaga, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Neville Owen, Takemi Sugiyama
Environment and Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science 2019 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Associations of local-area walkability with disparities in residents' walking and car use
Sugiyama, T, Cole, R, Koohsari, M.J, Kynn, M, Sallis, J.F, Owen, N
Preventive Medicine 2019.01 [Refereed]
Natural Movement: A Space Syntax Theory Linking Urban Form and Function with Walking for Transport
Koohsari, M. J, Oka, K, Owen, N, Sugiyama, T
Health & Place 2019 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Gavin R. McCormack, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Liam Turley, Tomoki Nakaya, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Akitomo Yasunaga, Koichiro Oka
Health and Place 2019 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Liao, Y, Hsu, HH, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Koohsari, M. J, Oka, K
Preventive Medicine Reports 12 128 - 134 2018.12 [Refereed]
Owen, N, Sugiyama, T, Koohsari, M. J, De Bourdeaudhuij, I, Hadgraft, N, Oyeyemi, A, Aguinaga-Ontoso, I, Mitáš, J, Troelsen, J, Davey, R, Schofield, G, Cain, K. L, Sarmiento, O. L, Reis, R, Salvo, D, Macfarlane, D. J, Sallis, J. F, Cerin, E
Preventive Medicine 115 126 - 133 2018.10 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Advantages of public green spaces in enhancing population health
Takemi Sugiyama, Alison Carver, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Jenny Veitch
Landscape and Urban Planning 178 12 - 17 2018.10 [Refereed]
Can neighborhood design support walking? Cross-sectional and prospective findings from Japan
Liao, Y, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Koohsari, M.J, Inoue, S, Oka, K
Journal of Transport & Health 11 73 - 79 2018.10 [Refereed]
Akitomo Yasunaga, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Koichiro Oka
BMJ open 8 ( 9 ) e022282 2018.09 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Koohsari, M. J, Nakaya, T, Oka, K
International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health 15 ( 9 ) 2054 2018.09 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Cole, R, Koohsari, M, Carver, A, Owen, N, Sugiyama, T
Journal of Aging & Physical Activity 2018.08 [Refereed]
Local food environments, suburban development and BMI: a mixed methods study
Murphy, M, Badland, H, Jordan, H, Koohsari, M. J, Giles-Corti, B
International Journal of Environmental Research & Public Health 15 ( 7 ) 1392 2018.07 [Refereed]
Associations of neighbourhood walkability indices with weight gain
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Koichiro Oka, Ai Shibata, Yung Liao, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Neville Owen, Takemi Sugiyama
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 15 ( 1 ) 33 2018.04 [Refereed]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Physical Activity Environment and Japanese Adults' Body Mass Index
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Andrew T Kaczynski, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Akitomo Yasunaga, Tomoki Nakaya, Koichiro Oka
International journal of environmental research and public health 15 ( 4 ) 4 2018.03 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Yung Liao, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Koichiro Oka
BMJ Open 8 ( 3 ) 019608 2018.03 [Refereed]
Validity of Walk Score® as a measure of neighborhood walkability in Japan
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Takemi Sugiyama, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Yung Liao, Koichiro Oka
Preventive Medicine Reports 9 114 - 117 2018.03 [Refereed]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Are public open space attributes associated with walking and depression?
Koohsari, M. J, Badland, H, Mavoa, S, Villanueva, K, Francis, J, Hooper, P, Owen, N, Giles-Corti, B
Cities 74 2018.03 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Prospective Associations of Local Destinations and Routes with Middle-to-Older Aged Adults' Walking
Takemi Sugiyama, Ester Cerin, Mozammel Mridha, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Neville Owen
Gerontologist 58 ( 1 ) 121 - 129 2018.01 [Refereed]
Neighbourhood Design, Physical Activity and Health (特集 環境デザインと健康)
Koohsari, M. J, Oka, K, Sugiyama, T
MERA journal 30 ( 2 ) 5 - 10 2018 [Refereed] [Invited] [Domestic journal] [International coauthorship]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Akitomo Yasunaga, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Shigeru Inoue, Takemi Sugiyama, Neville Owen, Koichiro Oka
BMC geriatrics 17 ( 1 ) 280 - 280 2017.12 [Refereed] [International journal]
Walk Score® and Japanese adults’ physically-active and sedentary behaviors
Koohsari, M. J, Sugiyama, T, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Hanibuchi, T, Liao, Y, Owen, N, Oka, K
Cities In press 2017.12 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Maureen Murphy, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Hannah Badland, Billie Giles-Corti
Public Health Nutrition 20 ( 18 ) 3304 - 3315 2017.12 [Refereed]
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Tomoki Nakaya, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Yung Liao, Koichiro Oka, Takemi Sugiyama
JOURNAL OF URBAN HEALTH-BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE 94 ( 6 ) 847 - 854 2017.12 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Takemi Sugiyama, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Yung Liao, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Neville Owen, Koichiro Oka
HEALTH & PLACE 45 64 - 69 2017.05 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Maureen Murphy, Hannah Badland, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Thomas Astell-Burt, Georgina Trapp, Karen Villanueva, Suzanne Mavoa, Melanie Davern, Billie Giles-Corti
HEALTH PROMOTION JOURNAL OF AUSTRALIA 28 ( 1 ) 82 - 84 2017.04 [Refereed]
Built environmental factors and adults' travel behaviors: Role of street layout and local destinations
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Neville Owen, Rachel Cole, Suzanne Mavoa, Koichiro Oka, Tomoya Hanibuchi, Takemi Sugiyama
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE 96 124 - 128 2017.03 [Refereed]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Prevalence and correlates of walkable short car trips: A cross-sectional multilevel analysis
Rachel Cole, Gavin Turrell, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Neville Owen, Takemi Sugiyama
JOURNAL OF TRANSPORT & HEALTH 4 73 - 80 2017.03 [Refereed]
Associations of Perceived and Objectively Measured Neighborhood Environmental Attributes With Leisure-Time Sitting for Transport
Yung Liao, Takemi Sugiyama, Ai Shibata, Kaori Ishii, Shigeru Inoue, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Neville Owen, Koichiro Oka
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH 13 ( 12 ) 1372 - 1377 2016.12 [Refereed]
Walkability and walking for transport: characterizing the built environment using space syntax
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Neville Owen, Ester Cerin, Billie Giles-Corti, Takemi Sugiyama
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF BEHAVIORAL NUTRITION AND PHYSICAL ACTIVITY 13 ( 1 ) 2016.11 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Ruth Mabry, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Fiona Bull, Neville Owen
BMC PUBLIC HEALTH 16 ( 1 ) 1003 2016.09 [Refereed]
Billie Giles-Corti, Takemi Sugiyama, Hannah Badland, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Neville Owen
JOURNAL OF URBAN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT 142 ( 2 ) 07016001-1 - 07016001-3 2016.06 [Refereed]
Street network measures and adults' walking for transport: Application of space syntax
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Takemi Sugiyama, Suzanne Mavoa, Karen Villanueva, Hannah Badland, Billie Giles-Corti, Neville Owen
HEALTH & PLACE 38 89 - 95 2016.03 [Refereed] [International journal]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Neighborhood environmental attributes and adults' sedentary behaviors: Review and research agenda
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Takemi Sugiyama, Shannon Sahlqvist, Suzanne Mavoa, Nyssa Hadgraft, Neville Owen
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE 77 141 - 149 2015.08 [Refereed] [International journal]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Area-Level Disparities of Public Open Space: A Geographic Information Systems Analysis in Metropolitan Melbourne
Suzanne Mavoa, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Hannah M. Badland, Melanie Davern, Xiaoqi Feng, Thomas Astell-Burt, Billie Giles-Corti
URBAN POLICY AND RESEARCH 33 ( 3 ) 306 - 323 2015.07 [Refereed]
Neighborhood Environmental Attributes and Adults' Maintenance of Regular Walking
Takemi Sugiyama, Ai Shibata, Mohammad J. Koohsari, Stephanie K. Tanamas, Koichiro Oka, Jo Salmon, David W. Dunstan, Neville Owen
MEDICINE AND SCIENCE IN SPORTS AND EXERCISE 47 ( 6 ) 1204 - 1210 2015.06 [Refereed]
Public open space, physical activity, urban design and public health: Concepts, methods and research agenda
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Suzanne Mavoa, Karen Villanueva, Takemi Sugiyama, Hannah Badland, Andrew T. Kaczynski, Neville Owen, Billie Giles-Corti
HEALTH & PLACE 33 75 - 82 2015.05 [Refereed] [International journal] [International coauthorship]
Mismatch between Perceived and Objectively Measured Land Use Mix and Street Connectivity: Associations with Neighborhood Walking
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Hannah Badland, Takemi Sugiyama, Suzanne Mavoa, Hayley Christian, Billie Giles-Corti
JOURNAL OF URBAN HEALTH-BULLETIN OF THE NEW YORK ACADEMY OF MEDICINE 92 ( 2 ) 242 - 252 2015.04 [Refereed] [International journal]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Developing indicators of public open space to promote health and wellbeing in communities
Karen Villanueva, Hannah Badland, Paula Hooper, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Suzanne Mavoa, Melanie Davern, Rebecca Roberts, Sharon Goldfeld, Billie Giles-Corti
APPLIED GEOGRAPHY 57 112 - 119 2015.02 [Refereed]
Are park proximity and park features related to park use and park-based physical activity among adults? Variations by multiple socio-demographic characteristics
Andrew T. Kaczynski, Gina M. Besenyi, Sonja A. Wilhelm Stanis, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Katherine B. Oestman, Ryan Bergstrom, Luke R. Potwarka, Rodrigo S. Reis
International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity 11 146 2014.12 [Refereed]
Street connectivity and walking for transport: Role of neighborhood destinations
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Takemi Sugiyama, Karen Elaine Lamb, Karen Villanueva, Neville Owen
PREVENTIVE MEDICINE 66 118 - 122 2014.09 [Refereed] [International journal]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Associations of Leisure-Time Sitting in Cars With Neighborhood Walkability
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Takemi Sugiyama, Andrew T. Kaczynski, Neville Owen
JOURNAL OF PHYSICAL ACTIVITY & HEALTH 11 ( 6 ) 1129 - 1132 2014.08 [Refereed] [International journal]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Using Space Syntax to Assess the Built Environment for Physical Activity: Applications to Research on Parks and Public Open Spaces
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Andrew T. Kaczynski, Gavin R. McCormack, Takemi Sugiyama
LEISURE SCIENCES 36 ( 2 ) 206 - 216 2014.03 [Refereed] [International journal]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
(Re)Designing the built environment to support physical activity: Bringing public health back into urban design and planning
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Hannah Badland, Billie Giles-Corti
CITIES 35 294 - 298 2013.12 [Refereed] [International journal]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
People living in hilly residential areas in metropolitan Perth have less diabetes: spurious association or important environmental determinant?
Karen Villanueva, Matthew Knuiman, Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Sharyn Hickey, Sarah Foster, Hannah Badland, Andrea Nathan, Fiona Bull, Billie Giles-Corti
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF HEALTH GEOGRAPHICS 12 59 2013.12 [Refereed] [International journal]
Effects of access to public open spaces on walking: Is proximity enough?
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Andrew T. Kaczynski, Billie Giles-Corti, Justyna Anna Karakiewicz
LANDSCAPE AND URBAN PLANNING 117 92 - 99 2013.09 [Refereed] [International journal]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Public Open Space and Walking: The Role of Proximity, Perceptual Qualities of the Surrounding Built Environment, and Street Configuration
Mohammad Javad Koohsari, Justyna Anna Karakiewicz, Andrew T. Kaczynski
ENVIRONMENT AND BEHAVIOR 45 ( 6 ) 706 - 736 2013.08 [Refereed] [International journal]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Does urban design influence physical activity in the reduction of obesity? a review of evidence
Sivam, A, Karuppannan, S, Koohsari, M. J, Sivam, A
The Open Urban Studies Journal 5 14 - 21 2012 [Refereed]
Neighborhood Walkability in a City within a Developing Country
Sedigheh Lotfi, Mohammad Javad Koohsari
JOURNAL OF URBAN PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT-ASCE 137 ( 4 ) 402 - 408 2011.12 [Refereed] [International journal]
Authorship:Last author
Proximity to neighborhood public open space across different socio-economic status areas in metropolitan Tehran
Lotfi, S, Koohsari, M. J
Environmental Justice 4 ( 3 ) 179 - 184 2011 [Refereed] [International journal]
Authorship:Last author
Access to public open space: is distribution equitable across different socio-economic areas
Koohsari, M. J
Journal of Urban and Environmental Engineering 5 ( 2 ) 67 - 72 2011 [Refereed] [International journal]
Authorship:Lead author, Corresponding author
Integrating multi-criteria models and Geographical information system for cemetery site selection (a case study of the Sanandaj city, Iran)
Habibi, K, Lotfi, S, Koohsari, M. J
Acta geographica Slovenica 49 ( 1 ) 179 - 198 2009.12 [Refereed] [International journal]
Authorship:Last author
Analyzing Accessibility Dimension of Urban Quality of Life: Where Urban Designers Face Duality Between Subjective and Objective Reading of Place
Sedigheh Lotfi, M. J. Koohsari
SOCIAL INDICATORS RESEARCH 94 ( 3 ) 417 - 435 2009.12 [Refereed] [International journal]
Authorship:Last author
Measuring objective accessibility to neighborhood facilities in the city (A case study: Zone 6 in Tehran, Iran)
Sedigheh Lotfi, Mohammad Javad Koohsari
CITIES 26 ( 3 ) 133 - 140 2009.06 [Refereed] [International journal]
Authorship:Last author
Lotfi, S, Habibi, K, Koohsari, M. J
American Journal of Environmental Sciences 5 ( 1 ) 87 - 93 2009.01 [Refereed] [International journal]
Authorship:Last author
Habibi, K, Lotfi, S, Koohsari, M. J
Journal of Applied Sciences 8 ( 19 ) 3302 - 3315 2008.12 [Refereed] [International journal]
Authorship:Last author
Walkable Neighborhoods: The Link between Public Health, Urban Design, and Transportation
Koichiro Oka, Javad Koohsari( Part: Joint editor)
MDPI 2020.01 ISBN: 9783039219308 [Refereed]
Promoting physical activity – reducing obesity and NCDs
Giles-Corti, B, Bull, F, Christian, H, Koohsari, M. J, Sugiyama, T, Hooper, P( Part: Joint author, Nature and Public Health: The Role of Nature in Improving the Health of a Population)
Oxford: Oxford University Press 2018 ISBN: 9780198725916 [Refereed]
Designing for dissemination in chronic disease prevention and management
Owen, N, Goode, A, Sugiyama, T, Koohsari, M. J, Healy, G, Fjeldsoe, B, Eakin, E( Part: Joint author, Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health: Translating Science to Practice)
Oxford: Oxford University Press 2018 ISBN: 9780199751877 [Refereed]
The influence of urban design and planning on physical activity
Giles-Corti, B, Foster, S, Koohsari, M. J, Francis, J, Hooper, P( Part: Joint author, The Routledge Handbook of Planning for Health and Well-Being: Shaping a sustainable and healthy future)
New York: Routledge 2015 ISBN: 9781315728261 [Refereed]
Report Publications
Manuscript reviews
2021.10 Stanford University & Elsevier
Winner: Javad Koohsari
Publons' Peer Review Awards For Placing in the Top 1% of Reviewers in the Field of Social Sciences, General During the 2017-2018
2018.09 Publons, Clarivate Analytics
Winner: Javad Koohsari
Honorable Mention in the Dean’s Prize for Published Postgraduate Research for 2011
2011 Melbourne School of Design, The University of Melbourne
Winner: Javad Koohsari
Melbourne International Research Scholarships (MIRS)
2010 The University of Melbourne
Winner: Javad Koohsari
Melbourne International Fee Remission Scholarship (MIFRS)
2010 The University of Melbourne
Winner: Javad Koohsari
Identifying urban design factors that promote active living
The Japan Society for the Promotion of Science JSPS Postdoctoral Fellowship for Research in Japan
Project Year :
KOOHSARI Javad
How can urban design reduce cardiovascular disease risk?
Heart Foundation of Australia Heart Foundation Postdoctoral Fellowship
Project Year :
Javad Koohsari
Urban Design, Space Syntax & Health
Koohsari, M [Invited]
Murdoch Children's Research Institute, The Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia
Presentation date: 2019.08
Do objectively-assessed physical activity and sedentary behaviour mediate the associations between environmental attributes and Japanese older adults’ body mass index?
Koohsari, M. J, Kaczynski, A. T, Nakaya, T, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Yasunaga, A, Stowe, E[International coauthorship]
The International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA)
Presentation date: 2019.06
Neighborhood design and Japanese older adults’ cognitive function: Mediation effects of objectively-assessed physical activity
Koohsari, M. J, Nakaya, T, McCormack, G, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Yasunaga, A, Oka, K
The International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA)
Presentation date: 2019.06
Urban Design, Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, & Public Health: New Insights Using Space Syntax
Koohsari, M [Invited]
Charles Perkins Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
Presentation date: 2019.05
Urban Design, Physical Activity, Sedentary Behaviour, & Public Health: New Insights Using Space Syntax
Koohsari, M [Invited]
Department of Community Health Sciences & O’Brien Institute for Public Health, University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Presentation date: 2019.03
Walk Score® and Japanese adults’ physically-active and sedentary behaviors
Koohsari, M. J, Sugiyama, T, Shibata, A, Ishii, K, Hanibuchi, T, Liao, Y, Owen, N, Oka, K
The International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) 2018 Annual Meeting
Presentation date: 2018.06
Urban Design, Physical Activity & Public Health – New Insights Using Space Syntax
Koohsari, M [Invited]
Centre for Urban Transitions, Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne, Australia
Presentation date: 2018.02
Active urban design for older adults
KOOHSARI Javad [Invited]
Japanese Association for an Inclusive Society
Presentation date: 2017.10
Neighbourhood Environment & Sedentary Behaviour
KOOHSARI Javad [Invited]
Man-Environment Research Association (MERA)
Presentation date: 2017.04
Urban Form Supporting Active Living
KOOHSARI Javad [Invited]
Osaka City University
Presentation date: 2017.04
Role of destinations in the associations of street layouts with adults' travel behaviours
Koohsari, M. J, Owen, N, Cole, R, Mavoa, S, Oka, K, Hanibuchi, T, Sugiyama, T
the 6th ISPAH International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health 2016, Bangkok, Thailand
Presentation date: 2016.11
Associations of an original walkability index and a space syntax walkability index with weight change in working adults
Koohsari, M. J, Owen, N, Oka, K, Hanibuchi, T, Sugiyama, T
the 6th ISPAH International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health 2016, Bangkok, Thailand
Presentation date: 2016.11
Urban Form & Walking
KOOHSARI Javad [Invited]
the Tsukuba Global Science Week (TGSW)
Presentation date: 2016.09
Urban design supporting active ageing: role of street layouts
Koohsari, M. J, Owen, N, Cole, R, Hunter, I, Oka, K, Sugiyama, T
the 9th World Congress on Active Ageing, Melbourne, Australia
Presentation date: 2016.06
Access to public open space: Is current urban planning policy promoting health?
KOOHSARI Javad [Invited]
Parks for healthy communities forum, the Institute for Physical Activity and Nutrition (IPAN), Melbourne, Australia
Presentation date: 2016.05
Street network and transport walking: applications of space syntax
Koohsari, M. J, Sugiyama, T, Mavoa, S, Villanueva, K, Badland, H, Giles-Corti, B, Owen
The International Society of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity (ISBNPA) 2015 Annual Meeting, Edinburgh, Scotland
Presentation date: 2015.06
Why is street connectivity associated with transport walking? Examining the role of neighbourhood destinations
Koohsari, M. J, Sugiyama, T, Lamb, K. E, Villanueva, K, Owen, N
Be Active 2014 Sports Medicine Australia Conference, Canberra, Australia
Presentation date: 2014.10
Associations of neighbourhood walkability and its components with residents’ leisure time spent in cars
Koohsari, M. J, Sugiyama, T, Kaczynski, A. T, Owen, N
4th International Congress on Physical Activity and Public Health, Sydney, Australia
Presentation date: 2012.10
Seminars on Global Issues B-II (Health & Well-being Issue)
University of Tsukuba
Physical environmental geography
Tohoku University
Guest lecturer on “Sustainable Urban Design, Walking, & Health”
Bunka Gakuen University
Geographical Aspects of Health
The University of Tokyo
Seminars on Global Issues B-II (Health & Well-being Issue)
University of Tsukuba
Physical environmental geography
Tohoku University
Urban Design & Health
University of Tsukuba
Geographic Space & Active Urban Design
Tohoku University
Applying Space Syntax to understand the relationships between built environment and active and sedentary behaviours
The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia.
Active Living, Built Environments and Healthier Cities for Tomorrow
University of Calgary, Calgary, Canada
Built Environment & Active Behaviours
National Taiwan Normal University (NTNU
Guest lecturer on “Urban Design & Health: Active Living Research”
University of Tsukuba
Guest lecturer on “Urban Design & Health: What is Active Living Research?”
Bunka Gakuen University
Guest lecturer on “Active urban design for older adults”
Toyo University
Guest lecturer on “Urban Design & Health: Active Living”
The University of Tokyo
Review Board member, American Journal of Health Behavior
Editorial Board member, Journal of Architectural and Planning Research
Editorial Board member, Annals of Behavioral Medicine
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Internet
Author: Other
Waseda University Press Release
2020.02
Why healthy communities may equal a healthy heart
Internet
Author: Other
University of Calgary
2020.02
How does the way our neighborhoods are designed affect cardiovascular health?
Internet
Author: Other
Waseda University Press Release
2020.02
Driving over an hour a day can lead to weight gain, increase in belly fat
Internet
Author: Other
DNA India
2016.06
Are we driving ourselves fat? Time spent in car leads to bigger belly
Internet
Author: Other
STUFF
2016.06
One hour of driving a day = 2.3kg more weight and 1.5cm wider waist
Internet
Author: Other
Science Daily
2016.06
Better street connectivity, lower traffic speeds associated with more park usage
Internet
Author: Other
Smart Growth Online
2013.09
New research: association of street connectivity and road traffic speed with park usage and park-based physical activity
Internet
Author: Other
American Public Health Association of Transportation and Public Health E-Newsletter
2013.08