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Selected Publications
Online first
Park, S., Mullenbach, L. E., & Kim, J. Short-term rentals, resilience, and gentrification. Annals of Tourism Research. doi: 10.1016/j.annals.2023.103610
Mullenbach, L. E., Pitas, N. A. D., & Hickerson, B. The role of social contact in public perceptions of homelessness in parks and public spaces. International Journal of Public Administration. doi: 10.1080/01900692.2023.2208775
2022
Mullenbach, L. E., & Wilhelm Stanis, S. A. Climate change adaptation plans: Inclusion of health, equity, and greenspace. Journal of Urban Affairs. doi: 10.1080/07352166.2022.2091449
Mullenbach, L. E., Breyer, B., Cutts, B. B., Rivers, L., & Larson, L. R. An anti-racist, anti-colonial agenda for urban greening and conservation. Conservation Letters. doi: 10.1111/conl.12889
Mullenbach, L. E., Mowen, A. J., Baker, B. L., & Wilhelm Stanis, S. A. Can urban parks bridge deep divides? Assessing the effects of inter-racial social interaction in parks and public spaces on trust. Journal of Leisure Research, 53(3), 450-472. doi: 10.1080/00222216.2021.1982660
Mullenbach, L. E. Critical discourse analysis of urban park and public space development. Cities. doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2021.103458
Mullenbach, L.E., Wilhelm Stanis, S. A., Piontek, E., Baker, B. L., & Mowen, A. J. Centering environmental justice: Gentrification beliefs, attitudes, and support of park development in a shrinking city. Landscape & Urban Planning, 216. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104253
Powers, S. L., Graefe, A. R., Benfield, J. A., Hickerson, B., Baker, B. L., Mullenbach, L. E., & Mowen, A. J. Exploring the conditions that promote intergroup contact at urban parks. Journal of Leisure Research, 53(3), 426-449. doi: 10.1080/00222216.2021.1910089
2021
Mullenbach, L. E., Baker, B. L., & Mowen, A. J. Does public support of urban park development stem from gentrification beliefs and attitudes? Landscape and Urban Planning, 211. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104097
Mullenbach, L. E., Mowen, A. J., & Brasier, K. J. Urban parks, the growth machine, and the media: An analysis of press coverage of the High Line, Klyde Warren Park, and the Rail Park. Environmental Sociology, 7(4), 407-420. doi: 10.1080/23251042.2021.1893429
Mullenbach, L. E., Larson, L. R., Floyd, M. F., Marquet, O., Huang, J., Alberico, C., & Hipp, J. A. Neighborhood built environment impacts park use of diverse, low-income mothers with their children. Journal of Health Eating and Active Living, 1(3), 98-110. Open access.
Larson, L. R., Zhang, Z., Oh, J. I., Beam, W., Ogletree, S. S., Bocarro, J. N., Lee, K. J., Casper, J., Stevenson, K. T., Hipp, J. A., Mullenbach, L. E., Carusona, M., & Wells, M. Urban park use during the COVID-19 pandemic: Are socially vulnerable communities disproportionately impacted? Frontiers in Sustainable Cities, 3. doi: 10.3389/frsc.2021.710243
Browning, M. H. E. M., Larson, L. R., Sharaievska, I., Rigolon, A., McAnirlin, O., Mullenbach, L. E., Cloutier, S., Vu, T. M., Thomsen, J., Reigner, N., Metcalf, E. C., D’Antonio, A., Helbich, M., Bratman, G. N., & Alvarez, H. O. Psychological impacts from COVID-19 among university students: Risk factors across seven states in the United States. PLOS ONE. Link to article.
2020
Mullenbach, L. E. & Baker, B. L. Environmental Justice, Gentrification, and Leisure: A Systematic Review and Opportunities for the Future. Leisure Sciences, 42(5-6), 430-447. Online first in 2018. Link to article.
Mullenbach, L. E., Mowen, A. J., & Baker, B. L. Construction and testing of the Gentrification Worldview Instrument. Community Development. doi: 10.1080/15575330.2020.1791922 PDF of instrument available here.
Mullenbach, L. E., Mueller, J. T., & Graefe, A. R. The Dirty Kanza and #200women200miles: Constraints to female participation in a male-dominated sport. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. Special issue: Marketing to diverse populations. doi: 10.18666/JPRA-2019-9786
Rigolon, A., Keith, S. J., Harris, B., Mullenbach, L. E., Larson, L. R., & Rushing, J. More than “just green enough”: Helping park professionals find community-centered solutions to environmental gentrification. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. Special issue: Social Justice Issues in Parks and Recreation. doi: 10.18666/JPRA-2019-9654
2019
Mullenbach, L. E., Baker, B. L., Benfield, J. A., Hickerson, B., & Mowen, A. J. Assessing the relationship between community engagement and perceived ownership of an urban park in Philadelphia. Journal of Leisure Research, 50(3), 201-219. doi: 10.1080/00222216.2019.1581719. Link to article.
2018
Mullenbach, L. E., Pitas, N. A. D., Walker, J., & Mowen, A. J. “It brings the community together”: Benefits from local park and recreation renovations. Community Development, 49(5), 487-503. Link to article.
Mullenbach, L. E., Mowen, A. J., & Baker, B. L. Assessing the relationship between a composite score of urban park quality and health. Preventing Chronic Disease, 15(E136), 1-8. Link to article (open access). PDF.
Mueller, J. T. & Mullenbach, L. E. Looking for a White Male Effect in Generation Z: Race, Gender, and Political Effects on Environmental Concern and Ambivalence. Society & Natural Resources, 31(8), 925-941. Link to article.