# positions[].organizations[].label
Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning

# overview
Sungmin Lee is an assistant professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning. His primary research interests are in understanding and creating healthy and safe environments for people of all ages. The aim of this research is to explore the relationship between the built/natural environment and public health. He is particularly interested in addressing the needs of vulnerable populations, such as older adults, the benefits of green space, and the mitigation of health disparities and environmental inequalities. His experiences in researching built/natural environment-public health relationships using diverse methods such as surveys, systematic social observations, GIS analyses, and field audits. His interdisciplinary experience working with collaborators in urban planning, architecture, landscape architecture, social science, and public health enables me to become a versatile researcher to understand and explore diverse perspectives toward promoting healthy and safe environments for everyone. His research has been published in the Journal of Landscape and Urban Planning, Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, Health & Place, and Gerontologist. Before joining Texas A&M, he worked as an assistant professor at the Department of Plant Science and Landscape Architecture, University of Connecticut.

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Clinical And Environmental Fall Prevention

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Indoor And Outdoor Environmental Hazards

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Outdoor Environments; Fear Of Outdoor Falling; Degree Of Outdoor Exposure; Assisted Living Community; Older Adults

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
Texas A&M University - (College Station, Texas, United States)

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Urban and Regional Science, Urban Planning and Landscape Architecture

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Seoul National University - (Seoul, South Korea)

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Landscape Architecture and Rural Systems Engineering

# educationAndTraining[].organization.label
Seoul National University - (Seoul, South Korea)

# educationAndTraining[].field
Landscape Architecture and Rural Systems Engineering

# publications[].label
Falls associated with indoor and outdoor environmental hazards among community-dwelling older adults between men and women.

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FEAR OF OUTDOOR FALLING AND OUTDOOR ENVIRONMENTS AMONG ASSISTED LIVING RESIDENTS BY OUTDOOR USAGE

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Designing for Health in Healthcare Deserts: A Medical City Master Planning Project in Nigeria.

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The association between tree canopy cover over streets and elderly pedestrian falls: A health disparity study in urban areas.

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Fear of Outdoor Falling Among Community-Dwelling Middle-Aged and Older Adults: The Role of Neighborhood Environments.

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Empty Parks: An Observational and Correlational Study Using Unmanned Aerial Vehicles (UAVs)

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Associations between tree characteristics and street crime: A case study in downtown Austin, TX

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Neighborhood Factors and Fall-Related Injuries among Older Adults Seen by Emergency Medical Service Providers.

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Outdoor exposure and perceived outdoor environments correlated to fear of outdoor falling among assisted living residents

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School Walkability Index: Application of Environmental Audit Tool and GIS.

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How tree canopy cover can reduce urban suicide attempts: A geospatial analysis of the moderating role of area deprivation

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Association between Loneliness and Depression among Community-Dwelling Older Women Living Alone in South Korea: The Mediating Effects of Subjective Physical Health, Resilience, and Social Support.

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Street environments and crime around low-income and minority schools: Adopting an environmental audit tool to assess crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED).

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Does tree canopy moderate the association between neighborhood walkability and street crime?

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COVID-19 impacts on non-work travel patterns: A place-based investigation using smartphone mobility data

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A Study on Designing a Transfer Center as an Urban Park : With the Case of the Dobongsan Station P & R

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Using Walk Score and Neighborhood Perceptions to Assess Walking Among Middle-Aged and Older Adults.

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People living in disadvantaged areas faced greater challenges in staying active and using recreational facilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Trends in Geospatial Drivers of Fall-Related Hospitalizations and Asset Mapping of Fall Prevention Interventions for Vulnerable Older Adults

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Differential Effects of a Global Public Health Crisis on Physical Activity: Evidence From a Statewide Survey From the United States.

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Tree canopy, pediatric asthma, and social vulnerability: An ecological study in Connecticut

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Impact of heat on emergency hospital admission in Texas: geographic and racial/ethnic disparities.

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A conceptual model of the roles of price, quality, and intermediary constructs in determining behavioral intention to visit a festival

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Association between Recent Falls and Changes in Outdoor Environments near Community-Dwelling Older Adults' Homes over Time: Findings from the NHATS Study.

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Examining the impacts of public transit on healthy aging through a natural experiment: study protocols and lessons learned from the Active El Paso project.

# organizations[]
Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning