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Selected Publications

Academic Article

Year Title
2025 Examining the indirect effect of park size on community health via crime risk in Alabama: A cross-sectional mediation model.Health & Place.  92:103423. 2025
2025 Examining the indirect effect of urban park size on community mental health via neighborhood crime risk in Alabama.International Journal of Environmental Health Research.  1-12. 2025
2025 Correlates of Youth Sex Trafficking in the United States: The Role of the Environment in Shaping Vulnerability and Demand.Trauma, Violence and Abuse.  15248380251317214. 2025
2025 Exploring the association between park size and crime.International Journal of Environmental Health Research.  35:129-139. 2025
2023 Changes in cortisol and dehydroepiandrosterone levels immediately after urban park visits.International Journal of Environmental Health Research.  33:206-218. 2023
2022 Greenness and the Potential Resilience to Sexual Violence: "Your Neighborhood Is Being Neglected Because People Don't Care. People With Power Don't Care".Journal of Interpersonal Violence.  37:NP17344-NP17368. 2022
2022 What are the factors associated with neighborhood park visits and health in Alabama? A cross-sectional study using a path model.International Journal of Environmental Health Research.  32:1542-1553. 2022
2021 Residential Greenness Positively Associated with the Cortisol to DHEA Ratio among Urban-Dwelling African American Women at Risk for HIV.Journal of Urban Health.  98:570-578. 2021
2021 Nature-Based Therapies for Sleep Disorders in People Living with Human Immunodeficiency Virus.Nursing Clinics of North America.  56:189-202. 2021
2018 Integrative Review of the Intersection of Green Space and Neighborhood Violence.Journal of Nursing Scholarship.  50:117-125. 2018

Teaching Activities

Full Name

  • Gibran Mancus