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Gavin McCormack
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Latest papers
Fecal contamination of urban parks by domestic dogs and tragedy of the commons.
Scientific reports · 2023
Association between neighborhood built environment and health-related fitness: a systematic review protocol.
JBI evidence synthesis · 2021 · senior author
Living liveable? RESIDE's evaluation of the "Liveable Neighborhoods" planning policy on the health supportive behaviors and wellbeing of residents in Perth, Western Australia.
SSM - population health · 2020
Latest funding
- $61,655
Bridging Experience + Design: How Architecture Shapes Cognition, Affect, and Perception in Calgary's Plus-15 Pedestrian Network System
SSHRC · 2026 · Principal investigator
- $355,643
Examining the Impact of Smartphone Use on Movement Behaviours and Wellbeing Across the Transition into Emerging Adulthood
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
- $140,000
Moving Neighbourhoods, Moving Bodies: A Longitudinal Study of Change in Neighbourhood Built Environment Exposure and Physical Activity in Canadian Adults
CIHR · 2025 · Supervisor
5 publications.
Fecal contamination of urban parks by domestic dogs and tragedy of the commons.
Mori K, Rock M, McCormack G, Liccioli S, Giunchi D, Marceau D, Stefanakis E, Massolo A
Association between neighborhood built environment and health-related fitness: a systematic review protocol.
Frehlich L, Christie C, Ronksley P, Turin TC, Doyle-Baker P, McCormack G
Living liveable? RESIDE's evaluation of the "Liveable Neighborhoods" planning policy on the health supportive behaviors and wellbeing of residents in Perth, Western Australia.
Hooper P, Foster S, Bull F, Knuiman M, Christian H, Timperio A, Wood L, Trapp G, Boruff B, Francis J, Strange C, Badland H, Gunn L, Falconer R, Learnihan V, McCormack G, Sugiyama T, Giles-Corti B
Encouraging Dog Walking for Health Promotion and Disease Prevention.
Christian H, Bauman A, Epping JN, Levine GN, McCormack G, Rhodes RE, Richards E, Rock M, Westgarth C
Prevalence of overweight, obesity and underweight in Western Australian school-aged children; 2008 compared with 2003.
Martin K, Rosenberg M, Pratt IS, Miller M, McCormack G, Giles-Corti B, Magarey A, Bull F, Devine A
Bridging Experience + Design: How Architecture Shapes Cognition, Affect, and Perception in Calgary's Plus-15 Pedestrian Network System
Principal investigators: McCormack, Gavin
Examining the Impact of Smartphone Use on Movement Behaviours and Wellbeing Across the Transition into Emerging Adulthood
Principal investigators: Liu, Sam
Moving Neighbourhoods, Moving Bodies: A Longitudinal Study of Change in Neighbourhood Built Environment Exposure and Physical Activity in Canadian Adults
Principal investigators: Frehlich, Levi C
Keywords: Built Environment; Cohort; Environmental Influences On Health; Epidemiology; Longitudinal; Movement Behaviour; Physical Activity; Population And Public Health; Residential Relocation; Urban Design
The Neighbourhood Built Environment and Physical Activity: A Comparative Analysis between Canadian-born, Recent, and Long-term Immigrants.
Principal investigators: McCormack, Gavin R
Keywords: Built Environment; Greenspace; Health-Related Fitness; Immigrants; Physical Activity; Walkability
Building a Pan-Canadian Community of Practice: The Creating Opportunities through Physical Literacy for All Newcomer children and Youth (CO-PLAY) Network
Keywords: Newcomer; Children; Youth; Immigrant; Refugee; Physical Literacy; Transitions; Psychosocial Development; Well-being; Physical Activity; Settlement
Does the British Columbia Farmers' Market Nutrition Coupon Program improve the diet quality and food security of parents and children with low incomes? A dose-response, pragmatic randomized controlled trial
Principal investigators: Olstad, Dana Lee; Campbell, David J; O'Hara, Heather; Sajobi, Tolulope T; Spackman, Eldon
Keywords: Adult Health; Child Health; Diet Quality; Farmers' Markets; Financial Subsidy; Food Insecurity; Low-Income Households; Parent-Child Dyads; Pragmatic Randomized Controlled Trial; Women'S Health
The Moderating and Mediating Effects of Perceived and Objectively Measured Neighbourhood Walkability on Physical Activity in Canadian Adults
Principal investigators: McCormack, Gavin R
Keywords: Accelerometer; Adults; Built Environment; Perceptions; Physical Activity; Survey; Walkability
Quality in Canada's Built Environment: Roadmaps to Equity, Social Value and Sustainability
Keywords: built environment; quality; social value; equity; sustainability; inclusive places; architecture; landscape architecture; Indigenous studies; urban design; urban resilience; health; heritage; competitions; awards; qualitative comparative analysis
Does the British Columbia Farmers' Market Nutrition Coupon Program improve the diet quality of parents and their children? A dose-response, randomized controlled trial
Principal investigators: Olstad, Dana Lee; Beall, Reed; Campbell, David J; O'Hara, Heather; Sajobi, Tolulope T; Spackman, Eldon
Keywords: Adult Nutrition; Child Nutrition; Diet Quality; Dose Response; Farmers' Markets; Food Insecurity; Healthy Food Subsidy; Low-Income Households; Parent-Child Dyads; Women'S Nutrition
Quality in Canada's Built Environment: Roadmaps to Equity, Social Value and Sustainability
Keywords: built environment; quality; social value; equity; sustainability; inclusive places; architecture; landscape architecture; Indigenous studies; urban design; urban resilience; health; heritage; competitions; awards; qualitative comparative analysis
From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.
Frequent collaborators
- Levi Frehlich and Patricia Doyle-Baker: 5 shared papers
- Melanie Rock and Gavin McCormack: 2 shared papers
- Melanie Rock and Emmanuel Stefanakis: 1 shared paper
- Gavin McCormack and Paul Ronksley: 1 shared paper
- Gavin McCormack and Levi Frehlich: 1 shared paper
- Gavin McCormack and Patricia Doyle-Baker: 1 shared paper
- Gavin McCormack and Emmanuel Stefanakis: 1 shared paper
- Paul Ronksley and Levi Frehlich: 1 shared paper
- Paul Ronksley and Patricia Doyle-Baker: 1 shared paper
- Department of Community Health Sciences
- Community Health Sciences
- Geomatics Engineering
- Family Medicine
- Other
Co-authors at University of Calgary, colored by department. Thicker lines mean more shared papers; select anyone to open their profile and their own map.
Melanie Rock
Community Health Sciences
2 shared papers, latest 2023
Emmanuel Stefanakis
Geomatics Engineering
1 shared papers, latest 2023
Patricia Doyle-Baker
Faculty
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Paul Ronksley
Department of Community Health Sciences
1 shared papers, latest 2021
Levi Frehlich
Family Medicine
1 shared papers, latest 2021
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