Kristen Day

Summary of Research Interests: My research explores diversity and social justice in the design, use, and meaning of urban environments.  Specific research interests include the use of planning and design to promote physical activity; and gender, race and fear in public space. I am also interested in university and community engagement.

Selected Publications

• Vidales, G., Day, K. & Powe, M. (forthcoming).  Police and immigration enforcement:  Impacts on Latino(a) residents’ perceptions of police.  Policing:  An International Journal of Police Strategies and Management.
• Day, K. (forthcoming).  Feminist approaches to urban design.  In T. Banerjee & A. Loukaitou-Sideris (Eds.), Urban design: Roots, influences, and trends.  Companion to urban design.  Routledge, UK.
• Day, K., Becerra, V., Ruiz, V. L. & Powe, M. (forthcoming). New ways of learning, knowing, and working: Diversifying graduate student career options through community engagement.  In C. Cramer, C. Martin, A. Gilvin & G. Roberts (Eds.), Engaged scholarship. Syracuse, NY:  Syracuse University Graduate School Press and Imagining America's PAGE  Program.
• Brownson, R.C., Hoehner, C.M., Day, K., Forsyth, A. & Sallis, J.F. (2009).  Measuring the built environment for physical activity: State of the science, American Journal of Preventive Medicine,  36 (4S), S99–S123.
• Michael, Y., McGregor, E., Chaudhury, H., Day, K., Mahmood, A. & Sarte, A.F. (2009).  Revising the Senior Walking Environmental Assessment Tool, Preventive Medicine, 48, 247–249.
• Alfonzo, M., Boarnet, M., Day, K., McMillan, T., and Anderson, C.L. (2008). The relationship of neighborhood built environment features and walking, Journal of Urban Design, 13 (1), p. 29–52.
• Day, K., Anderson, C. L., Powe, M., McMillan, T., & Winn, D. (2007). Remaking Minnie Street: The impacts of urban revitalization on crime and pedestrian safety. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 26, 315–331.
• Day, K. (2006). Active living and social justice: Planning for physical activity in low income and black and Latino communities. Journal of the American Planning Association, 76 (1), 88-99.
• Day, K. (2006). Being feared: Masculinity and race in public space. Environment and Planning A, 38, 569-586.
• Day, K., Boarnet, M., Alfonzo, M. & Forsyth, A. (2006). The Irvine-Minnesota Inventory to measure built environments: Development, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 30 (2), 144-152.
• Boarnet, M., Day, K., Alfonzo, M., Forsyth, A. & Oakes, M. (2006). The Irvine:Minnesota Inventory to measure built environments: Reliability tests, American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 30 (2), 153-159.
• Boarnet, M. G., Day, K., Anderson, C., McMillan, T., & Alfonzo, M. (2005). California's Safe Routes to School Program: Impacts on walking, bicycling, and pedestrian safety. Journal of the American Planning Association, 71 (3), 301-317.
• Boarnet, M.G., Anderson, C., Day, K., McMillan, T., & Alfonzo, M. (2005). Evaluation of the California Safe Routes to School legislation: Urban form changes and children's active transportation to school. American Journal of Preventive Medicine, 28 (2S2), 134-140.
• Day, K. (2003). New Urbanism and the challenges of designing for diversity. Journal of Planning Education and Research, 23 (1), 83-95.
• Day, K., Stump, C., & Carreon, D. (2003). Confrontation and loss of control: Masculinity and men's fear in public space. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 23, 311-322.
• Day, K. & Calkins, M. (2002). Design and dementia. In R. Bechtel & A. Churchman (Eds.), The new environmental psychology handbook (pp. 374-393). John Wiley & Sons.
• Day, K. (2001). Constructing masculinity and women's fear in public space in Irvine, California. Gender, Place and Culture, 8 (2), pp. 109-128.
• Day, K. (2000). The ethic of care and women's experiences of public space. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 20, pp. 103-124
• Day, K. (2000). Strangers in the night? Women's fear of sexual assault on urban college campuses. Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, 16(4), 289–312.
• Day, K. & Cohen, U. (2000).  The role of culture in designing environments for people with dementia:  A study of Russian Jewish immigrants.  Environment and Behavior, 32(3), 361–399.
• Cohen, U. & Day, K. (2000). The potential role of cultural heritage in environments for people with dementia.  Research and Practice in Alzheimer’s Disease.