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Name: Stella Harden

Current program of study: PhD

Supervisor: Nadine Schuurman

Education: BS Geography, MA Geography – Appalachian State University

Research interests: Mixed Methods GIScience, Health Geography, Active Transportation

Awards: 2023 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (SSHRC)

Teaching Assistantships: Theoretical & Applied GIS (GEOG 455W), Geographical Information Science II (GEOG 355), Quantitative Geography (GEOG 251)

Publications:

Harden, S.R. and Schuurman, N. (2025). Run with Feeling: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Runner Sentiment in Metro Vancouver. Wellbeing, Space and Society.

Tegart, A., Schuurman, N., and Harden, S.R. (2025). Runnability: A Scoping Review. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health.

Harden, S.R. and Schuurman, N. (2024). Geospatial science and health: Overview of data and methods. In T. Dummer (Ed.), Understanding Cancer Prevention through Geospatial Science: Putting Cancer in its Place. Springer.

Harden, S.R., Schuurman, N., Larson, H., and Walker, B.B. (2023). The Utility of Street View Imagery in Environmental Audits for Runnability. Applied Geography.

Harden, S.R., Schuurman, N., Keller, P., and Lear, S.A. (2022). Neighborhood Characteristics Associated with Running in Metro Vancouver: A Preliminary Analysis. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health.

Runkle, J.D., Harden, S.R., Hart, L., Moreno, C., Michael, K., and Sugg, M.M. (2022). Socio-environmental Drivers of Adolescent Suicide in the United States: A Scoping Review. Journal of Rural Mental Health.

Harden, S.R., Runkle, J.D., and Sugg, M.M. (2022). An Exploratory Spatiotemporal Analysis of Socio‑Environmental Patterns in Severe Maternal Morbidity. Maternal & Child Health Journal.

Harden, S.R., Sugg, M.M., Runkle, J.D. (2021). Spatial Clustering of Adolescent Bereavement in the U.S. During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Adolescent Health.

Andersen, L.M., Harden, S.R., Sugg, M.M., Runkle, J.D., and Lundquist, T. (2021). Analyzing the Spatial Determinants of Local Covid-19 Transmission In The United States. Science of the Total Environment.   

Runkle, J.D., Sugg, M.M., Yadav, S., Harden, S.R., Weiser, J., and Michael, K. (2021). Real-time Mental Health Crisis Response in U.S. to COVID-19: Insights from a National Text-based Platform. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention.

Sugg, M.M., Spaulding, T., Lane, S., Runkle, J.D., Harden, S.R., Hege, A., and Iyer, L. (2021). Mapping Community-Level Determinants of COVID-19 Transmission in Nursing Homes: A multi-scale approach. Science of the Total Environment.