School of Kinesiology doctoral graduate and Behavioral Physical Activity Laboratory (BPAL) alumna Dr. Eydie Kramer-Kostecka is the lead author on the article “A Novel Method to Map Community- and Neighborhood-Level Access to Rural Physical Activity Built Environments in the United States,” published in Preventive Medicine Reports. Kramer-Kostecka co-authored with current doctoral student and BPAL member, Amanda Folk, and BPAL director Dr. Daheia J Barr-Anderson.

Dr. Eydie Kramer-Kostecka, Amanda Folk, Dr. Daheia J. Barr-Anderson

The article describes research using rural-specific geospatial mapping techniques and a fine scale, within-rural grouping strategy to identify differing levels of access to a physical activity (PA) built environment because all rural spaces are not the same, even in similar regions. All measures of household access to PA infrastructure significantly differed by group. This paper provides future researchers with innovative strategies to map and examine how access to the PA built environment differs within a rural area.