Courtney Coughenour

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Associate Professor, School of Public Health

Expertise: Public Health, Community Design, Health Behaviors, Physical Activity

Biography

Courtney Coughenour is an expert on public health.

Her research focuses on health and place, specifically the influence of community design on health behaviors. She also explores the role that both health and non-health policies may have on public health, which includes the use of Health Impact Assessments (HIAs). Some of her research has focused on opportunities for physical activity — including neighborhood walkability and bikeability, pedestrian safety, food access and community food environments, food waste and food rescue, and health equity issues related to community design.

Coughenour's work has been featured in multiple outlets, including The Washington Post, NPR, The International Business Times, and the New York Post.

Education

B.S., Behavioral Health, Pennsylvania State University
Master of Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health, UNLV
Ph.D., Public Health, UNLV

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Courtney Coughenour In The News

‘Good for the community’: Special grocery store opens in northern Las Vegas

Seven years ago, a Walmart in the Sunrise Manor neighborhood of northeast Las Vegas closed, leaving the area without a full-fledged grocery store. Until now.

Racism's deadly effects on US roads: Walking, biking are drastically more dangerous for some Americans

Just being a pedestrian is far more dangerous for Black and Hispanic Americans as compared to white Americans, a recent study found.

Studies show that driving turns people into jerks — and the nicer the car, the worse the driver

Insider

In 2019, a team of researchers in Las Vegas set out to show that drivers can be less likely to stop their cars for someone crossing the street in front of them depending on the pedestrian's skin color or gender. They ran a simple test - they sent a white woman, a white man, a Black woman, and a Black man to cross residential streets in suburban Las Vegas, where the speed limit was 35. They took note of which cars hit the brakes and which ones sped on by.

Food banks team up to combat food insecurity among seniors

As one in 10 of Nevada’s seniors face food insecurity, two leading food banks in the state are trading tips on how to help their community.