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Selected Publications

(*student author)

2025

*Kronenberger, E., Mullenbach, L. E., & Wilhelm Stanis, S. A. Examining environmental justice in legacy city climate action planning. Climate and Development. doi: 10.1080/17565529.2025.2459065

Mullenbach, L. E., Pitas, N. A. D., & Hickerson, B. Values outweigh political ideology when forming beliefs about gentrification: A study of the US general public. Community Development. doi: 10.1080/15575330.2025.2473072

Pitas, N. A. D., Russell, Z., Mullenbach, L. E., & Rose, J. Attitudes toward unhoused park users and preferences for public space management: Applying the Potential for Conflict Index2 Approach. Society and Natural Resources, 38(3), 235-251. doi: 10.1080/08941920.2024.2440912

2024

*VanBuskirk, O., & Mullenbach, L. E. A scoping review of equitable climate adaptation research in U.S. cities. Environmental Research Letters. doi: 10.1088/1748-9326/ad58f9

Pitas, N., Mullenbach, L. E., & Hickerson, B. Gentrification beliefs and attitudes toward park and recreation agency actions intended to support people experiencing homelessness. Society and Natural Resources, 37(7), 1035-1044. doi: 10.1080/08941920.2024.2329886

2023

Park, S., Mullenbach, L. E., & Kim, J. Short-term rentals, resilience, and gentrification. Annals of Tourism Research. doi: 10.1016/j.annals.2023.103610

Mullenbach, L. E., Pitas, N. A. D., & Hickerson, B. The role of social contact in public perceptions of homelessness in parks and public spaces. International Journal of Public Administration. doi: 10.1080/01900692.2023.2208775

2022

Mullenbach, L. E., & Wilhelm Stanis, S. A. Climate change adaptation plans: Inclusion of health, equity, and greenspace. Journal of Urban Affairs. doi: 10.1080/07352166.2022.2091449

Mullenbach, L. E., Breyer, B., Cutts, B. B., Rivers, L., & Larson, L. R. An anti-racist, anti-colonial agenda for urban greening and conservation. Conservation Letters. doi: 10.1111/conl.12889

Mullenbach, L. E., Mowen, A. J., Baker, B. L., & Wilhelm Stanis, S. A. Can urban parks bridge deep divides? Assessing the effects of inter-racial social interaction in parks and public spaces on trust. Journal of Leisure Research, 53(3), 450-472. doi: 10.1080/00222216.2021.1982660

Mullenbach, L. E. Critical discourse analysis of urban park and public space development. Cities. doi: 10.1016/j.cities.2021.103458

Mullenbach, L.E., Wilhelm Stanis, S. A., Piontek, E., Baker, B. L., & Mowen, A. J. Centering environmental justice: Gentrification beliefs, attitudes, and support of park development in a shrinking city. Landscape & Urban Planning, 216. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104253

2021

Mullenbach, L. E., Baker, B. L., & Mowen, A. J. Does public support of urban park development stem from gentrification beliefs and attitudes? Landscape and Urban Planning, 211. doi: 10.1016/j.landurbplan.2021.104097

Mullenbach, L. E., Mowen, A. J., & Brasier, K. J. Urban parks, the growth machine, and the media: An analysis of press coverage of the High Line, Klyde Warren Park, and the Rail Park. Environmental Sociology, 7(4), 407-420. doi: 10.1080/23251042.2021.1893429

2020

Mullenbach, L. E. & Baker, B. L. Environmental Justice, Gentrification, and Leisure: A Systematic Review and Opportunities for the Future. Leisure Sciences, 42(5-6), 430-447. Online first in 2018. Link to article.

Mullenbach, L. E., Mowen, A. J., & Baker, B. L. Construction and testing of the Gentrification Worldview Instrument. Community Development. doi: 10.1080/15575330.2020.1791922 PDF of instrument available here.

Rigolon, A., Keith, S. J., Harris, B., Mullenbach, L. E., Larson, L. R., & Rushing, J. More than “just green enough”: Helping park professionals find community-centered solutions to environmental gentrification. Journal of Park and Recreation Administration. Special issue: Social Justice Issues in Parks and Recreation. doi: 10.18666/JPRA-2019-9654

2019

Mullenbach, L. E., Baker, B. L., Benfield, J. A., Hickerson, B., & Mowen, A. J. Assessing the relationship between community engagement and perceived ownership of an urban park in Philadelphia. Journal of Leisure Research, 50(3), 201-219. doi: 10.1080/00222216.2019.1581719. Link to article.

2018

Mullenbach, L. E., Mowen, A. J., & Baker, B. L. Assessing the relationship between a composite score of urban park quality and health. Preventing Chronic Disease, 15(E136), 1-8. Link to article (open access). PDF.