Leon Robertson, PhD
Professor Adjunct (Environmental Health)Cards
About
Research
Publications
2024
Daily motor vehicle traffic volume and other risk factors associated with road deaths in U.S. counties
Robertson L. Daily motor vehicle traffic volume and other risk factors associated with road deaths in U.S. counties. Journal Of Safety Research 2024, 90: 43-47. PMID: 39251297, DOI: 10.1016/j.jsr.2024.06.001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTraffic volumeRoad deathsMotor vehicle traffic volumeReduction of road congestionMagnitude of risk exposuresVehicle location dataVehicle traffic volumeVehicle occupant deathsVolume of trafficRoad congestionCongested roadsOccupational deathsPedestrian deathsRisk exposureU.S. countiesTrafficReduced speedRoadApplication of countermeasuresLocation dataCOVID-19 pandemicLow speedU.S.Risk factorsCell phonesDid ‘long COVID’ increase road deaths in the USA?
Robertson L. Did ‘long COVID’ increase road deaths in the USA? Injury Prevention 2024, ip-2023-045136. PMID: 38485228, DOI: 10.1136/ip-2023-045136.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2021
Association of COVID-19 mortality with politics and on-demand testing in 217 U.S. counties
Robertson L. Association of COVID-19 mortality with politics and on-demand testing in 217 U.S. counties. BMC Public Health 2021, 21: 2203. PMID: 34856959, PMCID: PMC8638233, DOI: 10.1186/s12889-021-12063-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsRisk factorsNegative testPublic health recommendationsCOVID-19 mortalityCOVID-19 deathsDemand testingHealth recommendationsMortality riskHerd immunityHome testMethodsUsing dataBackgroundPrevious researchCOVID-19 spreadMortalityAssociationSame studyRiskU.S. countiesPopulationFactorsTestingImmunityDid people’s behavior after receiving negative COVID-19 tests contribute to the spread?
Robertson LS. Did people’s behavior after receiving negative COVID-19 tests contribute to the spread? Journal Of Public Health 2021, 43: 270-273. PMID: 33558889, PMCID: PMC7928719, DOI: 10.1093/pubmed/fdab010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPredictors of COVID-19-Confirmed Cases and Fatalities in 883 US Counties with a Population of 50,000 or More: Estimated Effect of Initial Prevention Policies
Robertson LS. Predictors of COVID-19-Confirmed Cases and Fatalities in 883 US Counties with a Population of 50,000 or More: Estimated Effect of Initial Prevention Policies. Journal Of Urban Health 2021, 98: 205-210. PMID: 33492557, PMCID: PMC7831623, DOI: 10.1007/s11524-021-00514-5.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2020
Temperature, precipitation, ozone pollution, and daily fatal unintentional injuries in Jiangsu Province, China during 2015–2017
Robertson LS, Zhou L, Chen K. Temperature, precipitation, ozone pollution, and daily fatal unintentional injuries in Jiangsu Province, China during 2015–2017. Injury Epidemiology 2020, 7: 42. PMID: 32713351, PMCID: PMC7384214, DOI: 10.1186/s40621-020-00268-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchImplausible OECD motor vehicle travel data
Robertson L. Implausible OECD motor vehicle travel data. Transportation Research Part D Transport And Environment 2020, 79: 102246. DOI: 10.1016/j.trd.2020.102246.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2019
Motor Vehicle CO2 Emissions in the U.S.: Potential Behavioral Feedback and Global Warming Motor Vehicle CO2 Emissions in the U.S.: Potential Behavioral Feedback and Global Warming
Robertson L. Motor Vehicle CO2 Emissions in the U.S.: Potential Behavioral Feedback and Global Warming Motor Vehicle CO2 Emissions in the U.S.: Potential Behavioral Feedback and Global Warming. Weather Climate And Society 2019, 11: 623-628. DOI: 10.1175/wcas-d-18-0128.1.Peer-Reviewed Original Research.Motor Vehicle CO2 Emissions in the U.S.: Potential Behavioral Feedback and Global Warming.
WEATHER, CLIMATE AND SOCIETY, 11:623-628, 2019.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchCorrelation of homeowners associations with inferior property value appreciation.
CRITICAL HOUSING ANALYSIS 6:42-50, 2019.Peer-Reviewed Original Research