Iris N. Gomez-Lopez
University of Michigan
9 Papers
Iris N. Gomez-Lopez is an academic researcher from University of Michigan. The author has contributed to research in topics: Health equity & Cognitive skill. The author has an hindex of 6, co-authored 9 publications.
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Papers
Closure of ‘third places’? Exploring potential consequences for collective health and wellbeing
Jessica M. Finlay,Michael Esposito,Min Hee Kim,Min Hee Kim,Iris N. Gomez-Lopez,Philippa Clarke +5 more
TL;DR: The relevance of third places to health and quality life is under-researched and future research on third places may be mobilized to innovatively reduce health disparities and improve quality of life.
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User acceptance of location-tracking technologies in health research: Implications for study design and data quality
Jean Hardy,Tiffany C. Veinot,Xiang Yan,Veronica J. Berrocal,Philippa Clarke,Robert Goodspeed,Iris N. Gomez-Lopez,Daniel M. Romero,V. G. Vinod Vydiswaran +8 more
TL;DR: A 28-day field study comparing 21 chronically ill people's acceptance of two leading, consumer-focused location-tracking technologies deployed for research purposes indicates that only smartphone-based tracking is up to the challenge.
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Using Social Media to Identify Sources of Healthy Food in Urban Neighborhoods
Iris N. Gomez-Lopez,Philippa Clarke,Alex B. Hill,Daniel M. Romero,Robert Goodspeed,Veronica J. Berrocal,V. G. Vinod Vydiswaran,Tiffany C. Veinot +7 more
TL;DR: Yelp is found to be more accurate than Reference USA in identifying healthy food stores in urban areas, and researchers investigating the relationship between the nutrition environment and health may consider Yelp as a reliable and valid source for identifying sources of healthy food in urban environments.
Comparing the Data Quality of Global Positioning System Devices and Mobile Phones for Assessing Relationships Between Place, Mobility, and Health: Field Study.
Robert Goodspeed,Xiang Yan,Jean Hardy,V. G. Vinod Vydiswaran,Veronica J. Berrocal,Philippa Clarke,Daniel M. Romero,Iris N. Gomez-Lopez,Tiffany C. Veinot +8 more
TL;DR: The most suitable mobile device for location-based health research depends on the particular study objectives, and data generated from mobile devices, such as GPS phones and smartwatches, require careful analysis to ensure quality and completeness.
Can Neighborhood Social Infrastructure Modify Cognitive Function? A Mixed-Methods Study of Urban-Dwelling Aging Americans:
Jessica M. Finlay,Michael Esposito,Michael Esposito,Mao Li,Lindsay C. Kobayashi,Anam M Khan,Iris N. Gomez-Lopez,Robert Melendez,Natalie Colabianchi,Suzanne E. Judd,Philippa Clarke +10 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigated places where older adults socialized and found that socialization predicts cognitive aging outcomes, and suggested that neighborhood socialization may facilitate socially engaged aging and thus shape cognition.
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