Faculty

Steve Mooney

Associate Professor, Epidemiology


Education

PhD Epidemiology, Columbia University, 2016
MS Epidemiology, Columbia University, 2012
BS Computer Science, Yale University, 1998

Contact


Box 351619
Department of Epidemiology
Hans Rosling Center for Population Health, 868
Seattle, WA 98195

Research Areas

Research Interests

Dr. Mooney is interested, broadly, in how cities affect health, and how we can know whether they do. His research focuses on built environment influences on pedestrian injury and physical activity, augmented with a stable of side projects digging into epidemiologic methodology.

Recent Publications (PubMed)

Neighborhood disorder and ovarian cancer survival in black women.
(2025 Jul 30)
Am J Epidemiol
Pierson C, Mooney SJ, Lawson A, Alberg AJ, Bandera EV, Bondy M, Collin LJ, Cote ML, Hastert TA, Huels A, Johnson CE, Khanna N, Mandle HB, Peres LC, Ratnapradipa KL, Terry P, Schildkraut JM, Peters ES
Neighborhood environment and incident diabetes, a neighborhood environment-wide association study ('NE-WAS'): Results from the Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL).
(2025)
PLoS One 20(7): e0329282
Smith CM, Spalt EW, Gallo LC, Carlson J, Allison M, Sotres-Alvarez D, Cordero C, Qi Q, Chambers EC, Daviglus M, Pirzada A, Talavera GA, Kaplan R, Kaufman JD, Mooney SJ
Longitudinal Association Between Walkability and Physical Activity in Twins.
(2025 Sep)
Am J Prev Med 69(3): 107950
Duncan GE, Avery AR, Pilgrim MJD, Amram O, Mooney SJ, Rundle AG
Built Environment Change over Time Using Google Street View Assessments of Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL) Cities.
(2025 Jun)
J Urban Health 102(3): 670-679
Mooney SJ, Smith CM, Spalt EW, Piepmeier L, Gassett AJ, Gunning G, Carlson JA, Evenson KR, Chambers EC, Daviglus M, Lovasi GS, Gullón PT, Hirsch JA, Plascak JJ, Rundle AG, Fry D, Bader MDM, Kaufman JD, Kaplan R
Mental and Physical Health-Related Risk Factors Among Females Who Died by Firearm Suicide.
(2025 Apr 1)
JAMA Netw Open 8(4): e255941
Prater LC, Noghrehchi P, Duan N, Takagi-Stewart J, Mooney SJ, Hefner JL, Goldstein EV
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