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)

Shift from Injection to Non-injection Drug Use Among People who Use Opioids and Stimulants in Seattle, WA, 2005-2024.
(2026 Nov 5)
AIDS Behav
Fitzpatrick TS, Beckford J, Zinsli KA, Mooney SJ, Moreno C, Liu C, Tsui JI, Glick SN
Towards automatic analysis of clinical notes for injuries of bicycles and other micromobility devices using natural language processing.
(2026 Oct 6)
Inj Prev
Zhou W, Burford KG, Itzkowitz NG, deGrauw X, Patel KV, Rundle A, Mooney SJ
E-Scooters, E-Bikes, Micromobility Devices, and the Injury Hazards to Youth.
(2026 Oct 5)
JAMA Pediatr
Rivara FP, de Grauw X, Mooney SJ
Built Environment Audits Across Space and Time for Estimating Time-Varying Exposures: Cohort Study.
(2026 Aug 19)
JMIR Form Res 10(): e86279
Wang F, Xu X, Ghias E, Mooney SJ, Rundle AG, Sowa WA, Henry K, Stroup A, Harris G, Li J, Stanich PP, Hampel H, Plascak JJ
Development and Validation of a Vacant Lot Care Condition Instrument for Longitudinal Evaluation of Place-based Interventions.
(2026 Nov 1)
Epidemiology 37(6): 738-746
Zewdie HY, Asa N, Brown C, Nelson R, Terrell H, Beverly M, Caroll-Scott A, Tehrani SO, Rowhani-Rahbar A, Rundle AG, Kondo MC, Clougherty JE, Branas CC, Mooney SJ
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