Faculty

Louisa Holmes

Assistant Professor of Geography and Demography

220 Walker
University Park, PA

Email lzh5498@psu.edu
Phone 814-865-1596

Areas of Expertise

Older Adults Keyphrases
Young Adults Social Sciences
San Francisco Bay Area Keyphrases
USA Social Sciences
San Francisco Keyphrases
Cigarette Keyphrases
Cannabis Keyphrases
Alameda Keyphrases

“You thrive where you are:” Experiences of neighborhood built environments, mental health and wellbeing among residents of disinvested neighborhoods
Louisa M. Holmes, Julia McQuoid, Lexie Shepard, Nafisa Anjum, Emily Warner, Faith Jasso, David Bradley, Amy Allen, Lena Do, Mallika Bose, Melissa Bopp, May 2026, In: Health and Place
Date: May 2026

From dealer to doctor
Emily Rosenman, Ruth K. Buck, Nafisa Anjum, Lucy Thompson, Justin Rist, Ledeebari Banuna, Erik Dolgoff, Sanae Hartmann, Sophie Lelei, Zixuan Feng, Louisa M. Holmes, Oct 2025, In: Social Science and Medicine
Date: Oct 2025

Exploring the association between smartphone-based place visitation data and neighborhood-level coronary heart disease in the United States
Temitope Akinboyewa, Zhenlong Li, Huan Ning, M. Naser Lessani, Louisa M. Holmes, Shan Qiao, Aug 2025, In: PloS one
Date: Aug 2025

Hiding access to quality parks
Melissa Bopp, Sammie Powers, Mallika Bose, Louisa Holmes, 2025, In: Cities and Health
Date: 2025

Digital geographies of care
Andrea Rishworth, Brian King, Louisa M. Holmes, Sep 2024, In: Health and Place
Date: Sep 2024

Barriers and strategies to implementing safe routes to school programs within disadvantaged communities
Lucas D. Elliott, Michelle Lieberman, Liza S. Rovniak, Mallika Bose, Louisa Holmes, Melissa Bopp, May 2024, In: Journal of Transport and Health
Date: May 2024

Changes in perceived harms of tobacco and cannabis and their correlations with use
Nhung Nguyen, Louisa M. Holmes, Vira Pravosud, Beth E. Cohen, Pamela M. Ling, Sep 2023, In: Addictive Behaviors
Date: Sep 2023

County-level variation in synthetic opioid and heroin overdose incidents in Pennsylvania during the COVID-19 pandemic
Louisa M. Holmes, Brian H. King, Jun 2023, In: Applied Geography
Date: Jun 2023

What are States Doing to Encourage Safe Routes to School Programming in Disadvantaged Communities? Findings From a U.S. Mixed-Methods Survey
Lucas D. Elliott, Michelle Lieberman, Liza S. Rovniak, Mallika Bose, Louisa M. Holmes, Melissa Bopp, May 2023, In: Transportation Research Record
Date: May 2023

Geographic variations in opioid overdose patterns in Pennsylvania during the COVID-19 pandemic
Brian King, Louisa M. Holmes, Andrea Rishworth, Ruchi Patel, Jan 2023, In: Health and Place
Date: Jan 2023

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Neighborhoods and systemic inflammation
Louisa M. Holmes, Enrico A. Marcelli, May 2012, In: Health and Place
Citations: 34

Same-day use of cigarettes, alcohol, and cannabis among sexual minority and heterosexual young adult smokers.
Nhung Nguyen, Julia McQuoid, Torsten B. Neilands, Sarah S. Dermody, Louisa M. Holmes, Pamela M. Ling, Johannes Thrul, 2020, In: Psychology of Addictive Behaviors
Citations: 30

Bars, Nightclubs, and Cancer Prevention
Pamela M. Ling, Louisa M. Holmes, Jeffrey W. Jordan, Nadra E. Lisha, Kirsten Bibbins-Domingo, Sep 2017, In: American Journal of Preventive Medicine
Citations: 27

Real-time predictors of smoking among sexual minority and heterosexual young adults
Nhung Nguyen, Julia McQuoid, Danielle Ramo, Louisa M. Holmes, Pamela M. Ling, Johannes Thrul, Nov 1 2018, In: Drug and alcohol dependence
Citations: 24

State of transition
Louisa M. Holmes, Lucy Popova, Pamela M. Ling, Sep 1 2016, In: Preventive Medicine
Citations: 23

A data-driven framework for walkability measurement with open data
Chengbin Deng, Xiaoyu Dong, Huihai Wang, Weiying Lin, Hao Wen, John Frazier, Hung Chak Ho, Louisa Holmes, 2020, In: ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information
Citations: 21

“The Perfect Formula:” Evaluating Health Claims, Products and Pricing on Cannabis Dispensary Websites in Two Recently Legalized States
Samantha Hoeper, Eric Crosbie, Louisa M. Holmes, Lindsey Godoy, Vincent DeFrank, Christine Hoang, Pamela M. Ling, 2022, In: Substance Use and Misuse
Citations: 20

Neighborhood Social Cohesion and Serious Psychological Distress Among Brazilian Immigrants in Boston
Louisa M. Holmes, Enrico A. Marcelli, Jan 1 2020, In: Community Mental Health Journal
Citations: 20

A foundation for measuring community sustainability
Pamela A. Mischen, George C. Homsy, Carl P. Lipo, Robert Holahan, Valerie Imbruce, Andreas Pape, Weixing Zhu, Joseph Graney, Ziang Zhang, Louisa M. Holmes, Manuel Reina, Apr 1 2019, In: Sustainability (Switzerland)
Citations: 20

Flavored Tobacco Sales Restrictions Reduce Tobacco Product Availability and Retailer Advertising
Louisa M. Holmes, Lauren Kass Lempert, Pamela M. Ling, Mar 1 2022, In: International journal of environmental research and public health
Citations: 19

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Centers & Institutes

One Health Microbiome Center

Louisa Holmes

Areas of Expertise

Legal Statements