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Eugenia South

Faculty Director, Urban Health Lab, Emergency Medicine · University of Pennsylvania Health System

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History

Urban Health Lab Laboratory · University of Pennsylvania Health System
Present
University of Pennsylvania Health System
Present

Emergency Medicine
Washington University/B-JH/SLCH Consortium
2008–2011
Washington University School of Medicine
2004–2008

Research

Effect of Greening Vacant Land on Mental Health of Community-Dwelling Adults: A Cluster Randomized Trial
JAMA Network Open · 2018 · First of 5 authors · Corresponding · 210 citations
Citywide cluster randomized trial to restore blighted vacant land and its effects on violence, crime, and fear
Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America · 2018 · 210 citations
Does spending time outdoors reduce stress? A review of real-time stress response to outdoor environments
Systematic review or meta-analysis · Health & Place · 2018 · Last of 3 authors · 132 citations

Zachary Meisel
14 papers
MT
Max Jordan Nguemeni Tiako
10 papers · 9 as a resident
AF
Ari Friedman
6 papers · 1 as a fellow
Heather Burris
6 papers
Raina Merchant
5 papers
Utsha Khatri
5 papers
Anish Agarwal
4 papers
Shoshana Aronowitz
4 papers
David Asch
3 papers
Michal Elovitz
3 papers
Aditi Vasan
2 papers
Eden Engel-Rebitzer
2 papers

Grants

Randomized Controlled Trial of Concentrated Investment in Low-Income Neighborhoods to Improve Health
National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences · U01
Contact PI · $4.7M · University of Pennsylvania
2021–2027
The Role of Neighborhood Greenspace in Reducing Risk of Hypertensive Disorders of Pregnancy, Chronic Hypertension, and Racial Disparities in Maternal Morbidity
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute · R01
Contact PI · $4.1M · University of Pennsylvania
2022–2026
A Randomized Controlled Trial of Concentrated Investment in Black Neighborhoods to Address Structural Racism as a Fundamental Cause of Poor Health
NIH Office of the Director · U01
Contact PI · $4.9M · University of Pennsylvania
2021–2023
Studying the PhilAdelphia Resilience Project as a Response to Overdose (SPARRow)
NCIPC · R01
PI · $2.3M · University of Pennsylvania
2019–2022

Clinical trials

The IGNITE for Kids Study on Concentrated Investment in Black Neighborhoods and Child Health and Well-Being
Principal investigator · Completed
University of Pennsylvania
2023–2026
Nature and Well-Being Project
Principal investigator · Completed
University of Pennsylvania
2021–2022
Nurtured in Nature
Principal investigator · Completed
University of Pennsylvania
2019–2020
Vacant Lot Greening and Violence-Related Outcomes
Principal investigator · Completed
University of Pennsylvania
2011