Stella Harden

Name: Stella Harden

Current program of study: PhD

Supervisor: Nadine Schuurman

Education: BS Geography, MA Geography – Appalachian State University

Research interests: Mixed Methods GIScience, Health Geography, Active Transportation

Awards: 2023 Vanier Canada Graduate Scholarship (SSHRC)

Teaching Assistantships: Theoretical & Applied GIS (GEOG 455W), Geographical Information Science II (GEOG 355), Quantitative Geography (GEOG 251)

Publications:

Harden, S.R. and Schuurman, N. (2025). Run with Feeling: A Qualitative Content Analysis of Runner Sentiment in Metro Vancouver. Wellbeing, Space and Society. 10.1016/j.wss.2025.100326

Tegart, A., Schuurman, N., and Harden, S.R. (2025). Runnability: A Scoping Review. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 10.3390/ijerph22010071

Harden, S.R. and Schuurman, N. (2024). Geospatial science and health: Overview of data and methods. In T. Dummer (Ed.), Understanding Cancer Prevention through Geospatial Science: Putting Cancer in its Place. Springer. 10.1007/978-3-031-66413-7_4

Harden, S.R., Schuurman, N., Larson, H., and Walker, B.B. (2023). The Utility of Street View Imagery in Environmental Audits for Runnability. Applied Geography. 10.1016/j.apgeog.2023.103167

Harden, S.R., Schuurman, N., Keller, P., and Lear, S.A. (2022). Neighborhood Characteristics Associated with Running in Metro Vancouver: A Preliminary Analysis. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health. 10.3390/ijerph192114328

Runkle, J.D., Harden, S.R., Hart, L., Moreno, C., Michael, K., and Sugg, M.M. (2022). Socio-environmental Drivers of Adolescent Suicide in the United States: A Scoping Review. Journal of Rural Mental Health. 10.1037/rmh0000208

Harden, S.R., Runkle, J.D., and Sugg, M.M. (2022). An Exploratory Spatiotemporal Analysis of Socio‑Environmental Patterns in Severe Maternal Morbidity. Maternal & Child Health Journal. 10.1007/s10995-021-03330-0

Harden, S.R., Sugg, M.M., Runkle, J.D. (2021). Spatial Clustering of Adolescent Bereavement in the U.S. During the COVID-19 Pandemic. Journal of Adolescent Health. 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2021.04.035

Andersen, L.M., Harden, S.R., Sugg, M.M., Runkle, J.D., and Lundquist, T. (2021). Analyzing the Spatial Determinants of Local Covid-19 Transmission In The United States. Science of the Total Environment. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.142396  

Runkle, J.D., Sugg, M.M., Yadav, S., Harden, S.R., Weiser, J., and Michael, K. (2021). Real-time Mental Health Crisis Response in U.S. to COVID-19: Insights from a National Text-based Platform. Crisis: The Journal of Crisis Intervention and Suicide Prevention. 10.1027/0227-5910/a000826

Sugg, M.M., Spaulding, T., Lane, S., Runkle, J.D., Harden, S.R., Hege, A., and Iyer, L. (2021). Mapping Community-Level Determinants of COVID-19 Transmission in Nursing Homes: A multi-scale approach. Science of the Total Environment. 10.1016/j.scitotenv.2020.141946