Associate Professor Renee Zahnow
Associate Professor

Renee Zahnow

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Background

Dr Renee Zahnow is an Associate Professor in the School of Social Science at the University of Queensland. Her research focuses on place-based patterns of crime and victimisation; she is particularly interested in understanding the link between the regularities of daily human mobility, social and behavioural norms and the propensity for crime and deviance. She has published in various journals, including Criminology, Urban Studies, Journal of Environmental Psychology, Annals of the American Association of Geographers, Environment and Behavior and Crime and Delinquency.

Dr Zahnow has worked across a range of research projects including program evaluations and random-control trials. She has spatial and longitudinal modelling expertise and experience in working with police, ambulance and hospital data. She has established working ties with industry partners and international colleagues. Renee has expert knowledge in areas of environmental and urban criminology, social norms and collective social processes, youth and deviance and substance use.

Availability

Associate Professor Renee Zahnow is:
Not available for supervision
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Qualifications

  • Bachelor of Arts, The University of Queensland
  • Bachelor (Honours), The University of Queensland
  • Doctoral Diploma, The University of Queensland

Research interests

  • Spatial Data analysis

  • Environmental Criminology

  • Urban Spaces and Sociability

  • Routine daily mobility

  • Longitudinal and big data analysis

Search Professor Renee Zahnow’s works on UQ eSpace

123 works between 2010 and 2024
All (123) Journal Article (83) Book Chapter (4) Conference Publication (27) Other Outputs (9)

1 - 20 of 123 works

2024

Journal Article

The heterogeneous effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on crime across the world

Trajtenberg, N., Fossati, S., Diaz, C., Nivette, A. E., Aguilar, R., Ahven, A., Andrade, L., Amram, S., Ariel, B., Arosemena Burbano, M. J., Astolfi, R., Baier, D., Bark, H. M., Beijers, J. E.H., Bergman, M., Borges, D., Breeztke, G., Cano, I., Concha Eastman, I. A., Curtis-Ham, S., Davenport, R., Droppelman, C., Fleitas, D., Gerell, M., Jang, K. H., Kääriäinen, J., Lappi-Seppälä, T., Lim, W. S., Loureiro Revilla, R. ... Eisner, M. P. (2024). The heterogeneous effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on crime across the world. Crime Science, 13 (1) 22. doi: 10.1186/s40163-024-00220-y

The heterogeneous effects of COVID-19 lockdowns on crime across the world

2024

Journal Article

Social infrastructure, social cohesion and subjective wellbeing

Zahnow, Renee (2024). Social infrastructure, social cohesion and subjective wellbeing. Wellbeing, Space and Society, 7 100210, 100210. doi: 10.1016/j.wss.2024.100210

Social infrastructure, social cohesion and subjective wellbeing

2024

Journal Article

Please mind the gap: examining regional variations in private vehicle carbon dioxide emissions and fuel consumption—The case of Australia

Lim, Kai Li, Lu, Ying, Kimpton, Anthony, Zahnow, Renee, Li, Tiebei, Dodson, Jago, Sipe, Neil and Corcoran, Jonathan (2024). Please mind the gap: examining regional variations in private vehicle carbon dioxide emissions and fuel consumption—The case of Australia. Journal of Transport Geography, 121 104023, 104023. doi: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2024.104023

Please mind the gap: examining regional variations in private vehicle carbon dioxide emissions and fuel consumption—The case of Australia

2024

Journal Article

Mapping and measuring neighbourhood social media groups. The case of facebook

Zahnow, Renee, Verrier, Jeremy, Hames, Sam and Corcoran, Jonathan (2024). Mapping and measuring neighbourhood social media groups. The case of facebook. Applied Geography, 172 103415, 103415. doi: 10.1016/j.apgeog.2024.103415

Mapping and measuring neighbourhood social media groups. The case of facebook

2024

Journal Article

The importance of public familiarity for sense of belonging in Brisbane neighborhoods

Zahnow, Renee and Corcoran, Jonathan (2024). The importance of public familiarity for sense of belonging in Brisbane neighborhoods. Journal of Urban Affairs, 1-15. doi: 10.1080/07352166.2024.2407355

The importance of public familiarity for sense of belonging in Brisbane neighborhoods

2024

Journal Article

Reimagining the familiar stranger as a source of security: generating guardianship through everyday mobility

Zahnow, Renee and Corcoran, Jonathan (2024). Reimagining the familiar stranger as a source of security: generating guardianship through everyday mobility. Security Journal, 37 (3), 432-450. doi: 10.1057/s41284-024-00437-1

Reimagining the familiar stranger as a source of security: generating guardianship through everyday mobility

2024

Journal Article

From communal places to comfort zones: Familiar stranger encounters in everyday life as a form of belonging

Zahnow, Renee and Corcoran, Jonathan (2024). From communal places to comfort zones: Familiar stranger encounters in everyday life as a form of belonging. Urban Studies. doi: 10.1177/00420980241265033

From communal places to comfort zones: Familiar stranger encounters in everyday life as a form of belonging

2024

Journal Article

Locality‐based social media: The impact of content consumption and creation on perceived neighborhood crime, safety, and offline crime prevention

Zahnow, Renee and Smith, Naomi (2024). Locality‐based social media: The impact of content consumption and creation on perceived neighborhood crime, safety, and offline crime prevention. Journal of Community Psychology, 52 (7), 895-909. doi: 10.1002/jcop.23135

Locality‐based social media: The impact of content consumption and creation on perceived neighborhood crime, safety, and offline crime prevention

2024

Journal Article

Active guardianship in urban public places: place attachment and social cohesion

Zahnow, Renee (2024). Active guardianship in urban public places: place attachment and social cohesion. Psychology, Crime & Law, ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print), 1-22. doi: 10.1080/1068316x.2024.2368568

Active guardianship in urban public places: place attachment and social cohesion

2024

Journal Article

Place type or place function: what matters for place attachment?

Zahnow, Renee (2024). Place type or place function: what matters for place attachment?. American Journal of Community Psychology, 73 (3-4), 446-460. doi: 10.1002/ajcp.12722

Place type or place function: what matters for place attachment?

2024

Journal Article

The Resettlement Journey: Understanding The Role of Social Connectedness on Well-being and Life Satisfaction among (Im)migrants and Refugees: A Systematic Review

Song, Jingyeong, Corcoran, Jonathan and Zahnow, Renee (2024). The Resettlement Journey: Understanding The Role of Social Connectedness on Well-being and Life Satisfaction among (Im)migrants and Refugees: A Systematic Review. Journal of Racial and Ethnic Health Disparities. doi: 10.1007/s40615-024-02036-7

The Resettlement Journey: Understanding The Role of Social Connectedness on Well-being and Life Satisfaction among (Im)migrants and Refugees: A Systematic Review

2024

Journal Article

Well-being from nature exposure depends on socio-environmental contexts in Paraguay

Berdejo-Espinola, Violeta, Fuller, Richard A. and Zahnow, Renee (2024). Well-being from nature exposure depends on socio-environmental contexts in Paraguay. Nature Cities, 1 (5), 335-345. doi: 10.1038/s44284-024-00058-0

Well-being from nature exposure depends on socio-environmental contexts in Paraguay

2024

Journal Article

Virtual reality for nature experiences

Berdejo-Espinola, Violeta, Zahnow, Renee, O’Bryan, Christopher J. and Fuller, Richard A. (2024). Virtual reality for nature experiences. Nature Human Behaviour, 8 (6), 1-3. doi: 10.1038/s41562-024-01857-0

Virtual reality for nature experiences

2023

Journal Article

How policy influences aggression in nightlife spaces: a proposed core aggression cycle

Taylor, Nicholas, Miller, Peter, Zahnow, Renee, Mayshak, Richelle, Ferris, Jason and Coomber, Kerri (2023). How policy influences aggression in nightlife spaces: a proposed core aggression cycle. Journal of Studies on Alcohol and Drugs, 84 (4), 624-635. doi: 10.15288/jsad.22-00358

How policy influences aggression in nightlife spaces: a proposed core aggression cycle

2023

Journal Article

Examining regularity in vehicular traffic through Bluetooth scanner data: Is the daily commuter the regular road user?

Zahnow, Renee and Abewickrema, Wanuji (2023). Examining regularity in vehicular traffic through Bluetooth scanner data: Is the daily commuter the regular road user?. Journal of Transport Geography, 109 103578. doi: 10.1016/j.jtrangeo.2023.103578

Examining regularity in vehicular traffic through Bluetooth scanner data: Is the daily commuter the regular road user?

2023

Journal Article

Examining train stations as crime generators and the protective effect of “regular” riders

Zahnow, Renee (2023). Examining train stations as crime generators and the protective effect of “regular” riders. Crime and Delinquency. doi: 10.1177/00111287231160737

Examining train stations as crime generators and the protective effect of “regular” riders

2023

Journal Article

Profiles of Individual Radicalisation in Australia (PIRA): introducing an Australian Open-Source Extremist Database

Belton, Emma, Cherney, Adrian and Zahnow, Renee (2023). Profiles of Individual Radicalisation in Australia (PIRA): introducing an Australian Open-Source Extremist Database. Perspectives on Terrorism, XVII (1), 18-35.

Profiles of Individual Radicalisation in Australia (PIRA): introducing an Australian Open-Source Extremist Database

2023

Journal Article

Familiar strangers and crime at transit stations: is crime lower at train stations where familiar strangers are present?

Zahnow, Renee, Chen, Chiu-San and Corcoran, Jonathan (2023). Familiar strangers and crime at transit stations: is crime lower at train stations where familiar strangers are present?. Applied Spatial Analysis and Policy, 16 (2), 851-871. doi: 10.1007/s12061-023-09507-0

Familiar strangers and crime at transit stations: is crime lower at train stations where familiar strangers are present?

2023

Journal Article

Australian police detainees who use anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) and their involvement in violent crimes compared to detainees using substances other than AAS

van de Ven, Katinka, Zahnow, Renee and Livingston, Michael (2023). Australian police detainees who use anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) and their involvement in violent crimes compared to detainees using substances other than AAS. Performance Enhancement and Health, 11 (1) 100242, 1-4. doi: 10.1016/j.peh.2022.100242

Australian police detainees who use anabolic-androgenic steroids (AAS) and their involvement in violent crimes compared to detainees using substances other than AAS

2022

Journal Article

Weather and crime: a systematic review of the empirical literature

Corcoran, Jonathan and Zahnow, Renee (2022). Weather and crime: a systematic review of the empirical literature. Crime Science, 11 (1) 16, 1-13. doi: 10.1186/s40163-022-00179-8

Weather and crime: a systematic review of the empirical literature

Current funding

  • 2024 - 2027
    T4-A6 Evaluating the Resilient Homes Fund
    Natural Hazards Research Australia
    Open grant

Past funding

  • 2023 - 2024
    Community crime prevention: Understanding the link between online crime-talk and offline guardianship behaviours
    UQ Foundation Research Excellence Awards
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Longitudinal and spatial database of vehicle ownership and energy consumption
    Australian Urban Research Infrastructure Network
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2024
    Safety For All: Target Hardening for Australian Communities
    Neighbourhood Watch Australasia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2021 - 2023
    Evaluation of Blue EDGE Project Scope
    Queensland Blue Light Association Incorporated
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2024
    Preventing crime in public spaces: everyday guardianship & territoriality
    ARC Discovery Early Career Researcher Award
    Open grant
  • 2020 - 2021
    Review of the Triage Referral and Investigative Support Tool (TRIST)
    Australian Federal Police
    Open grant
  • 2019 - 2020
    Neighbourhood Watch and community participation in crime prevention
    Neighbourhood Watch Australasia Limited
    Open grant
  • 2017 - 2018
    Evaluation of the Queensland Government's Tackling Alcohol-fuelled Violence Policy (DPC-15-2016)
    Deakin University
    Open grant

Availability

Associate Professor Renee Zahnow is:
Not available for supervision

Supervision history

Current supervision

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Effects of Community Support on Violence against Immigrant and Refugee Women in Australia

    Principal Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Jonathan Corcoran, Dr Rennie Lee

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Changes in Immigrant Threat Perceptions and Support for Restrictive Immigration and Refugee & Asylum Seekers Policies in Australia

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Suzanna Fay

  • Master Philosophy

    Cultural variation in connection to nature

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Richard Fuller

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Uncovering State Terrorism in Indonesia: CSOs' Vital Role in Deradicalizing, Disengaging and Rehabilitating Extremists

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Adrian Cherney

  • Doctor Philosophy

    ¿Disaster Strains¿: An exploratory, comparative, thematic analysis of the 2010-11 Brisbane floods and COVID-19 pandemic, through the theoretical lenses of Agnew's General Strain Theory.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Dr Jonah Rimer, Associate Professor Suzanna Fay

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Cultural variation in connection to urban nature

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Richard Fuller

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Green spaces for healthy ageing: An international comparative study

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Peter Walters

  • Doctor Philosophy

    DO AUSTRALIANS PERCEIVE IMMIGRATION AS A THREAT TO NATIONAL SECURITY?

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Associate Professor Suzanna Fay

  • Doctor Philosophy

    Assessing violent extremist risk assessment practices: an international comparison.

    Associate Advisor

    Other advisors: Professor Adrian Cherney

Completed supervision

Enquiries

Contact Associate Professor Renee Zahnow directly for media enquiries about:

  • community
  • crime
  • delinquency
  • mobility
  • neighborhood
  • population health
  • resilience
  • social ties
  • youth

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