Overview
Background
Dr Jon Olsen is an Associate Professor at the Institute for Social Science, The University of Queensland. He serves as Director of URBANiQ: Urban Intelligence for Healthy & Equitable Places @ The University of Queensland, the AURIN UQ-Node, and leads research focused on place and health inequalities. His work explores how the built and natural environments, along with urban planning policies, influence health outcomes and disparities. Jon is also committed to advancing understanding of the intersections between human health and planetary health.
He is Co-I of the NIHR Global Health Research Unit in Social and Environmental Determinants of Health Inequalities (SEDHI) and the NIHR Public Health Research (PHR) Programme-funded Orienting Policy Towards Inequality Minimising Actions (OPTIMA) project, a systems science approach to 20-minute neighbourhood policy and evaluation.
Jon is Senior Editor of the new journal Urban Transitions, Editorial Board Member of Wellbeing, Space and Society, and an Honorary Senior Research Fellow at the University of Glasgow, UK.
Availability
- Dr Jonathan Olsen is:
- Available for supervision
Fields of research
Qualifications
- Doctor of Philosophy of Epidemiology, Cardiff University
Research interests
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Mobility, Health & Environmental Exposure
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Urban Liveability & Community Wellbeing
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Healthy and equitable places
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Socioeconomic impacts of place-based planning policies
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Social and geographical impacts of climate change on health
Works
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2025
Journal Article
Urban park features and cardiovascular disease: a prospective analysis of 377,817 UK biobank participants
Caryl, Fiona, Olsen, Jonathan R., Astell-Burt, Thomas, Feng, Xiaoqi, Nicholls, Natalie, Pell, Jill and Mitchell, Richard (2025). Urban park features and cardiovascular disease: a prospective analysis of 377,817 UK biobank participants. Environment International, 206 109913, 1-10. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109913
2025
Journal Article
Is objectively measured exposure to built and natural environment associated with population-level cardiovascular disease mortality in Great Britain?
Macdonald, Laura, Nicholls, Natalie, Caryl, Fiona, Olsen, Jonathan R., Fecht, Daniela and Mitchell, Richard (2025). Is objectively measured exposure to built and natural environment associated with population-level cardiovascular disease mortality in Great Britain?. SSM - Population Health, 32 101875, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ssmph.2025.101875
2025
Journal Article
Transition towards healthcare ‘net zero’: modelling condition-specific patient travel carbon emission estimations by transport mode in a retrospective population-based cohort study, Greater Glasgow, UK
Olsen, Jonathan R, Nicholls, Natalie, Tran, Tran Quoc Bao, Pell, Jill, Lewsey, Jim, Dundas, Ruth, Friday, Jocelyn, Du Toit, Clea, Lip, Stefanie, Mackay, Daniel, Stevenson, Alan, Mitchell, Richard and Padmanabhan, Sandosh (2025). Transition towards healthcare ‘net zero’: modelling condition-specific patient travel carbon emission estimations by transport mode in a retrospective population-based cohort study, Greater Glasgow, UK. BMJ Open, 15 (11) e107016, e107016. doi: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-107016
2025
Journal Article
Walkable by nature? Adding green and blue space to walkability indices and assessment of socioeconomic inequalities
Del Rosario, Lauren, Astell-Burt, Thomas, Olsen, Jonathan R., Thompson, Susan, Mitchell, Richard and Feng, Xiaoqi (2025). Walkable by nature? Adding green and blue space to walkability indices and assessment of socioeconomic inequalities. Environmental Research, 284 122278, 1-12. doi: 10.1016/j.envres.2025.122278
2025
Journal Article
Payments for ecosystem services and their impacts on health and wellbeing: a systematic review
Calderon, M, Campbell, M, Kopasker, D, Borbor-Cordova, M J, Niedzwiedz, C, Rojeab Bravo, B, Firmino de SousaFilho, J, Broadbent, P, Olsen, J R and Vittal Katikireddi, S (2025). Payments for ecosystem services and their impacts on health and wellbeing: a systematic review. European Journal of Public Health, 35 (Supplement_4) ckaf161.1330. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaf161.1330
2025
Journal Article
Park types and equity: Who has access to what? A national assessment of multidimensional park qualities and socioeconomic disparities across Local Authorities in Great Britain
Hepburn, Jess, Olsen, Jonathan R., Mitchell, Richard, Astell-Burt, Thomas, Feng, Xiaoqi and Caryl, Fiona (2025). Park types and equity: Who has access to what? A national assessment of multidimensional park qualities and socioeconomic disparities across Local Authorities in Great Britain. Urban Forestry and Urban Greening, 112 128930, 128930-112. doi: 10.1016/j.ufug.2025.128930
2025
Journal Article
Climate anxiety by occupation: Multilevel analysis across 20 European countries over eight years
Niedzwiedz, C, Olsen, J, Balogh, R, Katikireddi, SV, Leyland, A, Meier, P, Pell, J, Raza, A and Demou, E (2025). Climate anxiety by occupation: Multilevel analysis across 20 European countries over eight years. European Journal of Public Health, 35 (Supplement_4) ckaf161.653. doi: 10.1093/eurpub/ckaf161.653
2025
Journal Article
From the compact city to the x-minute neighborhood: a systematic review of the health and wellbeing impacts of sustainable urban development models (SUDMs) on women
Stevenson, Amy, Ponce Hardy, Vicki, Bailey, Nick, Toney, Jaime, Olsen, Jonathan R. and Meier, Petra (2025). From the compact city to the x-minute neighborhood: a systematic review of the health and wellbeing impacts of sustainable urban development models (SUDMs) on women. Journal of Urban Health, 102 (4), 883-904. doi: 10.1007/s11524-025-00990-z
2025
Journal Article
Physical activity, air pollution, and incident long-term conditions: a prospective cohort study
Huang, Minshan, Olsen, Jonathan R., Trost, Stewart G., Celis-Morales, Carlos, Pell, Jill P. and Ho, Frederick K. (2025). Physical activity, air pollution, and incident long-term conditions: a prospective cohort study. BMC Medicine, 23 (1) 491, 1. doi: 10.1186/s12916-025-04338-x
2025
Conference Publication
P17 Socioeconomic health inequalities in teenage pregnancy in Ecuador: a population-based study
Ortiz, Diego Andrade, Dundas, Ruth, Olsen, Jonathan R and Ster, Irina Chis (2025). P17 Socioeconomic health inequalities in teenage pregnancy in Ecuador: a population-based study. BMJ Publishing Group Ltd. doi: 10.1136/jech-2025-ssmabstracts.94
2025
Journal Article
The impacts of Payment for Ecosystem Services programmes on health and wellbeing: a systematic review protocol
Calderon, Micaela, Campbell, Mhairi, Kopasker, Daniel, Borbor-Cordova, Mercy J., Wells, Valerie, Niedzwiedz, Claire, Rojeab Bravo, Batul, de Sousa Filho, J. Firmino, Broadbent, Philip, Olsen, Jonathan R. and Katikireddi, S. Vittal (2025). The impacts of Payment for Ecosystem Services programmes on health and wellbeing: a systematic review protocol. NIHR Open Research, 5, 1-14. doi: 10.3310/nihropenres.13928.1
2025
Conference Publication
Active and connected: place utilisation to enhance physical and social activity in mid-to-older adults
Tadrous, R., Palmer, V., Olsen, J. R., Anderson, M., Lewis, R., Mitchell, K., Thomson, M., Rigby, B., Moore, L. A. R. and Simpson, S. A. (2025). Active and connected: place utilisation to enhance physical and social activity in mid-to-older adults. British Geriatrics Society Spring Meeting 2025, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 9-11 April 2025. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afaf133.098
2025
Conference Publication
Healthy ageing in place: perspectives on ‘local’ and age-friendliness in the built environment
Tadrous, R., Palmer, V., Olsen, J. R., Anderson, M., Lewis, R., Mitchell, K., Thomson, M., Rigby, B., Moore, L. A. R. and Simpson, S. A. (2025). Healthy ageing in place: perspectives on ‘local’ and age-friendliness in the built environment. British Geriatrics Society Spring Meeting 2025, Belfast, Northern Ireland, 9-11 April 2025. Oxford, United Kingdom: Oxford University Press. doi: 10.1093/ageing/afaf133.093
2025
Journal Article
Social network characteristics associated with mid-to-older aged adults’ co-engagement in physical activity
Anderson, Martin, Letina, Srebrenka, McCann, Mark, Milicev, Jelena, Dibben, Grace, MacDonald, Abi, Mitchell, Kirstin, Moore, Laurence, Olsen, Jonathan R., Palmer, Victoria J., Rigby, Benjamin P., Simpson, Sharon A., Thomson, Meigan and Long, Emily (2025). Social network characteristics associated with mid-to-older aged adults’ co-engagement in physical activity. PLoS One, 20 (5) e0319981, 1-19. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0319981
2025
Journal Article
Associations of built environment features with multimorbidity: A systematic review protocol
Carr, Alistair L., Broadbent, Philip, Ho, Frederick K., Jani, Bhautesh, Olsen, Jonathan R., Wells, Valerie and Mair, Frances (2025). Associations of built environment features with multimorbidity: A systematic review protocol. Journal of Multimorbidity and Comorbidity, 15, 1-10. doi: 10.1177/26335565251333278
2025
Journal Article
Coming to terms with climate change: a glossary for climate change impacts on mental health and well-being
Niedzwiedz, Claire L., Olsen, Jonathan R., Rizeq, Jala, Afework, Tsion, Hill-Harding, Chiara K. V., Shaw, Richard J., Thomas, Rhian, Kariuki, Symon M., Katikireddi, Srinivasa Vittal, Weaver, Andrew J., Martin, Gina, Parr, Hester and Papies, Esther K. (2025). Coming to terms with climate change: a glossary for climate change impacts on mental health and well-being. Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health, 79 (4) e222716, 295-301. doi: 10.1136/jech-2024-222716
2025
Journal Article
Sociodemographic and geographic inequalities in exposure to projected hot and extreme summer days in England: a nationwide socio-spatial analysis
Olsen, Jonathan R., Niedzwiedz, Claire, Nicholls, Natalie, Wheeler, Benedict W., Ho, Frederick K. and Pell, Jill P. (2025). Sociodemographic and geographic inequalities in exposure to projected hot and extreme summer days in England: a nationwide socio-spatial analysis. Environment International, 197 109351, 1-11. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2025.109351
2025
Journal Article
Linkages between socioeconomic inequalities, pro-environmental behaviours, climate change concerns and experiences, and wellbeing outcomes in England
Olsen, Jonathan R., Niedzwiedz, Claire L., Dundas, Ruth, Rizeq, Jala, Baranyi, Gergő, Katikireddi, Srinivasa Vittal and Pell, Jill (2025). Linkages between socioeconomic inequalities, pro-environmental behaviours, climate change concerns and experiences, and wellbeing outcomes in England. Sustainable Environment, 11 (1) 2500182, 1. doi: 10.1080/27658511.2025.2500182
2024
Journal Article
How could 20-minute neighbourhoods impact health and health inequalities? A policy scoping review
Pollack, Roxana, Olsen, Jonathan R., Heppenstall, Alison, Hoehn, Andreas, Boyd, Jennifer, Hardy, Vicki Ponce, Littlejohn, Jennifer, Stevenson, Amy, Mitchell, Richard, Meier, Petra and Stokes, Jonathan (2024). How could 20-minute neighbourhoods impact health and health inequalities? A policy scoping review. BMC Public Health, 24 (1) 3426, 1-16. doi: 10.1186/s12889-024-20928-5
2024
Journal Article
Individual, social and area level factors associated with older people's walking: Analysis of an UK household panel study (Understanding Society)
Olsen, Jonathan R., Whitley, Elise, Long, Emily, Rigby, Benjamin P., Macdonald, Laura, Dibben, Grace O., Palmer, Victoria J., Benzeval, Michaela, Mitchell, Kirstin, McCann, Mark, Anderson, Martin, Thomson, Meigan, Moore, Laurence and Simpson, Sharon A. (2024). Individual, social and area level factors associated with older people's walking: Analysis of an UK household panel study (Understanding Society). Social Science and Medicine, 358 117083, 1-8. doi: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2024.117083
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