Gina Besenyi, MPH

PhD Student
University of South Carolina, Arnold School of Public Health
Department of Health Promotion Education and Behavior
800 Sumter Room 216
Columbia, SC
USA 29208
Email: besenyi@email.sc.edu

Biographical Sketch: Gina Besenyi, is a doctoral student in the Arnold School of Public Health at the University of South Carolina. Her research focuses on how built environment attributes and community design promote active living. Specifically, her research explores the role of parks and green space and how their availability, accessibility, and design influence physical activity behavior. Gina completed her MPH at Kansas State University and is currently pursuing a PhD in Health Promotion, Education, and Behavior.

Papers:
3090.0 Land uses, incivilities, and unhealthy retail outlets around parks: Differences by neighborhood income and race/ethnicity 3201.0 Qualitatively exploring sedentary park users perceptions of social and physical park environments: A pilot study