Natalie Colabianchi
Professor of Kinesiology, Associate Dean for Research, School of Kinesiology and Research Professor, Survey Research Center, Institute for Social Research
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BIO
Dr. Colabianchi’s research focuses on the role of environments and policies in facilitating physical activity behavior in children and adults. She has completed a number of federally-funded studies that have examined the influence of parks and playgrounds as well as school and neighborhood environments. She is also interested in physical activity measurement including accelerometry and direct observation. She is the principal investigator on two NIH grants: Improving Environmental Measures in Obesity Research Using Innovative Technology and Built Environments on Stroke Risk and Stroke Disparities in a National Sample.
- Cathy L. Antonakos, Ian-Marshall Lang, Stephanie Miller, Suzanne E. Judd, Matthew L. Flaherty, Natalie Colabianchi. 2026. Development intensity and incident stroke risk: a longitudinal study of the REGARDS cohort. Cities & Health
- Pate, Russell R., Dowda, Marsha, McLain, Alexander C., Natalie Colabianchi, Woodward-Lopez, Gail, Schultz, Jerry A., Frongillo, Edward A.. 2026. Characteristics of Community Programs and Policies: Associations With Physical Activity in Youth. American Journal of Preventive Medicine 70(4):108210.
- Marenus, Michele W., Marzec, Mary, Kilbourne, Amy, Natalie Colabianchi, Chen, Weiyun. 2025. Workplace Culture of Health, Remote Work, and Employee Well-being: A Mixed-Methods Study. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine 67(10):813-822.
- Zhu, Wenfei, Li, Yanbing, Zhao, Chenxi, Howard, Virginia J, Wadley, Virginia G, Judd, Suzanne E, Natalie Colabianchi, McClure, Leslie A, Hooker, Steven P, Sun, Yuliang. 2024. Changes in Adiposity and Cognitive Function in Older Adults: The REGARDS Study. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B 79(3):gbad184.
- Ian-Marshall Lang, Cathy L Antonakos, Suzanne E Judd, Natalie Colabianchi. 2024. Intake of Snacks and Sweets in a National Study of Built and Social Environments: the REasons For Geographic and Racial Differences in Stroke Study. The Journal of Nutrition 154(7):2300-2314.
- Marenus, Michele W., Marzec, Mary, Kilbourne, Amy, Natalie Colabianchi, Chen, Weiyun. 2024. Workplace culture of health and employee physical activity: the moderating effects of gender and depression. Discover Psychology 4:70.
- Ian-Marshall Lang, Anna L. Fischer, Cathy L. Antonakos, Stephanie S. Miller, Rebecca E. Hasson, Russell R. Pate, Vicki L. Collie-Akers, Natalie Colabianchi. 2024. Neighborhood environments underpin screen time intervention success in children: Evidence from a study of greenspace and community programming across 130 US communities. Health & Place 89:103341.
- Ian-Marshall Lang, Yeonwoo Kim, orrene D. Ritchie, Lauren E. Au, Natalie Colabianchi. 2024. Looking to the past: Investigating 10-year place histories as a determinant of home food environments in the Healthy Communities Study. Social Science & Medicine 363:117478.
- Leah E. Robinson, Natalie Colabianchi, Rebecca E. Hasson, Kathryn Heinze, Dominique Kinnett-Hopkins, NaRi Shin. 2024. Harnessing the Power of Sport and Physical Activity for Social Change: An Interdisciplinary Approach to Address Health Equity. Kinesiology Review 14(1):23-29.
- Kim, Yeonwoo, Lee, Ahyoung, Nahal, Darashagam, Natalie Colabianchi. 2024. Neighborhood Social and Physical Environments and Sedentary Behaviors: Importance of Early Childhood in Shaping Health Behaviors. Journal of Urban Health 101(6):1104-1112.