Bryce Lowery
Pronouns: He/Him
Distinguished Lecturer of City Planning
School of Public Affairs
College of Professional Studies and Fine Arts
SDSU / University of Oklahoma
Bio
I am currently serving as Distinguished Lecturer of City Planning at San Diego State University School of Public Affairs and Visiting Scholar at the San Diego State University Institute for Innovative Governance. I previously served as Associate Professor of Planning, Landscape Architecture, and Design at the University of Oklahoma.
My research focuses on environmental and social influences of neighborhood well being as well as land use policies that aim to improve community health. I use spatial modeling and analysis of the built environment to better understand how communities come to support land use policies that improve the quality of life and well being of local residents. I am particularly interested in access to food and exposure to harmful messaging via outdoor advertising and the availability of cannabis retail in neighborhoods.
Education
- PhD - City Planning - University of Southern California
- MLA - California State Polytechnic University - Pomona
- MS - Environmental Policy - University of Michigan
- BA Economics/Environmental Studies - University of Southern California
Areas of Specialization
public health, spatial planning, municipal policy, urban design
Courses
- PA 320 Introduction to City Planning
- PA 605 Seminar in Applied Research
- PA 795 Capstone in Public Affairs
Publications
Patterns of Tobacco Retailer Count by Zoning Designations and Sociodemographic Characteristics in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma
Health and Place 95
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.healthplace.2025.103496
Herbert L, Giovenco DP, Flores I, Chen M, Lowery BC, Chery-Mullen E, Meaney M, Kong AY
Neighborhood Sociodemographic Correlates of Cannabis Dispensary Availability in States
with Legalized Adult Recreational Use, United States, 2021
Journal of Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research
https://doi.org/10.1089/can.2024.0065
Lowery B, Swayne, M, Kong AY
Societal Transformation through Social Entrepreneurial Action Research Journal of Public Policy and Marketing 43(3): 218-233 https://doi.org/10.1177/07439156241236769
Castro I, Swayne M, Lowery B, Gonzalez G
Building a Bridge: Exploring the Intersection of Social Work, Architecture, and Regional and City Planning for Stronger Communities Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship 16(2):1-8
https://doi.org/10.54656/jces.v16i2.520
*Roberts E, *Watson B, *Johnson E, Miller C, Lowery B, *Delroshan S, *Thomas K, *Wilson H, McLeod D
Analysis of Mobility Patterns to Oklahoma Foodbanks During the SARS-COV-2 Pandemic Transport Findings
https://doi.org/10.32866/001c.77841
Swayne MRE, Lowery BC, *Dundes N, *Reeves H
Outdoor Medical Cannabis Advertising in Oklahoma: Examining regulatory compliance and social meanings in billboard content
Substance Use and Misuse 11: 1425-1437
https://doi.org/10.1080/10826084.2023.2223299
McQuoid J, Lowery B, Wright L, Cohn A
Seeing is Believing: How cannabis marketing exposure is associated with cannabis use attitudes and behavior in a permissive medical cannabis policy environment
The American Journal of Addictions 23(4): 333-342
https://doi.org/10.1111/ajad.13390
Cohn AM, Alexander AC, Ehlke SJ, Smith, MA, Lowery BC, McQuoid J, Kendzor DE
Population and Neighborhood Correlates of Cannabis Dispensary Locations in Oklahoma.
Cannabis 6(1): 99-113
https://doi.org/10.26828/cannabis/2023.01.008
Cohn A, Sedani A, Niznik T, Alexander A, Lowery B, McQuoid J, Campbell J
Relationships between Proximity to Grocery Stores and Oklahoma Early Care and Education Classroom Nutrition Practices
Preventive Medicine Reports 29: 101917
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pmedr.2022.101917
*Williams BD, Sisson S, Lowery B, Dev D, Horm D, Campbell J, Finneran D, Graef-Downard J
Food environments and gut microbiome health: availability of healthy foods, alcohol, and tobacco in a rural Oklahoma tribal community.
Discover Food 2: 20
https://doi.org/10.1007/s44187-022-00020-w
Jervis L, Bray L, Cox D, Tallbull G, Lowery B, Spicer P
Mapping EBT Store Closures through the COVID-19 Pandemic in a Low-income, Food-insecure Community in San Diego
Preventing Chronic Disease 19: 210410
http://dx.doi.org/10.5888/pcd19.210410
Lowery B, Swayne MRE, Castro IA, Embury J
Food Waste, Preference, and Cost: Perceived Barriers and Self-reported Food Service Best Practices in Family Child Care Homes
Childhood Obesity 18(8): 548-555
https://doi.org/10.1089/chi.2021.0251
Patel D, *Butzer D, *Williams B, Dev D, Horm D, Finneran D, Lowery B, Campbell J, Sisson S
Associations Between Community Nutrition Environments and Early Care and Education Barriers to Classroom Nutrition Practices
Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 53 (7): S8
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jneb.2021.04.026
*Williams BD, Sisson S, Lowery B, Dev D, Horm D, Campbell J, Finneran D, Graef-Downard J
Associations between Community Built Environments and Early Care and Education Classroom Physical Activity Practices and Barriers International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18 (12): 6524
https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18126524
*Williams BD, Sisson S, Dev D, Lowery B, Horm D, Campbell J, Finneran D, Graef-Downard J, Whaley L
Associations between Community Nutrition Environments and
Early Care and Education Classroom Nutrition Practices
Current Developments in Nutrition 5(2): 994
https://doi.org/10.1093/cdn/nzab051_038
*Williams BD, Sisson S, Lowery B, Dev D, Horm D, Campbell J, Finneran D, Graef-Downard J
Integrating transit data and travel time into food security analysis: A case study of San Diego, California
Applied Geography 131: 102461
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apgeog.2021.102461
Swayne MRE, Lowery BC
Outdoor Advertising: Landmarks of the Experience Economy
Interdisciplinary Journal of Wayfinding and Signage 3(2): 21-28 https://doi.org/10.15763/issn.2470-9670.2019.v3.i2.a47
Lowery BC
Justice and Urban Design
The New Companion to Urban Design.
T. Banerjee, A. Loukaitou-Sideris (eds.). Routledge: 509-518
Lowery BC, Schweitzer LA
Do Farmers’ Markets Increase Access to Healthy Foods for all Communities? Comparing Markets in 24 Neighborhoods in Los Angeles
Journal of the American Planning Association 82(3): 252-266 https://doi.org/10.1080/01944363.2016.1181000
Lowery B, Sloane D, Payán D, Illum J, Lewis LB
Planning for Private Consumption and Collective Beauty:
Regulating Outdoor Advertising in Los Angeles, 1881-2014
Journal of Planning History 15(3): 119-209
https://doi.org/10.1177%2F1538513215607731
Lowery B
The Prospects and Problems of Integrating Sketch Maps with Geographic Information Systems (GIS) to Understand Environmental Perception: A case study of mapping youth fear in Los Angeles gang neighborhoods
Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design 41(2): 251-271
https://doi.org/10.1068%2Fb38151
Curtis JW, Shiau E, Lowery B, Sloane C, Hennigan K, Curtis A
The Prevalence of Harmful Content on Outdoor Advertising in Los Angeles: Land use, community characteristics, and the spatial inequality of a public health nuisance
American Journal of Public Health 104(4): 658–664
https://doi.org/10.2105/AJPH.2013.301694
Lowery BC, Sloane DC