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In Review
Shaw CN & Longman DP. A love letter to Nature Exposure research; evolutionary theory is key to advancing the field by explaining the Why, What & How.
In Preparation
Putland MJ, Bailey S, Chrismas B, Clemes S, Ewers M, Ho YL, Jones E, Lintuluoto A, Naik R, Rahimi HL, XiangH, Willems E, Shaw CN*, Longman DP*. Running wild: Forest running enhances performance, enjoyment, mood and future exercise intentions. Evolution, Medicine and Public Health.
*shared senior authorship.
Van der Bie Z, Schmoll R, Sommacal G, Keusch L, Szazvai M, Henzelin J, Mark L, Rihs L, Millet G, Suarez G, Muller S, Kreuzwieser J, Gessler A, Longman DP* & Shaw CN*. Forest Type and Environmental Attributes differentially influence Physiological and Psychological Biomarkers in forest and urban environments.
*shared senior authorship.
Szazvai M, Van der Bie Z, Schmoll R, Henzelin J, Rihs L, Sommacal G, Keusch L, Mark L, Millet G, Suarez G, Muller S, Kreuzwieser J, Gessler A, Shaw CN* Longman DP*. Beyond the City Limits; Hiking in Two Forest Environments Improves Mood and Exercise Motivation, with Benefits Linked to Natural Acoustics.
*shared senior authorship.
Lussi M, Longman DP*, Shaw CN*, Arora N*. Human – Environment Microbial Exchange.
*shared senior authorship.
Longman DP & Shaw CN. (2026). Homo sapiens, industrialisation and the Environmental Mismatch Hypothesis. Biological Reviews. https://doi.org/10.1111/brv.70094
2026
Longman DP, Todorova Y, Bailey S, Bishop N, Davidson M, Drewer J, Dwyer C, James LJ, Millet J, Dwyer C, Lintuluoto A, Neville V, Nor Azian R, Putland M, Roberts T, Xi Y &Shaw CN. (2026). Outpaced by Industry: Industrial Environments Reduce Endurance, With Implications for Evolutionary Fitness. American Journal of Biological Anthropology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.70270
Other papers from HEEP members
Longman DP, Murray A, Brown EL, Lewis C, Millis RM, Nowak TJ, Udquim KIT, Muehlenbein MP, Wells JCK & Stock JT. (2026). Experimental evidence of life history trade-offs during ultra-endurance physical activity. Evolutionary Human Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1017/ehs.2026.10040
Murray, A, Longman DP, Brown EL, Nowak TJ, Muehlenbein MP, Wells JCK & Stock JT. (2026). Birth weight shapes renal damage from prolonged endurance activity later in life. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2026.1800460
Mougin L, Stennett R, Ely BR, Taylor L, Adams WM, Blagrove RC, Longman DP & Mears SA. (2026). Heat preparation and nutrition strategies for a 100-mile ultramarathon in extreme heat: A questionnaire study at the Western States Endurance Run. Journal of Science and Medicine in Sport. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jsams.2026.05.014
Longman DP, Van Hedger SC, McEwan K, Griffin E, Hannon C, Harvey I, Kikuta T, Nickles M, O’Donnell E, Pham V, Robinson J, Slater R, Szazvai M, Williams J & Shaw CN. (2025). Forest soundscapes improve mood, restoration and cognition, but not physiological stress or immunity, relative to industrial soundscapes. Nature Scientific Reports 15, 33967. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-11469-x
2025
Longman DP, Todorova Y., Bishop NC, Coates JK, James L J, Lintuluoto A & Shaw CN. (2025). Forest breaks improve employees’ health and attitudes towards work. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 129142. doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2025.129142
Other papers from HEEP members
Chandanathil M, Longman DP, Nowak T, Wells JCK, Stock JT, Muehlenbein M, Schneiders H, Kelly NL, Gorantla VR, Lewis C & Millis RM. (2025). Waves of Endurance: A Pilot Study of Beta Brain Wave Signatures Linked to Immune Adaptation in Transatlantic Rowers. Cureus. http://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.84059
2024
Other papers from HEEP members
Debevec T, Longman DP & Bourgois JG. (2024). Defining adaptation within applied physiology – is there room for improvement? Frontiers in Physiology. https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2024.1459026
Chandanathil M, Longman DP, Nowak T, Wells JCK, Muehlenbein M, Stock JT, Gorantla VR, Lewis C & Millis RM. (2024). Brainwave Patterns and Metabolic Adaptations in Rowers Crossing the Atlantic: A Case Series Pilot Study. Cureus. https://doi.org/10.7759/cureus.74731
Todorova Y, Wellings I, Thompson H, Barutcu A, James L, Bishop N, O’Donnell, Shaw CN* & Longman DP*. (2023). Additional Health Benefits Observed Following a Nature Walk Compared to a Green Urban Walk in Healthy Females. Urban Science 7, no. 3: 85. doi.org/10.3390/urbansci7030085.
*shared senior authorship.
2023
Longman DP, Shaw CN, Varela-Mato V, Sherry AP, Ruettger K, Sayyah M, Guest A, Chen YL, Paine NJ, King JA & Clemes SA. Time in Nature Associated with Decreased Fatigue in UK Truck Drivers. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18, no. 6: 3158. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph18063158.
Other papers from HEEP members
Longman DP, Dolan E, Wells JCK & Stock JT. (2023). Patterns of energy allocation during energetic scarcity; evolutionary insights from ultra-endurance events. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2023.111422
Dolan E, Koehler K, Areta J, Longman DP & Pontzer H. (2023). Energy constraint and compensation: Insights from endurance athletes. Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology, Part A. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2023.111500
Longman DP, Wells JCK & Stock JT. (2023). Human energetic stress associated with upregulation of spatial cognition. American Journal of Biological Anthropology. https://doi.org/10.1002/ajpa.24820