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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. Evolution, Medicine and Public Health.
In Preparation
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. Outpaced by Industry: Industrial settings reduce endurance and the implications for evolutionary fitness. For American Journal of Biological Anthropology.
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. For 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, 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. Forest soundscapes improve mood, restoration and cognition, but not physiological stress or immunity, relative to industrial soundscapes. Sci Rep 15, 33967. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-025-11469-x
2025
Longman DP & Shaw CN. Homo sapiens, industrialisation and the Environmental Mismatch Hypothesis. Biological Reviews. doi.org/10.1111/brv.70094
Longman DP, Todorova Y., Bishop NC, Coates JK, James L J, Lintuluoto A & Shaw CN. Forest breaks improve employees’ health and attitudes towards work. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 129142. doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2025.129142
Todorova Y, Wellings I, Thompson H, Barutcu A, James L, Bishop N, O’Donnell, Shaw CN*, Longman DP*. “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 et al. “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.