Geoffrey Donovan, PhD

Treesearch Publications

• Geoffrey Donovan, Jeffrey P. Prestemon, Abigail Kaminski, Yvonne L. Michael. 2025. The association between tree planting and birth outcomes
• Geoffrey Donovan, Monika Derrien, Kendra Wendel, Yvonne L. Michael. 2024. Old lessons for new science: How sacred-tree metaphors can inform studies of the public-health benefits of the natural environment
• Andrea Watts, Geoffrey Donovan, Demetrios Gatziolis. 2024. Plant a tree and save a life? The value of planting more trees in urban areas
• Geoffrey Donovan, Jeffrey P. Prestemon, Yashar Vasef, Abigail Kaminski. 2023. How a random conversation led to innovative research: Perspectives from a scientist and an urban-forestry practitioner
• Geoffrey Donovan, Phillip Rodbell, Michelle Kondo. 2023. Sustaining human and community health through urban forestry
• John D. Potter, Collin Brooks, Geoffrey Donovan, Chris Cunningham, Jeroen Douwes. 2023. A perspective on green, blue, and grey spaces, biodiversity, microbiota, and human health
• Sara L. Godina, Andrea L. Rosso, Jana A. Hirsch, Lilah M. Besser, Gina S. Lovasi, Geoffrey Donovan, Parveen K. Garg, Jonathan M. Platt, Annette L. Fitzpatrick, Oscar L. Lopez, Michelle C. Carlson, Yvonne L. Michael. 2023. Neighborhood greenspace and cognition: The cardiovascular health study
• Geoffrey Donovan, Demetrios Gatziolis, Monika Derrien, Yvonne L. Michael, Jeffrey P. Prestemon, Jeroen Douwes. 2022. Shortcomings of the normalized difference vegetation index as an exposure metric
• Igor Burstyn, Geoffrey Donovan, Yvonne L. Michael, Sarah Jovan. 2022. Association of polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in moss with blood biomarker among nearby residents in Portland, Oregon
• Maria Torres Toda, Demetris Avraam, Timothy James Cadman, Serena Fossati, Montserrat de Castro, Audrius Dedele, Geoffrey Donovan, Ahmed Elhakeem, Marisa Estarlich, Amanda Fernandes, Romy Gonçalves, Regina Grazuleviciene, Jennifer R. Harris, Margreet Harskamp-van Ginkel, Barbara Heude, Jesús Ibarluzea, Carmen Iñiguez, Vincent WV Jaddoe, Deborah Lawlor, Aitana Lertxundi, Johanna Lepeule, Rosemary McEachan, Giovenale Moirano, Johanna LT Nader, Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen, Marie Pedersen, Costanza Pizzi, Theano Roumeliotaki, Susana Santos, Jordi Sunyer, Tiffany Yang, Marina Vafeiadi, Tanja GM Vrijkotte, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Martine Vrijheid, Maria Foraster, Payam Dadvand. 2022. Exposure to natural environments during pregnancy and birth outcomes in 11 European birth cohorts
• Geoffrey Donovan, Jeffrey P. Prestemon, Demetrios Gatziolis, Yvonne L. Michael, Abigail Kaminski, Payam Dadvand. 2022. The association between tree planting and mortality: A natural experiment and cost-benefit analysis
• Jeroen Douwes, Collin Brooks, Geoffrey Donovan, John D. Potter. 2022. Epidemiology of green space and health: a walk in the park?
• Sylvia Kantor, Geoffrey Donovan, Demetrios Gatziolis, Jeroen Douwes. 2022. 50 shades of green: Exposure to plant diversity protects against human immune system diseases
• Kim Hartley, Patrick H. Ryan, Gordon L. Gillespie, Joseph Perazzo, J. Michael Wright, Glenn E. Rice, Geoffrey Donovan, Rebecca Gernes, Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey, Grace LeMasters, Cole Brokamp. 2022. Residential greenness, asthma, and lung function among children at high risk of allergic sensitization: a prospective cohort study
• Yan Li, Xianyu Wang, Jean Feary McKenzie, Andrea 't Mannetje, Soo Cheng, Chang He, Janet Leathem, Neil Pearce, Jordi Sunyer, Brenda Eskenazi, Ruby Yeh, Lesa L. Aylward, Geoffrey Donovan, Jochen F. Mueller, Jeroen Douwes. 2022. Pesticide exposure in New Zealand school-aged children: Urinary concentrations of biomarkers and assessment of determinants
• Itzel Castro-Mendoza, José René Valdez-Lazalde, Geoffrey Donovan, Tomás Martínez Trinidad, Francisca Ofelia Plascencia Escalante, Williams Vázquez Morales. 2022. Does land-use affect the temperature distribution across the city of Tuxtla Gutiérrez, Chiapas, México?
• Geoffrey Donovan, Jeffrey P. Prestemon, Abigail Kaminski. 2022. The natural environment and social cohesion: Tree planting is associated with increased voter turnout in Portland, Oregon
• Geoffrey Donovan, Demetrios Gatziolis, Andrea 't Mannetje, Robert Weinkove, Caroline Fyfe, Jeroen Douwes. 2021. An empirical test of the biodiversity hypothesis: Exposure to plant diversity is associated with a reduced risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukemia
• Jeffrey P. Prestemon, David T. Butry, Abigail R. Kaminski, Geoffrey Donovan, Vicente Monleon. 2021. The politics of urban trees: Tree planting is associated with gentrification in Portland, Oregon
• Geoffrey Donovan, Shawn M. Landry, Demetrios Gatziolis. 2021. The natural environment, plant diversity, and adult asthma: A retrospective observational study using the CDC's 500 Cities Project Data
• Geoffrey Donovan, Demetrios Gatziolis, Kristen Jakstis, Saskia Comess. 2019. The natural environment and birth outcomes: Comparting 3D exposure metrics derived from LiDAR to 2D metrics based on the normalized difference vegetation index
• Geoffrey Donovan, Yvonne L Michael, Demetrios Gatziolis, Andrea' t Mannetje, Jeroen Douwes. 2019. Association between exposure to the natural environment, rurality, and attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder in children in New Zealand: a linkage study
• Jeffrey P. Prestemon, Frank H. H. Koch, Geoffrey Donovan, Mary T. Lihou. 2019. Cannabis legalization by states reduces illegal growing on US national forests
• Rebecca Gernes, Cole Brokamp, Glenn E. Rice, J. Michael Wright, Michelle Kondo, Yvonne L. Michael, Geoffrey Donovan, Demetrios Gatziolis, David Bernstein, Grace K. LeMasters, James E. Lockey, Gurjit K. Khurana Hershey, Patrick H. Ryan. 2019. Using high-resolution residential greenspace measures in an urban environment to assess risks of allergy outcomes in children
• Geoffrey Donovan, Demetrios Gatziolis, Jeroen Douwes. 2019. Relationship between exposure to the natural environment and recovery from hip or knee arthroplasty: a New Zealand retrospective cohort study
• Geoffrey Donovan, Shawn Landry, Cody Winter. 2019. Urban trees, house price, and redevelopment pressure in Tampa, Florida
• Geoffrey Donovan. 2018. The 2017 Tane Mahuta public lecture: The benefits of urban trees: from the intuitive to the surprising
• Geoffrey Donovan, Demetrios Gatziolis, Ian Longley, Jeroen Douwes. 2018. Vegetation diversity protects against childhood asthma: results from a large New Zealand birth cohort
• Geoffrey Donovan. 2017. Including public-health benefits of trees in urban-forestry decision making
• Michelle Kondo, SeungHoon Han, Geoffrey Donovan, John M. MacDonald. 2017. The association between urban trees and crime: Evidence from the spread of the emerald ash borer in Cincinnati
• Frank H. H. Koch, Jeffrey P. Prestemon, Geoffrey Donovan, Everett A. Hinkley, John M. Chase. 2016. Predicting cannabis cultivation on national forests using a rational choice framework
• Geoffrey Donovan, David T. Butry, Megan Mao. 2016. Statistical analysis of vegetation and stormwater runoff in an urban watershed during summer and winter storms in Portland, Oregon, U.S
• Ikuho Kochi, Patricia A. Champ, John B. Loomis, Geoffrey Donovan. 2016. Valuing morbidity effects of wildfire smoke exposure from the 2007 Southern California wildfires
• Rebecca Gernes, Richard Hertzberg, Margaret MacDonell, Glenn Rice, J. Michael Wright, Glennon Beresin, Travis Miller, Julia Africa, Geoffrey Donovan, J. Aaron Hipp, Perry Hystad, Laura Jackson, Michelle Kondo, Richard Mitchell, Mark Nieuwenhuijsen, Patrick Ryan, William Sullivan, Matilda Annerstedt van den Bosch. 2016. Estimating greenspace exposure and benefits for cumulative risk assessment applications
• John Mills, Pat Cunningham, Geoffrey Donovan. 2016. Urban forests and social inequality in the Pacific Northwest
• Jeffrey P. Prestemon, Linda E. Kruger, Karen Abt, Michael Bowker, Consuelo Brandeis, Dave E. Calkin, Geoffrey Donovan, Charlotte Ham, Thomas P. Holmes, Jeffrey Kline, Travis Warziniack. 2016. Economics and societal considerations of drought
• Demetrios Gatziolis, Sarah Jovan, Geoffrey Donovan, Michael Amacher, Vicente Monleon. 2016. Elemental atmospheric pollution assessment via moss-based measurements in Portland, Oregon
• Geoffrey Donovan, Sarah Jovan, Demetrios Gatziolis, Igor Burstyn, Yvonne L. Michael, Michael C. Amacher, Vicente Monleon. 2016. Using an epiphytic moss to identify previously unknown sources of atmospheric cadmium pollution
• Geoffrey Donovan, Lee K. Cerveny, Demetrios Gatziolis. 2016. If you build it, will they come?
• Geoffrey Donovan, Yvonne L. Michael, Demetrios Gatziolis, Jeffrey P. Prestemon, Eric A. Whitsel. 2015. Is tree loss associated with cardiovascular-disease risk in the Women's Health Initiative? A natural experiment
• Geoffrey Donovan, Sarah Jovan, Demetrios Gatziolis, Vicente Monleon. 2015. Moss as bio-indicators of human exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons in Portland, OR
• J.A. Benfield, G.N. Rainbolt, P.A. Bell, Geoffrey Donovan. 2015. Classrooms with nature views: Evidence of differing student perceptions and behaviors
• Geoffrey Donovan, John Mills. 2014. Environmental justice and factors that influence participation in tree planting programs in Portland, Oregon, U.S
• Geoffrey Donovan, Marie Oliver. 2014. Exploring connections between trees and human health
• Patricia A. Champ, Geoffrey Donovan, Christopher M. Barth. 2013. Living in a tinderbox: wildfire risk perceptions and mitigating behaviours
• Geoffrey Donovan, David T. Butry, Yvonne L. Michael, Jeffrey P. Prestemon, Andrew M. Liebhold, Demetrios Gatziolis, Megan Y. Mao. 2013. The relationship between trees and human health: evidence from the spread of the emerald ash borer
• Geoffrey Donovan, Jeffrey P. Prestemon. 2012. The Effect of Trees on Crime in Portland, Oregon
• Ikuho Kochi, Patricia A. Champ, John B. Loomis, Geoffrey Donovan. 2012. Valuing mortality impacts of smoke exposure from major southern California wildfires
• Geoffrey Donovan, Yvonne L. Michael, David T. Butry, Amy D. Sullivan, John M. Chase. 2012. Correspondence: comment on “Green Space, health inequality, and pregnancy.”
• John Kirkland, Geoffrey Donovan. 2011. Growing quality of life: urban trees, birth weight, and crime
• Geoffrey Donovan, David T. Butry. 2011. The effect of urban trees on the rental price of single-family homes in Portland, Oregon
• Geoffrey Donovan, Yvonne L. Michael, David T. Butry, Amy D. Sullivan, John M. Chase. 2011. Urban trees and the risk of poor birth outcomes
• Geoffrey Donovan, Jeffrey P. Prestemon, Krista Gebert. 2011. The effect of newspaper coverage and political pressure on wildfire suppression costs
• Geoffrey Donovan, Gail Wells. 2010. Calculating the green in green: What's an urban tree worth?
• Ikuho Kochi, Geoffrey Donovan, Patricia A. Champ, John B. Loomis. 2010. The economic cost of adverse health effects from wildfire-smoke exposure: A review
• Geoffrey Donovan, D.T. Butry. 2010. Trees in the city: valuing street trees in Portland, Oregon
• Patricia A. Champ, Geoffrey Donovan, Christopher M. Barth. 2010. Homebuyers and wildfire risk: A Colorado Springs case study
• Geoffrey Donovan, Patricia A. Champ. 2009. The Economic Benefits of Elk Viewing at the Jewell Meadows Wildlife Area in Oregon
• David Butry, Geoffrey Donovan. 2008. Protect Thy Neighbor: Investigating the Spatial Externalities of Community Wildfire Hazard Mitigation
• Geoffrey Donovan, Thomas C. Brown, Lisa Dale. 2008. Incentives and wildfire management in the United States
• Geoffrey Donovan, David T. Butry. 2008. Market-based approaches to tree valuation
• Jeffrey P. Prestemon, Geoffrey Donovan. 2008. Forecasting resource-allocation decisions under climate uncertainty: fire suppression with assessment of net benefits of research
• Geoffrey Donovan, Thomas C. Brown, Lisa Dale. 2008. Chapter 16: Incentives and wildfire management in the United States
• Geoffrey Donovan, Thomas C. Brown. 2008. Estimating the avoided fuel-reatment costs of wildfire
• Susan Hummel, Geoffrey Donovan, Thomas A. Spies, Miles Hemstrom. 2008. Conserving biodiversity using risk management: hoax or hope?
• Patricia A. Champ, Geoffrey Donovan, Christopher Barth. 2008. Wildfire risk and home purchase decisions.
• Geoffrey Donovan, Patricia A. Champ, David T. Butry. 2007. Wildfire risk and housing prices: a case study from colorado springs
• Geoffrey Donovan, Patricia A. Champ, David T. Butry. 2007. Measuring the efficacy of a wildfire education program in Colorado Springs
• Geoffrey Donovan, Thomas C. Brown. 2007. Be careful what you wish for: The legacy of Smokey Bear
• Geoffrey Donovan. 2006. Determining the optimal mix of federal and contract fire crews: a case study from the Pacific Northwest.
• Geoffrey Donovan, Peter Noordijk. 2005. Prediction errors in wildland fire situation analyses.
• Geoffrey Donovan, Thomas C. Brown. 2005. Wildfire management in the U.S. Forest Service: a brief history.
• Geoffrey Donovan, Thomas C. Brown. 2005. An alternative incentive structure for wildfire management on national forest land.
• Geoffrey Donovan, Peter Noordijk. 2005. Assessing the accuracy of wildland fire situation analysis (WFSA) fire size and suppression cost estimates.
• Geoffrey Donovan. 2005. A comparison of the costs of forest service and contract fire crews in the Pacific Northwest.
• Geoffrey Donovan, Hayley Hesseln, John Garth. 2005. Credit availability: a possible barrier to growth for the Alaska forest products industry?
• Geoffrey Donovan, David L. Nicholls, Joseph Roos. 2004. Sources of product information used by consumers when purchasing kitchen cabinets.
• Geoffrey Donovan, Hayley Hesseln. 2004. Consumer willingness to pay for a naturally decay-resistant wood product.
• Geoffrey Donovan. 2004. Consumer willingness to pay a price premium for standing-dead Alaska yellow-cedar.
• David L. Nicholls, Geoffrey Donovan, Joseph Roos. 2004. Consumer preferences for kitchen cabinets made from red alder: a comparison to other hardwoods.
• Geoffrey Donovan, David L. Nicholls. 2003. Estimating consumer willingness to pay a price premium for Alaska secondary wood products.
• Geoffrey Donovan, David L. Nicholls, Joseph Roos. 2003. Marketing recommendations for wood products from Alaska birch, red alder, and Alaska yellow-cedar.
• Geoffrey Donovan, Douglas B. Rideout. 2003. A reformulation of the Cost Plus Net Value Change (C+NVC) model of wildfire economics
• Geoffrey Donovan, Douglas B. Rideout. 2003. An integer programming model to optimize resource allocation for wildfire containment.

Data and Tools

• Dataset
  

  2015 Cd As Se moss intensified samples

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/products/dataandtools/2015-cd-se-moss-intensified-samples

• Project
  

  The Portland Moss and Air Quality Study

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/projects/portlandmossandairquality
  Station

  Pacific Northwest Research Station
• Program
  

  People, Natural Resources, and Economics

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/programs/pnre
  Station

  Pacific Northwest Research Station

Multimedia

• Video

  Healthy Trees...Healthy People

  https://research.fs.usda.gov/pnw/products/multimedia/videos/healthy-treeshealthy-people

• Colorado State University, Ph.D., Forest Economics, 2001
• Sheffied University, U.K., B.S., Biochemistry, 1992