Mengya Xu

Mengya Xu, Ph.D., Ph.D. researches food access, social determinants of health, urban informatics and human mobility.

Under the guidance of Dr. John P. Wilson and Dr. Kayla de la Haye, Mengya’s dissertation delved into the accessibility, diversity and structure of the last-mile food environment in Los Angeles, spotlighting associated social and transport disparities. Her work is anchored in the urban planning philosophy of “15-minute cities”. Taking into account diverse transportation modes, such as walking, public transit and driving, she aims to measure the retail food environment within the 15-minute...

M.S., Cartography and Geographic Information System, Wuhan University, China
B.S., Geographic Information System, Minor in Finance, Wuhan University, China

Xu, M., Wilson, JP, Bruine de Bruin, W, Lerner, L, Horn, AL, Livings, MS, de la Haye, K., 2024. New insights into grocery store visits among east Los Angeles residents using mobility data. Health & Place.

Livings, M., Bruine de Bruin, W., Wilson, J., Lee, B., Xu, M., Frazzini, A., Chandra, S., Weber, K., Babboni, M., & de la Haye, K. 2023. Food Insecurity Is Under-reported in Surveys That Ask About the Past Year. American Journal of Public Health.

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de la Haye, K., Wilson, J., Bruine de Bruin, W., Xu, M., Ramirez, C., Lerner, L., Livings, M., Wasim, N., Perez, M., Fanning, J., Wald, R., & Babboni, M. 2023. Improving Healthy Food Access in Four Eastside Los Angeles Neighborhoods. Dornsife Public Exchange, University of Southern California.

de la Haye, K., Wilson, J., Bruine de Bruin, W., Li, K., Livings, M., Xu, M., Miller, S., Solanky, M, Weber, K., Babboni, K., Wald, R., & Frazzini, A. 2021. Enough to Eat: The Impact of COVID-19 on Food Insecurity...