I hold a Ph.D. in urban planning from the University of Southern California Sol Price School of Public Policy, a master’s degree in landscape architecture from California State Polytechnic University College of Environmental Design, a master’s degree in environmental policy from the University of Michigan School for Environment and Sustainability, and bachelor’s degrees in economics and environmental studies from the University of Southern California.

Publications

Patterns of tobacco retailer counts by zoning designations and sociodemographic characteristics in Oklahoma City and Tulsa, Oklahoma.
2025. Health & Place 95: 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.
2025. Journal of Cannabis and Cannabinoid Research.
Lowery BC, Swayne MRE, Kong AY.

Societal Transformation through Social Entrepreneurial Research.
2024. Journal of Public Policy and Marketing 43(3): 218-233
Castro I, Swayne MRE, Lowery BC, Gonzalez GR.

Building a Bridge: Exploring the Intersection of Social Work, Architecture, and Regional and City Planning for Stronger Communities.
2024. Journal of Community Engagement and Scholarship 16(2):1-8
Roberts E, Watson B, Johnson E, Miller C, Lowery B, Delroshan S, Thomas K, Wilson H, McLeod D.

Outdoor Medical Cannabis Advertising in Oklahoma: Examining Regulatory Compliance and Social Meanings in Billboard Content.
2023. Substance Use and Misuse 58(11): 1425-1437
McQuoid J, Lowery BC, Wright LS, Cohn AM.

Analysis of Mobility Patterns to Oklahoma Food Banks During the SARS-COV-2 Pandemic.
2023. Transport Findings
Swayne MRE, Lowery BC, Reeves H, Dundes N.

Seeing is Believing: How cannabis marketing exposure is associated with cannabis use attitudes and behavior in a permissive medical cannabis policy environment.
2023. The American Journal of Addictions 23(4): 333-342
Cohn AM, Alexander AC, Ehlke SJ, Smith, MA, Lowery BC, McQuoid J, Kendzor DE

Population and Neighborhood Correlates of Cannabis Dispensary Locations in Oklahoma.
2023. Cannabis 6(1): 99-113
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.
2022. Preventive Medicine Reports 29: 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.
2022. Discover Food 2: 20
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.
2022. Preventing Chronic Disease 19: 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.
2022. Childhood Obesity 18(8): 548-555
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.
2021. Journal of Nutrition Education and Behavior 53(7): S8
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.
2021. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health 18(12): 6524
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.
2021. Current Developments in Nutrition 5(2): 994
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
2021. Applied Geography 131: 103461
Swayne MRE. Lowery BC

Outdoor Advertising: Landmark of the Experience Economy.
2019. Interdisciplinary Journal of Signage and Wayfinding 3(2): 21-28
Lowery BC

Justice and Urban Design
2019. The New Companion to Urban Design. Edited by Tridib Banerjee and Anastasia Loukaitou-Sideris
Lowery BC, Schweitzer LA

Planning for Private Consumption and Collective Beauty:
Regulating Outdoor Advertising in Los Angeles, 1881–2014
2016. Journal of Planning History 15(3): 119-209
Lowery BC

Do Farmer’s Markets Increase Access to Healthy Foods for all Communities? Comparing Markets in 24 Neighborhoods in Los Angeles.
2016. Journal of the American Planning Association 82(3): 252-266
Lowery BC, Sloane DC, Payan D, Illum J, Lewis LB
2016 Honorable Mention for Best Article

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
2014. Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design 41(2): 251 – 271
Curtis JW, Shiau E, Lowery B, Sloane D, Hennigan K, Curtis A
2014 Breheny Prize for Best Paper in Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design

The Prevalence of Harmful Content on Outdoor Advertising in Los Angeles:
Land use, community characteristics, and the spatial inequality of a public health nuisance
2014. American Journal of Public Health 104(4): 658-664
Lowery BC, Sloane DC