D. (Deepti) Adlakha PhD
D. (Deepti) Adlakha PhD
Profiel
Dr. Adlakha is an Associate Professor and Delft Technology Fellow in the Department of Urbanism, Faculty of Architecture and the Built Environment. Dr. Adlakha is a Fulbright Scholar and an interdisciplinary scientist with a diverse educational background. She holds degrees in architecture, urban design, public health, and has extensive research experience within international contexts.
Dr. Adlakha’s research focuses on generating, translating, and scaling up evidence for reducing health inequities in vulnerable populations. This work includes investigating how the neighborhood environment impacts weight status, physical activity, and dietary behaviors across the lifespan.
Dr. Adlakha is passionate about promoting access to nature in the daily experience of people of all ages and abilities through environmental design, action research, education, and dissemination of information. She collaborates with community partners and public health practitioners to help implement policy, systems, and environmental change around active living.
Dr. Adlakha has published extensively in peer-reviewed journals and popular media, including TEDx, BBC, The Conversation, and Scientific American.
Expertise
Publicaties
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2023
Adaptation of the RecreovĂa during COVID-19 lockdowns: Making physical activity accessible to older adults in Bogotá, Colombia
Silvia Alejandra Gonzalez Cifuentes / D. Adlakha / Santiago Cabas / Sharon C. Sánchez-Franco / Maria A. Rubio / Nathally Espinosa / Paola A. MartĂnez / Natalia Ossa / Olga L. Sarmiento
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2023
Assessing the Person-Environment Fit Framework for Active Ageing
Danielle MacCarthy / D. Adlakha / Christian Silva
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2023
Growing evidence that physical activity-supportive neighbourhoods can mitigate infectious and non-communicable diseases
D. Adlakha / Carl HIggs / James F. Sallis
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2023
Need and Interest in Nature Prescriptions to Protect Cardiovascular and Mental Health
A Nationally-Representative Study With Insights for Future Randomised Trials
Thomas Astell-Burt / J. Aaron Hipp / Birgitta Gatersleben / Deepti Adlakha / Melissa Marselle / Katarzyna Olcoń / Evangelos Pappas / Michelle Kondo / Gillian Booth / More Authors -
2023
Public health research on physical activity and COVID-19
Progress and updated priorities
James F. Sallis / Deepti Adlakha / Adewale Oyeyemi / Deborah Salvo -
Media
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2020-09-16
Population Density Does Not Doom Cities to Pandemic Dangers
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2020-07-29
Mengapa kota yang padat baik untuk kesehatan, bahkan selama pandemi (Translation—Why urban density is good for health – even during a pandemic)
Verscheen in: The Conversation (Indonesia)
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2020-07-24
Why urban density is good for health – even during a pandemic
Verscheen in: The Conversation (UK)
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2020-05-10
BBC Northern Ireland—Home Ground: Series on Designing Cities for Wildlife and Biodiversity
Verscheen in: BBC Northern Ireland—Home Ground
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2020-04-16
COVID-19 and India’s chronic disease burden: How exercise can be beneficial
Verscheen in: The News Minute