Lauren Jacobs

Jacobs, L. E., Abildso, C. G., Daigneault, A. J., Leahy, J. E., & Nightingale, C. J. (2026). Outdoor Learning in Rural Schools: Lessons From a Positive Outlier Case Study. The Rural Educator, 47(2), 68-86. https://doi.org/10.55533/2643-9662.1526 

Abildso CG, Fitzhugh EC, Beck AM, Johnson A, Maruca DL, Meyer SM, Perry CK, Smock CR, Townsend Z, Jacobs LE, Umstattd Meyer MR. (2026) Adults’ leisure-time physical activity preferences and association with physical activity guidelines by metropolitan status, United States, 2019. PLOS ONE 21(4): e0345026. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0345026

Jacobs, L.E., Daigneault, A., & Varley, J. (2026) Recreation and Regulation: A Policy Analysis of the Registered Maine Guide Program. Maine Policy Review. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mpr/vol34/iss2/32/

Abildso, C.G., Perry, C.K., Jacobs, L., Umstattd Meyer, M.R., McClendon, M., Edwards, M.B., Roemmich, J., Ramsey, Z., Stout, M. (2021) What Sets Physically Active Rural Places Apart from Less Active Ones?
A Comparative Case Study of Three US Counties. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Abildso, C.G., Daily, S.M., Umstattd Meyer, M.R., Edwards, M.B., Jacobs, L., McClendon, M., Perry, C.K., Roemmich, J. (2021) Environmental Factors Associated with Physical Activity in Rural US
Counties. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health.

Jacobs, L.E., Lehnhard, R., Nightingale, C. & Hansen, A. (2019) What is “Too Cold,” Anyway? Recess and Physical Education Weather Policies in Maine Elementary Schools. Maine Policy Review.