Her research focuses on the effects of local urban infrastructure on health and health behaviors, as well as differences in these effects across population subgroups, such as young children and adults with different racial, ethnic, or socioeconomic backgrounds. Dr. Lovasi received her PhD and MPH in epidemiology from the University of Washington, where her research examined neighborhood walkability and neighborhood socioeconomic characteristics as determinants of physical activity and cardiovascular risk. She is also on the editorial board for the American Journal of Preventive Medicine and co-director of the Epidemiology and Population Health Summer Institute at Columbia University (cuepisummer.org).