She is interested in the influence of built and natural environment on health, health-related behaviors, and proenvironment behaviors across the life course. Although she does not have an appointment with the Cooperative Extension Service, her extension activities include studies of the influence of school gardens on children’s physical activity, diet, and health as well as the Retirees in Service to the Environment (RISE) program discussed in her chapter. She holds a master’s degree in design and environmental analysis from Cornell and a joint PhD in psychology and architecture from the University of Michigan. Prior to her present appointment, she completed a National Institute of Mental Health postdoctoral fellowship in the School of Social Ecology at the University of California, Irvine.