She is the project leader for Urban Forestry 2020, an initiative funded by the USDA-Forest Service National Urban and Community Advisory Council to examine the urban forestry profession and its relationship to higher education. Dr. Day’s research focuses on managing urban soils to enhance tree growth and longevity in the context of environmental challenges such as stormwater mitigation and land development impacts on soil-mediated ecosystem services. She helped shape the Sustainable Sites Initiative (SITES®) crediting system for soils and has published more than 70 articles and book chapters on urban forests and urban soils. Dr. Day holds a B.A. from Yale University, a M.S. from Cornell University, and a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech.