College of Architecture and Planning University of Colorado Denver

Department

Planning & Urban Design

Degrees Held

• M.A. Child Development - Bryn Mawr College
• Ph.D., Environmental Psychology - City University of New York

Research Interests

• the quality of physical environments for children, from the scale of cities to the scale of homes
• the development of environmental concern and responsible action; participatory design and planning with children and youth

Professional Activities

• co-editor, Children, Youth and Environments, member of Executive Committee of the Children, Youth and Environments Center for Research and Design, member of the Growing Up in Cities team for UNESCO;
• member of the Built Environment Panel of the National Forum on Children and Nature

Professional Associations

Environmental Design Research Association

Most Recent Courses

• Environment and Behavior (ENVD 3001, spring and fall 2007)
• Special Topics: Children, Youth & Environments (DSPL 7686, fall 2007)
• (Sustainable Development and Human Behavior (ENVD 4764, fall 2006)

Publications

• Editor and co-author, Growing Up in an Urbanizing World (Earthscan Publications/UNESCO, 2005)
• author, In the First Country of Places (State University of New York, 1994)
• numerous book chapters and journal articles