2008-Present Research Assistant
Professor Louise Chawla, PhD in Environmental Psychology
§ Assisting with research focused on Beneficial Environments for Children and Youth
2007-Present Research Assistant
Assistant Professor Dr. Brian Muller, PhD in City and Regional Planning
§ Assisting with research on the Bureau of Land Management’s Western Oregon Plan Revisions project
2005-2007 Research Assistant
Dr. Beverly Kingston, PhD in Sociology & Professor Lois A. Brink, MLA
§ Research Assistant for the Robert Woods Johnson Foundation “Active Living” Project using Dr. Thomas McKenzie’s System for Observing Play and Leisure Activity in Youth (SOPLAY) method
§ Conducted initial RWJF Active Living research on playgrounds and created SOPLAY maps for Stedman and Philips Elementary Schools based on observed participant use and effectiveness of observational protocol
§ Assisted with initial research design and provided feedback on grant application to RWJF
2004-2007 Research Assistant
Professor Lois A. Brink, Master in Landscape Architecture
§ Wrote strategic 5-year business plan for the Learning Landscape Initiative and Denver Public Schools
§ Authored a community development block grant for Denver Public Schools Learning Landscape Initiative
§ Project Manager for Learning Landscape’s physical activity research funded by the Caring for Colorado Foundation