Kristen Day, Ph.D.
Associate Professor, Department of Planning, Policy, and Design, School of Social Ecology, University of California, Irvine
Kristen Day is an associate professor at the University of California, Irvine Department of Planning, Policy, and Design. She teaches graduate courses in urban design, environment and behavior studies, diversity and urban environments, and environmental design research, as well as undergraduate courses in design and behavior and environmental psychology. Her research explores diversity and the design, use, and meaning of urban environments, especially public spaces. Currently, Day is exploring demographic change
and urban design; urban design to promote physical activity; and gender, race and fear in public space.
Her peer-reviewed articles have been published in: the Journal of the American
Planning Association, the American Journal of Preventive Medicine, the Journal of Environmental Psychology, and the Journal of Urban Design, among others. She also served as a guest editor for the American Journal of Health Promotion special issue on active living, and has authored a book, book chapters, professional reports, and other publications.
Her funded research includes work for Active Living Research, the California Department of Transportation, the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the University of California Transportation Center, and the National Institute of Mental Health.
Day holds a Ph.D. in Architecture from the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee and a Bachelor's degree in Psychology from Michigan State University.
For additional information, please see Kristen Day's biography at the University of California, Irvine.
Kristen Day is a keynote speaker for the Safety and Public Spaces event on November 6, 2006.
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