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About Jenny Roe

Jenny Roe is Mary Irene DeShong Emerita Professor in Design & Health and former Director of the Center for Design & Health in the School of Architecture, University of Virginia. An environmental psychologist and former head of Landscape Architecture for an international architectural practice, she writes, lectures, and consults for a wide range of academic and public audiences on human health-centered design for the built environment.

Selected Publications

Restorative Cities: Urban Design for Mental Health and Wellbeing (Roe and McCay, 2021)

‘Infrastructure of Happiness’ (Mahmoudi, Roe & Seaman, Routledge, 2022)

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Jenny Roe

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Charlottesville, Virginia

Email

jjr4b@virginia.edu

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Last Updated: March 29, 2026