science at Trinity College. Her research is focused on promoting

brain health and on the critical role of self-sustaining,

climate-regulating ecosystems, particularly natural forests, to

support local and global wellbeing. She is a coauthor on a recent

regional report titled "Wildlands in New England: Past, Present and

Future," and on the seminal paper on proforestation, i.e. growing

existing forests, as an essential and cost-effective strategy for

long-term ecological and human health.