Samuel Dennis Jr.
Expert on landscape architecture, community design, children's environments, nature play, and the built environment and health
Associate professor, landscape architecture College of Letters and Science Work: 608-263-7699 — Home and cell phones available upon request sfdennisjr@wisc.edu Home page
Topics
- Landscape architecture (parks and park systems; urban outdoor spaces; not residential landscaping)
- Community design: working with communities to design and build shared community spaces
- Children's environments: planning, design and evaluation of outdoor spaces where children spend a large part of their lives (daycare, preschool, K-12, church, hospital, museum)
- Nature play: research on importance of free play in natural settings for health and well-being of children and youth
- Built environment and health: research concerning the environmental supports and barriers to active living, particularly with medically underserved populations
Achievements
- Registered landscape architect, member, American Society of Landscape Architects
- Partnership Award, Public Health of Madison and Dane County, 2008
- Public Service Award, American Society of Landscape Architects, Wisconsin Chapter, 2008