Jenny Roe

Poverty, Ethnicity, and Mental Health in Children
Health equity is one of those “wicked problems.” We want to solve it, but it’s bound up tightly with other problems: namely, poverty and ethnicity.
Walking in nature and the city – a study on emotive responses in the elderly
Restorative environments don’t demand a lot of mental effort but do capture our sense of curiosity and interest in an effortless way.
Youth friendly and healthy cities?
Did you know that 30% of 16-24 year-olds report that they never visit a local park?
Building on the Francis effect
This autumn I become my own study in human adaptation, as I moved across the Atlantic to America to become the Professor in Design and Health at the Architecture School, University of Virginia.
Navigating the world with sight loss
It has been suggested the human eye is the most important sensory organ in our body, with 80% of all the impressions on our senses coming from the eye.
Meetings – of hope – at Maggie’s
The diagnosis of a potentially life threatening illness is catastrophic news for the individual and their family and friends.
Hopeful green stuff
A child said, What is the grass? fetching it to me with full hands; How could I answer the child?
A room with a view?
The research implications, for the design of our neighbourhood communities, and the workplace, is huge.

Healthy Aging

Green Health

Blue Health

Adolescent & Child Health