Susana Alves is an environmental psychologist working at Sapienza University of Rome, Italy. She holds a BA and MA in Psychology and a PhD in Architecture (University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee). Dr. Alves' research examines how natural landscapes can promote health and psychological well-being, with a focus on diverse groups of people, including older people, migrants, and urban residents under stress. Her past research addresses quality-of-life issues in outdoor neighbourhood outdoor spaces as well as in institutional settings for older individuals. Strong components of her work include the use of multi-method approach to research, the emphasis on policy-related social problems, and the aim to promote culturally meaningful social and environmental interventions for diverse groups of people. Dr. Alves has engaged in research and teaching activities in environmental psychology, landscape architecture, and architecture in Brazil, US, UK, Turkey and Italy.