Gary W. Evans, the Elizabeth Lee Vincent Professor of Human Ecology in the Departments of Design and Environmental Analysis and of Human Development, has been appointed to the Board on Children, Youth and Families of the National Academy of Sciences. The national board makes policy recommendations related to the health and development of children, youth and families.

Evans studies how the physical environment affects human health and well-being among children. His specific areas of expertise include childhood poverty, environmental stress and children's environments. He holds a Ph.D. in environmental psychology with postdoctoral training in psychoneuroendocrinology and in human development.

Evans is the author of more than 300 scholarly articles and book chapters and five books. He is on the Board of Scientific Advisors for the Centers for Disease Control and is a member of the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Network on Socioeconomic Status and Health. His work has been supported by such organizations as the National Science Foundation, National Institutes of Health, MacArthur Foundation, Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and U.S. Department of Transportation. Evans has been awarded two Fulbright Research Fellowships and is the recipient of a Senior National Research Service Award from the National Institutes of Health to study human development.

Sheri Hall is assistant director of communications for the College of Human Ecology.