Newswise Expert | Andrea Faber Taylor, College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Dr. Andrea Faber Taylor examines the effects of green schoolyards and gardens on child development. She advances our understanding of the importance of greenspace in supporting health and well-being and future stewardship of the Earth. She teaches courses on this topic, sustainable horticulture, home gardening, and planting design to support pollinators.

More information: Taylor's expertise marries horticulture with child development and psychology. She studies human dimensions of the environment and has published multiple papers on the effects of nature exposure on child self-regulation, learning, and ADHD symptoms. An international expert on the effects of greenspace, Taylor is available to discuss the topic with media.

Affiliation: Taylor is a teaching assistant professor in the Department of Crop Sciences, part of the College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.

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Title	Cited By	Year
Nature-based instruction for science learning: insights and interpretive considerations for research and practice		2023
Nature-based instruction for science learning–a good fit for all: A controlled comparison of classroom versus nature	7	2022
Self-regulation gains in kindergarten related to frequency of green schoolyard use	44	2020
Could exposure to everyday green spaces help treat ADHD? Evidence from children's play settings	395	2011
Children with attention deficits concentrate better after walk in the park	1408	2009
Is contact with nature important for healthy child development? State of the evidence.	478	2006
Kuo and Faber Taylor respond	4	2005
A potential natural treatment for attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: evidence from a national study	1326	2004
Views of nature and self-discipline: Evidence from inner city children	1193	2002
Coping with ADD: The surprising connection to green play settings	1601	2001
Growing up in the inner city: Green spaces as places to grow	770	1998

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Teaching assistant professor

Expertise: human dimensions of environmentEnvironmental Psychologylandscape designChild DevelopmentADHDexecutive functioningSelf-regulationHorticultureGreen schoolyardsschool gardens

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2023

7

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44

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478

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1326

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1193

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1601

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770

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Expertise: human dimensions of environment Environmental Psychology landscape design Child Development ADHD executive functioning Self-regulation Horticulture Green schoolyards school gardens