Sandra works across engineering and public health to improve the health and sustainability impacts of buildings. With a background in civil engineering and industry experience as a professional engineer in building design, she pursued a PhD in public health to better incorporate health into her work. Sandra recently completed her PhD at Harvard University where her dissertation research focused on the link between buildings and cognitive performance. She's now a scientist at EPFL where she continues to pursue her transdisciplinary research, passion for outdoor sports, and proficiency in French.