With Dr. Kelly Clifton of Portland State University, Smith developed PEDS – The Pedestrian Environment Data Scan. PEDS is an audit instrument and methodology for evaluating the microscale features of walking environment. It has since been used in the United States and abroad in numerous urban planning, transportation, and public health related research. Smith aided in …

Course Outline Situated at the intersection of architecture and city planning, urban design is both a process and a practical approach to improve the quality of built environments. Good urban design aspires to shape city form by focusing on the complex relationships between built and unbuilt space and by facilitating the creation of built environments …

Smith has focused on perceptions of the built environment, particularly in their relationship with travel behavior. This has included research focused on women’s travel and on travel psychology in general. Smith’s doctoral dissertation compared objective to perceptual assessments of the environment in relation to walking behavior. Current research focuses on aesthetics of the built environment. Since 2008, Smith serves on the …

Course Outline The Preservation Abroad program abroad aims to educate students in the architectural and planning history and historic preservation practice in Paris, France. This will entail learning about the city, both in readings and in experiencing relevant sites. Students will be expected to make connections with architectural and planning history and preservation practice in …

The Center for Historic Preservation hosted the First Undergraduate Historic Preservation Education Symposium on June 10-12 2010 at the University of Mary Washington. The symposium brought together faculty from undergraduate preservation institutions from across the United States. Topics of discussion were focused on curriculum, pedagogy, and student placement. Smith organized the symposium and published a …