Chen Receives EDGE Pilot Grant on Integrating Mental Health into Urban Planning
Posted: 8/6/2026 ()
This year, the University of Washington Interdisciplinary Center for Exposures, Diseases, Genomics & Environment (EDGE) is helping researchers advance their innovative ideas by awarding five pilot grants totaling $173,000 to interdisciplinary teams exploring emerging challenges at the intersection of environment and health. CSDE Affiliate Tzu-Hsin Karen Chen (Urban Design & Planning) was one of the pilot awardees. Dr. Chen’s innovative project titled, “Integrating Mental Health into Urban Planning: Heat-Related Behavioral and Psychological Responses Across Zoning,” will use data from social media to examine how extreme heat affects people’s mental health and how city design can help reduce those impacts. Congratulations Dr. Chen! To read more about Dr. Chen’s project, visit this link.