Anne Lusk

Anne Lusk

Anne Lusk

Research Scientist

Department of Nutrition

Building 2, Room 314
665 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts 02115
Phone: 617.432.7076
annelusk@hsph.harvard.edu

Education

Postdoctoral Fellow, Harvard School of Public Health, NIH Ruth L. Kirshstein F32 Training Grant, 9/2006 – 8/2010

Postdoctoral Fellow, University of Michigan, Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, 5/2002 – 12/2002

Ph.D. Architecture – Environment and Behavior/Urban Planning, University of Michigan, 2002

M.Sc. Architecture, University of Michigan, 2000

M.A.T. Aesthetics in Housing and Historic Preservation, University of Vermont, 1975

Diplome Fashion Design, Les Ecoles de la Chambre Syndicale de la Couture Parisienne, Paris, 1971

Research

Dr. Lusk’s research has focused on comfortable and safe environments that will motivate women, children, seniors, parents with children on their bicycles, individuals of color, individuals around the world, and lower income individuals to bicycle.  She has 30 years of experience designing, permitting, and funding bicycle facilities and delivering keynotes, consulting, and conducting research on bicycle facilities.

Dr. Lusk’s Ph.D. in Architecture included Environment and Behavior (how people perceive and use space) and Urban Planning (how environments can be built based on policy). Bicycle research involves the associations between policy ->environment -> bicycling behavior -> health outcomes -> costs.  Her expertise is bicycle environments and she partners with individuals in public health and related fields to explore the associations between bicycle environments and policy, behavior, costs and health as related to weight control, mobile source air pollution exposure, injury, crashes, crime, motivation, environmental preferences, sustainability, and joy.

Publications

  • Open review for Reynolds, C, Harris, M, Teschke, K, Cripton, P, Winters, M. (2009) “The impact of transportation infrastructure on bicycling injuries and crashes: A review of the literature” Environmental Health 8:47 October. http://www.ehjournal.net/content/8/1/47
  • Lusk, A. (2003) “BladeNight in Europe: A Weekly Event.” Progressive Planning: The Magazine of Planners Network. 157 (Fall): 34-35.
  • Lusk, A. (1998). Review of The Urban Oasis, by Roxanne Warren. Journal of the American Planning Association. 64 (Summer) (3): 369-370.
  • Lusk, A. (1993-1994) “The GreenWAYing of America.”  Bicycle Reference Book. Bicycle Institute of America: 11-13.
  • Lusk, A. (1993) Case Study No. 6: Analysis of Successful Grassroots Movements Relating to Pedestrians  and Bicycles and A Guide on How to Initiate a Successful Program. National Bicycling and Walking Study. U.S. Department of Transportation. Federal Highway Administration. FHWA-OD-93-024 http://katana.hsrc.unc.edu/cms/downloads/CS6_GrassrootsMovements1992.pdf
  • Lusk, A., D. Dustin. (1992) “Greenways for All Seasons.” Winter Cities. Alberta, Canada
  • Lusk, A. (1990) “Creating Excellence.”  Vermont’s Journal for People in Growing Businesses.  (February/March).
  • Lusk, A. (1989). “Greenway in Vermont.”  Parks and Recreation Magazine. (January): 70-75.
  • Lusk, A. (1986) “How to Build a Path in Your Community.” Vermont Department of Forests, Parks, and Recreation.

Honors

2011       Congress for New Urbanism-New England – Lifetime Achievement Award recognized for
transforming the way bicycle networks are designed and implemented

2008-11  BicycleCity.com Board of Directors – USA

2008-11  Walk and Bike for Life International Advisory Board – Canada

2009       Sponsored and invited by Bikes Belong (bicycle manufacturers) to attend a Research Forum
in Boulder, Colorado of 10 academics who conduct research on bicycle facilities

2008      “Great Place to Work” Award – helping colleagues succeed, Harvard School of Public Health

2008      “Great Place to Work” Recognition Award – enhancing office spaces in the Nutrition
Department, Harvard School of Public Health

2007      “Great Place to Work” Recognition Award – helping organize school-wide lunch walks, Harvard
School of Public Health

2006      “Harvard Vision 2020: A Bridge to Campus Sustainability” – Poster Award for “Physical Activity
Design (PAD)” rating system for green designs, Harvard University

2002       Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Achievement Award in Recognition of
Outstanding Contributions to the Ph.D. Program, University of Michigan

2001       Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, Scholarship for Merit, U. of Michigan

2001       Martin L. King Service and Leadership Award, University of Michigan

2000       Real Estate Forum Writing Competition Award, University of Michigan

1998-9    University of Michigan Great Lakes Center for Truck and Transit Research Grant University of
Michigan

1997-8    Rackham Non-Traditional Fellowship, University of Michigan

1992-6    Appointment by U.S. Secretary of Transportation Card to serve on the National Recreational
Trails Advisory Committee

1992       National Recreation and Park Association “National Voluntary Service” Award, Washington,
D.C.

1992       Department of Interior “Enjoy Outdoors America” Award, Washington, D.C.

1989       National “Take Pride in America” Finalist Award for promoting greenways nationwide,
Washington, D.C.

1989       119th Point of Light with the Town of Stowe, Vermont for creation of the Stowe Recreation
Path