Anna Zhuo is a Masters student at the UBC School of Community and Regional Planning. Passionate about creating healthy and sustainable communities through participatory planning and design, Anna enjoys working in interdisciplinary teams to develop collaborative, inclusive, and innovative solutions to complex urban issues. Her multidisciplinary interests are rooted in her academic background in life science and psychology in addition to work experience in health geography research, campus planning and sustainability, and urban development policy/real estate. Most recently, her studio team is working a design project to identify opportunities for an elevated park and active transportation connection into the downtown area.