Cathy Jordan, PhD is the consulting Research Director for the Children & Nature Network. She is Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Extension at the University of Minnesota. As C&NN's Research Director, Cathy leads the Research Library, which curates and makes accessible the scientific literature about kids and nature. Cathy leads a National Science Foundation project in collaboration with C&NN and the North American Association of Environmental Education called "The Science of Nature-based Learning Collaborative Research Network.” This network is setting an aggressive research agenda to understand the mechanisms of how nature influences children's learning and educational outcomes. Network members will also engage in collaborative research and innovative dissemination of evidence-based information.