Jennifer Griffin is an architect, urban designer, and founding principal of J Griffin Design, LLC.  She has worked in the US, UK, and Central America on a variety of projects, from small-scale renovations and additions of historic structures, to mixed-use urban infill projects, to master plans at both the neighborhood and regional scales.  Her work has received multiple Congress for the New Urbanism Charter Awards.  At its core, Jennifer’s work is rooted in a deep understanding of the relationship between the built environment and human flourishing, which is to say that the places and spaces we design, build, and inhabit have a direct effect on our ability to live well in community with each other.  In addition, she has conducted research and written extensively on the topic of family-friendly cities, highlighting strategies for building cities where families with children from all economic backgrounds can thrive.  Jennifer has also served on the faculty at both the University of Notre Dame and the University of Oklahoma, and has taught urban and architectural design courses at both the graduate and undergraduate level.