Dr. Rebecca E. Lee is a professor in the Edson College of Nursing and Health Innovation and previously served as founding director of the Texas Obesity Research Center in the Department of Health and Human Performance at the University of Houston. Dr. Lee conducts translational research, emphasizing innovative, fun, participatory interventions (e.g., gardening, dancing, singing) and contextual factors (e.g., policy, built environment, group dynamics) to increase physical activity and improve dietary habits in Hispanic and Latino children and adults in the U.S. and Mexico. She oversees the Activity, Community Capacity, Equity, Sustainable Opportunities (ACCESO) research team, where she aims to provide innovative, theoretically-derived, trans-cultural, and community-based approaches to improving health in science and communities alike. Dr. Lee, a community health psychologist, specializes in research with underserved populations using innovative strategies, incorporating social cohesion, ameliorating social injustices, capitalizing on innovations in technology, and improving the quality of neighborhood environments. She has been consistently funded by the National Institutes of Health for over two decades and is principal or co-investigator for numerous federally and privately funded research grants focusing on social, environmental, community, and virtual interventions to increase physical activity and improve healthy eating.