Dr. Deepti Adlakha is an Assistant Professor at the School of Natural and Built Environment, Queen’s University Belfast, UK. She is an interdisciplinary scientist with a varied educational background including degrees in architecture, urban design, and public health. Dr. Adlakha is a recipient of the Fulbright Fellowship and obtained a Ph.D. at the Prevention Research Centre, Washington University in St. Louis, USA. Her research focuses on generating, translating and scaling-up evidence for reducing environmental health and social disparities. She investigates built environment and city planning policies for the promotion of physical activity and active living to foster healthy, sustainable cities.