Lauri Macmillan Johnson is Professor and Director of the School of Landscape Architecture and Planning. Her research focuses on design theories of contemporary landscape architecture, cultural landscapes, and children's environments. She is author of Creating Outdoor Classrooms: Schoolyard Habitats and Gardens for the Southwest, University of Texas Press, 2008. Macmillan Johnson is co-designer of the winning entry Garden of Abandonment for Chaumont-sur-loire International Festival of Gardens des Parcs et Jardins) held in France, 2003. She received a BSLA at Rutgers University and an MLA at the University of Illinois.