Cindy Danford is an assistant professor in the School of Nursing Department of Health Promotion and Development at the University of Pittsburgh. She received a B.S. in nursing from Saint Mary’s College, Notre Dame, Indiana, a MSN from Case Western Reserve University, Cleveland, Ohio, and a PhD from University of California, San Francisco. Prior to joining the faculty in 2012, she completed a research fellowship at University of Michigan. Her program of research focuses on health promotion and illness prevention, using a family-centered approach to help families with young children adopt and sustain healthy eating and activity behaviors. Her research with event history calendars has become valuable in assessing eating and activity behaviors in the context of the family environment. She is a pediatric nurse practitioner with extensive experience conducting research with parents and young children. Her past work in Russia has contributed to her passion for addressing environmental influences on behavior.