Cynthia L. Uline, Ph.D., is a professor of educational leadership at San Diego State University and executive director of San Diego State's National Center for the 21st Century Schoolhouse. She also served as an assistant and associate professor of educational administration at the Ohio State University from 1995 to 2005. Her research explores the influence of built learning environments on students' learning, as well as the role educational leaders, teachers, and the community play in shaping these learning spaces. Other areas of research include school leadership for learning and school reform and improvement. Her work has appeared in journals such as Educational Administration Quarterly, Journal of Educational Administration, Teachers College Record, Journal of School Leadership, Journal of Education for Students Placed at Risk, and The Journal of Research and Develop in Education.