Sandra Bernal PhD, LEED, GA, is a lecturer at the School of Architecture since 2018 and actively joining research and projects in the School of Architecture around energy conservation, health and wellbeing, museum design and design practice. At the Department of Religious Studies and Classics at UArizona, she develops curriculum and provides instructional expertise in shifting large courses to online to avoid excessive environmental footprint and human health threads of in-person classes. Bernal is a board member of the U.S. Green Building Council USGBC) for Arizona, awarded for this twice as a person of the year 2017 and 2019) She collaborates with multiple organizations such as the Consulate of Mexico, Arizona Online, UArizona Mexico Initiatives, the Southern Arizona Green Business Alliance, Tucson 2030 District, Local First Arizona, and the International Traditional Knowledge Institute. Bernal's independent research and practice focus on health and the built environment, cultural implications in sustainability, online education, sustainability for museums and galleries and art curatorship. Her main focus is studying the contemporary use and advancement of architectural design exploring options to improve air quality and responsible use of natural resources. Her interest in the arid regions of the Southwest U.S. and Northwester Mexico impacts urban communities that anticipate a future increase in energy and water consumption and the effects in human health.