Dr Dilafruz Williams is Professor of Leadership for Sustainability Education at Portland State University.  With the growing school garden movement, Dr. Williams and her team have leveraged gardens for instruction and curricular integration, paying attention to research on their effectiveness. Her co-authored book, Learning Gardens and Sustainability Education: Bringing Life to Schools and Schools to Life, and recent article on Garden-Based Education in the Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Education, capture the vibrancy of school gardens across countries and continents.