Suzanne Quinn

Suzanne Flannery Quinn, PhD (Syracuse University, USA) is the manager of KOMPAN Play Institute, Americas. In this role, Suzanne conducts research on child development, focusing on how children and families use playgrounds. This research helps playground designers and owners create exciting playgrounds that are thrilling for children of all abilities to play together in a common space, using sustainable materials in naturalized environments.

Suzanne has a background in research and teaching at universities in the US and the UK, and is the author of a catalogue of peer-reviewed empirical research and theory in human development