Meet the TINI Team
Alexandra Heath | MA
Founder, Executive Director
Alexandra Heath is the Founder and Executive Director of TINI Studio. With a background as a federal community planner and research collaborator, as well as experience in urban planning and policy, design, biology, and community engagement, Alexandra leads TINI Studio’s mission to integrate trauma-informed care principles into the built environment and planning practice. Her work spans planning and design consultation, policy development, environmental/spatial justice, and participatory research, with a focus on Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs). Through cross-sector collaboration and place-based strategies, Alexandra helps envision and implement built environments that foster safety, dignity, and resilience for all.
Contact: alex@tinistudio.org
Dr. Krista Schroeder
PhD, RN, CCRN
Clinical Advisor and Research Lead
Dr. Krista Schroeder serves as Clinical Advisor and Research Lead at TINI Studio, where she brings dual expertise as a public health researcher and practicing nurse to advance trauma-informed design. Committed to health equity and person-centered care, Dr. Schroeder bridges clinical insight with community-based planning. Her research—much of it supported by major funders such as the National Institutes of Health—focuses on trauma-informed approaches to promoting the well-being of individuals and communities. Believing that trauma research must be grounded in direct engagement, she maintains a clinical practice as a Burn ICU nurse at a safety-net hospital and serves as an on-call Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner for a citywide clinic. At TINI, she co-develops research and evaluation frameworks, informs health-centered design standards, and supports cross-sector innovation that fosters healing through the built environment.
Contact: krista.schroeder@temple.edu
To explore Dr. Schroeder’s work, head over to our research collection page.