Stephanie Carlson, professor and Director of Research at the Institute of Child Development, has joined the Advisory Board of Playworks Minnesota. Playworks is  a national nonprofit that harnesses the power of play to promote healthy development for students in elementary schools. The founder of Playworks, Jill Vialet, sought ‘to change recess, to make it a positive and productive time for all kids’ and in so doing, to create better circumstances for children to learn after recess.