Landscape Ecology, Perception, and Design Lab
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Landscape Ecology, Perception, and Design Lab
 

Current team/Past team

PhD Students

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Yuanqiu Feng, PhD Candidate, was an instructor in the MLA program at NUS and received her concurrent BA in Architecture and a Master of Landscape Architecture. She is broadly interested in issues surrounding urban green spaces and ecological design approaches for tropical cities.

 
 

Jianxing Guan, PhD Student, is dedicated to improving livable environments for vulnerable populations by addressing environmental justice and promoting stewardship. Her dissertation research will investigate how visible signs of care for one's property can influence and be influenced by the conditions of surrounding properties, including vacant lots. She aims to foster sustainable urban practices by enhancing community engagement and stewardship through these cues to care. As a landscape designer, Jianxing is passionate about ecological designs like green infrastructure and pollinator gardens. She collaborates with Friends of the Rouge to conduct workshops that educate local communities about DIY low-maintenance residential rain gardens.

 
 

Isabella Shehab, PhD Student, graduated from UM SEAS with her masters degrees in Landscape Architecture (MLA) and Ecosystem Science and Management (MS) in May of 2023. She received her BS in Global Resource Systems at Iowa State University before coming to SEAS. Through research, she is broadly interested in learning about the nexus of human experience and ecosystem health. Her dissertation work will focus on how we can design residential landscapes to be climate change resilient, to support pollinators and contribute to the broader food web.

 
 
 

Masters Students

Paige Hughart, Masters Student, is pursuing a Master of Landscape Architecture and Master of Science in Ecosystem Science and Management. They received an undergraduate degree in Cultural Anthropology and Spanish from Western Kentucky University. They have participated in small scale agriculture for more than ten years and worked in Collective Impact for five. Paige is building their skills in land use planning and ecological design in support of environmental justice in urban and suburban landscapes.