For her dissertation, Sarah MacFarland is evaluating the effectiveness of a mobile app called NatureCollections. This app is designed to increase children's time in nature and their connectedness with nature. Come hear about Sarah's research during the #NHSymposium on April 29.
During the #NHSymposium, Soteria Li will discuss findings from the Outdoor Walking Project, a study conducted in the Human Interaction with Nature and Technological Systems (HINTS) Lab under the leadership of visiting doctoral candidate Xuanyi Wang. Learn more: events.uw.edu/event/2026NH...
During the #NHSymposium on April 29, Connor Lashus will share his research with the Environment & Well-Being Lab that focuses on how smell and the human #microbiome may shape the ways natural environments influence our health and overall well-being events.uw.edu/event/2026NH... @uw-sefs.bsky.social
Stacey Alfonso, PhD, is a nature-based curriculum content specialist. On April 29, #NHSymposium attendees will hear about Stacey's work to examine the social, ecological, & relational dynamics that shape child–nature connectedness in outdoor early learning environments. events.uw.edu/event/2026NH...
During the 2026 #NHSymposium, Anders Rydström, PhD, will talk about the @natcapalliance.bsky.social's randomized controlled trial of nature prescriptions for patients with chronic disease. Join us on April 29 to learn more about his work. events.uw.edu/event/2026NH...
Sasha Chavez explores the #sociocultural factors that influence #health and #wellness with a specific focus on active play in pediatric populations. During the #NHSymposium, attendees will have the privilege to hear about Sasha's insightful and impactful work. events.uw.edu/event/2026NH...
During the #NHSymposium, Courtney Aber will discuss the YMCA's landmark report on the effectiveness of using the outdoors as a tool for addressing some of the challenges young people are facing today.
Learn more and register: bit.ly/26NHAgenda
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Friendly manages Friendly Hmong Farms, leveraging 20+ years of #SocialJustice work. Her understanding of the intersection between #FoodSovereignty, #LandReparations, and #RacialJustice was shaped by her childhood in Minnesota. On May 21, you can hear her story at the #NHSymposium bit.ly/Friendly2025
Launa Payne is a member of Xa'xtsa First Nation, an #Indigenous #educator focusing on outdoor education, a co-director of Rise Up Indigenous Wellness Society, and author of two books on Indigenous teachings and connection to the land. Learn about Launa's work at the #NHSymposium: bit.ly/Launa-2025
Hillarie Maddox is a community weaver, educator, and experience designer who explores the intersections of #land, #learning, and #liberation. At the #NHSymposium, you'll have get to hear about Hillarie's transformative journeys with Rewild Learning and Black Girl Country Living: bit.ly/Hillarie-2025
Jeff ᎦᏃᎭᎵᏙ Corntassel, PhD is the author of numerous publications about #Indigenous #self-determination, #resurgence, #internationalism, and #kinship. At the #NHSymposium, Jeff will be participating in a Land-Based Healing Panel alongside four other regional experts. Learn more: bit.ly/Jeff-2025
This year's #NHSymposium features a Land-Based Healing Panel, facilitated by Michelle Johnson-Jennings (Choctaw Nation), PhD. She is an expert in #Indigenous health and #psychology, the transformation of historical #trauma, land-based #healing, and #health promotion. Learn more: bit.ly/Michelle-2025
Get to know speakers + panelists of the 8th annual #NHSymposium. Our invited experts advance programs, policies, and research that ultimately expand equitable engagement with #greenspaces so that people and #nature can thrive. Learn more and register: bit.ly/2025-Symposium
Daniel Winterbottom is a #landscape architect and renowned therapeutic garden expert. During his #NHSymposium talk, he will describe how these gardens can restore users “to an unimpaired or improved condition”, lower rumination, increase focus, lower stress, and reduce depression. bit.ly/Daniel-2025
Esther, PhD, MPH, smiles in front of a purple and green background. She is a clinical assistant professor at the University of Washington's School of Public Health.
Esther Min promotes principles of #environmental and #climate #justice through community-academic-government partnerships. In 2022, she received the WA State Public Health Association's Health Equity Award.
Learn more about her work at the #NHSymposium on May 21: bit.ly/Esther-2025
Amy McDonnell, PhD is a cognitive neuroscientist at the University of Utah. During the 2025 #NHSymposium, Amy will be speaking about the psychophysiological effects of immersion in nature on attention, mood, and stress. bit.ly/Amy-2025
Hear from Coco Alarcón at the Northwest Nature & Heath Symposium! He is an architect pursuing a PhD in Global Health in Implementation Science. Since 2009, his work has focused on how the built environment impacts human and ecological health.
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🎉 Registration is now open for the 2025 Northwest Nature and Health Symposium! 🎉
Our symposia bring together researchers, community members, and decision-makers to learn about new discoveries, discuss new policies and programs, and advance partnerships.
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