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Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo. Completed the Doctoral Program in "Landscape Architecture and Urban Ecology" in 2016/07/22 at the: University of Porto Faculty of Science; Master in Landscape Architecture in 2010/07 and Bachelor in Landscape engineering in 2009/01 by Warsaw University of Life Sciences. Currently, Lead Researcher of 2 R&D projects awarded by Horizon EU, GreenME and GreenInCities, Founder of NeuroLandscape NGO since 2017. Author of a book "Neuroscience for Designing Green Spaces - Contamplative Landscapes" published by Routledge NY, over 30 articles in peer-reviewed journals and numerous book chapters, reports and policy briefs. Presented her research on 20 international scientific and policy meetings. Her research using neuroscience with the landscape design informed the national mental health promotion program in Singapore in the City in Nature programme. Acedemic teaching and supervision experience includes lecturing at Master of Landscape Architecture course at the National University of Singapore, Nanjang Academy of Fine Arts in Singapore, School of Design and Environment at the Thammasat University, Bangkok. She is a fellow at the Center for Urban Design & Mental Health.
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Identification

Personal identification

Full name
Agnieszka Anna Olszewska-Guizzo

Author identifiers

Ciência ID
F71C-D2EC-8258
ORCID iD
0000-0002-5278-0374
Scopus Author Id
57204445754

Email addresses

  • olszewska.agn@gmail.com (Personal)

Addresses

  • Rua Tapada da Marinha 282 1C, 4405-791, Madalena, Vila Nova de Gaia, Portugal (Personal)

Websites

Knowledge fields

  • Social Sciences - Economic and Social Geography - Urban Studies
  • Humanities - Arts - Architectural design
  • Medical and Health Sciences - Basic Medicine - Neurosciences
  • Social Sciences - Economic and Social Geography - Environmental Sciences

Languages

Language Speaking Reading Writing Listening Peer-review
Polish (Mother tongue)
English Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2) Proficiency (C2)
Portuguese Upper intermediate (B2) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1) Advanced (C1)
French Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1) Intermediate (B1)
Education
Degree Classification
2010/10/01 - 2016/07/22
Concluded
 Landscape Architecture and Urban Ecology (Doutoramento)
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
"Contemplative Values of Urban Parks and Gardens: Applying Neuroscience to Landscape Architecture" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 AD summa cum laude
2014/01/19 - 2014/08/01
Concluded
 Visiting Scholar (Doctor of Philosophy)
University of Massachusetts Amherst - Department of Landscape and Regional Planning, United States
2010/07
Concluded
 Landscape Architecture (Master)
Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego, Poland
"Transcendent aspect in new space design" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 20
2009/01
Concluded
 Landscape engineering (Bachelor)
Szkola Glowna Gospodarstwa Wiejskiego, Poland
"Design of Water Tram Stop on Zeranski Channel Near Marywilska Street" (THESIS/DISSERTATION)
 20
Affiliation

Science

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/08 - 2021/10 Postdoc (Research) National University Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore
2016/10 - 2018/04 Postdoc (Research) National University of Singapore School of Design and Environment, Singapore
National University of Singapore School of Design and Environment, Singapore

Teaching in Higher Education

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2024/01/01 - Current Invited Associate Professor (University Teacher) Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts, Singapore
2019/08/12 - 2020/05/09 Lecturer (University Teacher) National University of Singapore Department of Architecture, Singapore

Positions / Appointments

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2018/02/01 - Current President NeuroLandscape non-profit NGO, Poland
2021/03/01 - 2021/07/31 Blue Book Trainee European Commission, Belgium
Directorate General for Regional and Urban Policy, Belgium

Others

Category
Host institution 		Employer
2017/10/01 - 2021/05 Expert at Expert Working Group (EWG) Fondation pour la Recherche sur la Biodiversité, France
Projects

Grant

Designation Funders
2024/01/01 - 2027/12/31 GreenIn Cities
101139730
Lead Researcher
Horizon 2020, Belgium
Ongoing
2023/09/01 - 2027/08/31 GreenME: Advancing Greencare in Europe: an integrated multi-scalar approach for the expansion of nature-based therapies to improve Mental health Equity
101084198
Lead Researcher
Horizon 2020, Belgium
Ongoing
2020/10 - 2025/10 Promoting Exposure to green spACEs To Improve Mental and physical hEalth (PEACETIME)
MOE2019-T2-2-184
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Singapore Institute for Clinical Sciences, Singapore
 Government of Singapore Ministry of Social and Family Development
Ongoing
2020/08 - 2023/07 Assessment of the Visual Quality of Urban Landscapes in Health Promotion
MOE2019-T2-2-184
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
Government of Singapore Ministry of Education
Ongoing
2021/10 - 2022/10 A Neuroscientific investigation of the Interaction between Crowdedness and Environment typology (NICE)
Intra-Create 2021
Co-Principal Investigator (Co-PI)
National Research Foundation
Ongoing
2021/10 - 2022/10 A Neuroscientific investigation of the Interaction between Crowdedness and Environment typology (NICE)
Intra-Create 2021
 National Research Foundation
2018/08 - 2021/10 Effects of Landscapes on the Brain
R-722-000-010-490
Post-doc Fellow
Institute for Health Innovation & Technology (iHealthtech), Singapore
 Government of Singapore Ministry of National Development

National Parks Board
Ongoing
2016/10 - 2018/04 Biophilic Town Framework
NRF L2NIC
Post-doc Fellow
National University of Singapore School of Design and Environment, Singapore
 Government of Singapore Ministry of National Development
Concluded
2015 - 2016 CLASS: Contemplative Landscape Automated Scoring System
EYE1718
Principal investigator
NeuroLandscape Foundation, Poland
 European Commission
Concluded
2011 - 2015 Contemplative Values of Urban Parks and Gardens: Applying Neuroscience to Landscape Architecture
SFRH/BD/77141/2011
PhD Student Fellow
Universidade do Porto Faculdade de Ciências, Portugal

Universidade do Porto Centro de Investigação em Biodiversidade e Recursos Genéticos, Portugal
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia
Cancelled

Other

Designation Funders
2020/04 - 2020/12/30 Effects of COVID-19-related self-isolation on psychological response to different outdoor environments in Singapore – before/after brain & behavior study
NUS-IRB_S-20-12
Principal investigator
Ongoing
2019/03/01 - 2020/06/01 A Comparison of Neurobiological Effects of Relaxation Exercise, Viewing Green Landscapes and Playing Computer Games on the Prefrontal Cortex in Healthy Adults
IRB Ref# S-19-054
Collaborator
Institute for Health Innovation & Technology (iHealthtech), Singapore
Ongoing
Outputs

Publications

Book
  1. Olszewska-Guizzo, Agnieszka. Neuroscience for Designing Green Spaces: Contemplative Landscapes. New York, United States: Routledge. 2023.
    Published • https://doi.org/10.4324/9781003295167
Book chapter
  1. Tahsin, N.; Gasior, W.Z.; Olszewska-Guizzo, A.. "Climate Change and Mental Health in Bangladesh: A Cultural Variability Perspective". 229-249. 2023.
    10.1007/978-3-031-26592-1_12
  2. Tahsin, Nazwa; Weronika Gasior ; Olszewska-Guizzo, Agnieszka. Corresponding author: Tahsin, Nazwa. "Climate change and mental health in Bangladesh: a cultural variability perspective". In Climate Change and Health Hazards: addressing hazards to human and environmental health from a changing climate. Switzerland: Springer Nature, 2022.
    In press
  3. Diana Benjumea; Olszewska-Guizzo, Agnieszka. "Coping with Extreme Circumstances through Community-Led Local Nature Interventions: A Science-based Policy Analysis Key Messages". In Urban Health and Wellbeing Systems Approaches: Policy Briefs Volume 2, edited by Franz Gatzweiler. Springer, 2021.
    Published
  4. Olszewska-Guizzo, Agnieszka. "Neuroscience-Based Urban Design For Mentally-Healthy Cities". In Urban Health and Wellbeing Programme: Policy Briefs Volume 2, edited by Franz Gatzweiler. Springer Nature, 2021.
    Published
  5. Olszewska-Guizzo, Agnieszka; Anna Fogel; Diana Benjumea. "Towards Transdisciplinary Urban Health: New Directions in Public Health, Urban Planning and Environmental Justice.". In Sustainable Policies and Practices in Energy, Environment and Health Research: Addressing Cross-cutting Issues, edited by Diogo Guedes Vidal; Maria Alzira Pimenta Dinis; Ricardo Cunha Dias; Walter Leal Filho. Germany: Springer Nature, 2021.
    Published
  6. Femke Beute; Maria Beatrice Andreucci; Zoe Davies; Julie Glanville; Hans Keune; Melissa Marselle; Liz O'Brien; et al. "Green space in (peri-) urban areas and mental health: which green space types and characteristics are most beneficial?". In Green and blue spaces and health: new evidence and perspectives for action with key findings from systematic reviews on types and characteristics of green and blue spaces and mental health. World Health Organization, 2021.
    Published
  7. Femke Beute; Zoe Davies; Sjerp de Vries; Julie Glanville; Hans Keune; Annamaria Lammel; Melissa Marselle; et al. "Blue space in (peri-) urban areas and mental health: which blue space types and characteristics are most beneficial?". In Green and blue spaces and health: new evidence and perspectives for action – with key findings from systematic reviews on types and characteristics of green and blue spaces and mental health. World Health Organization, 2021.
    In press
  8. Olszewska-Guizzo, Agnieszka; Fogel, Anna; Benjumea, Diana; Tahsin, Nazwa. "Sustainable Solutions in Urban Health: Transdisciplinary Directions in Urban Planning for Global Public Health". In Sustainable Policies and Practices in Energy, Environment and Health Research, 223-243. Germany: Springer International Publishing, 2021.
    Published • 10.1007/978-3-030-86304-3_14
  9. Hye, H.Y.; Kuei-Hsien, L.; Guizzo, A.O.. "Neighbourhood landscape development process and design approaches". 80-93. 2018.
Conference paper
  1. Olszewska-Guizzo, Agnieszka. "Green and Healthy Cities – Environmental Exposures and Urban Design for Healthy Longevity". Paper presented in Better Future for Healthy Ageing, Zagreb, 2020.
    Published
  2. Branimir Anic; Ilaria Bellantuono; Boris Brkljacic; Ana Borovecki; Monica DiLuca; Zoran Ðogaš; Dan Ehninger; et al. "Policy Paper on Healthy Ageing – BFHA2020 Conference". Paper presented in Better Future for Healthy Ageing, Zagreb, 2020.
    Published
  3. Olszewska-Guizzo, Agnieszka. "Validating the Landscape DesignFramework for Urban High-Density Neighbourhoods". Paper presented in 5 th International Conference on Sustainable Development, Rome, 2017.
    Published
  4. Roquelaure, Y. "Contemplative Greenway Design for the Health and Well-Being of City Inhabitants". Paper presented in 5th Fabos Conference on Landscapeand Greenway Planning, Budapest, 2016.
    Published
  5. Lukas Navickas; Agnieszka Olszewska; Theofrastos Mantadelis. "CLASS: Contemplative landscape automated scoring system". 2016.
    10.1109/med.2016.7535987
  6. Olszewska-Guizzo, Agnieszka. "Urban Planning, Neurosciences and Contemplation For Improving Well-being in Our Cities.". Paper presented in ARCC/EAAE 2014 International Conference on Architectural Research: Beyond Architecture New Intersections & Connections., Honolulu, 2014.
    Published
Conference poster
  1. Olszewska-Guizzo, Agnieszka; Angelia Sia; Roger Ho. "Effects of passive exposure to green urban landscape on the brain: preliminary results". Paper presented in 16th International Conference on Urban Health People Oriented Urbanisation: Transforming Cities for Health and Well-Being, 2019.
  2. Olszewska-Guizzo, Agnieszka. "Types and components of urban blue spaces that have a positive impact on mental health and well-being: a systematic review". Paper presented in 16th International Conference on Urban Health People Oriented Urbanisation: Transforming Cities for Health and Well-Being, 2019.
  3. Olszewska-Guizzo, Agnieszka. "Meaning in the landscapes of contemplation – How to give significance by design?". Paper presented in ECLAS Conference 2013: Specifics, 2013.
Journal article
  1. Qi, J.; Lin, E.S.; Tan, P.Y.; Zhang, X.; Ho, R.; Sia, A.; Olszewska-Guizzo, A.; Waykool, R.. "Applying 3D spatial metrics for landscape planning: Creating and measuring landscape scenarios by a point cloud-based approach". Ecological Informatics 79 (2024): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85181570114&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ecoinf.2023.102436
  2. Beute, F.; Marselle, M.R.; Olszewska-Guizzo, A.; Andreucci, M.B.; Lammel, A.; Davies, Z.G.; Glanville, J.; et al. "How do different types and characteristics of green space impact mental health? A scoping review". People and Nature 5 6 (2023): 1839-1876. http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85170537893&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1002/pan3.10529
  3. Olszewska-Guizzo, A.; Sia, A.; Escoffier, N.. "Revised Contemplative Landscape Model (CLM): A reliable and valid evaluation tool for mental health-promoting urban green spaces". Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 86 (2023): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85164290088&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ufug.2023.128016
  4. Olszewska-Guizzo, A.; Russo, A.; Roberts, A.C.; Kühn, S.; Marques, B.; Tawil, N.; Ho, R.C.. "Editorial: Cities and mental health". Frontiers in Psychiatry 14 (2023): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85168349221&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.3389/fpsyt.2023.1263305
  5. Qi, J.; Lin, E.S.; Tan, P.Y.; Zhang, X.; Ho, R.; Sia, A.; Olszewska-Guizzo, A.; Waykool, R.. "Representing the landscape visual quality of residential green spaces in Singapore with 3D spatial metrics". Urban Forestry and Urban Greening 90 (2023): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85176350305&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.ufug.2023.128132
  6. Vidal, Diogo Guedes; Teixeira, Catarina Patoilo; Fernandes, Cláudia Oliveira; Olszewska-guizzo, Agnieszka; Dias, Ricardo Cunha; Vilaça, Helena; Barros, Nelson; Maia, Rui Leandro. "Patterns of human behaviour in public urban green spaces: On the influence of users' profiles, surrounding environment, and space design". Urban Forestry & Urban Greening 74 (2022): 127668. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127668.
    Published • 10.1016/j.ufug.2022.127668
  7. Olszewska-Guizzo, Agnieszka; Fogel, Anna; Escoffier, Nicolas; Sia, Angelia; Nakazawa, Kenta; Kumagai, Akihiro; Dan, Ippeita; Ho, Roger. "Therapeutic Garden With Contemplative Features Induces Desirable Changes in Mood and Brain Activity in Depressed Adults". Frontiers in Psychiatry 13 (2022): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2022.757056.
    10.3389/fpsyt.2022.757056
  8. Olszewska-Guizzo, A.; Sia, A.; Fogel, A.; Ho, R.. "Features of urban green spaces associated with positive emotions, mindfulness and relaxation". Scientific Reports 12 1 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85143095648&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1038/s41598-022-24637-0
  9. Qi, J.; Lin, E.S.; Yok Tan, P.; Chun Man Ho, R.; Sia, A.; Olszewska-Guizzo, A.; Zhang, X.; Waykool, R.. "Development and application of 3D spatial metrics using point clouds for landscape visual quality assessment". Landscape and Urban Planning 228 (2022): http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?eid=2-s2.0-85139011993&partnerID=MN8TOARS.
    10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104585
  10. Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo; Ayako Mukoyama; Sho Naganawa; Ippeita Dan; Syeda Fabeha Husain; Cyrus SH Ho; Roger Ho. "Hemodynamic Response to Three Types of Urban Spaces before and after Lockdown during the COVID-19 Pandemic". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2021): https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/18/11/6118.
    10.3390/ijerph18116118
  11. Olszewska-Guizzo, Agnieszka. "Effects of COVID-19-related stay-at-home order on neuropsychophysiological response to urban spaces: Beneficial role of exposure to nature?". Journal of Environmental Psychology (2021): 101590-101590. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272494421000438?via%3Dihub.
    10.1016/j.jenvp.2021.101590
  12. Olszewska-Guizzo, Agnieszka; Nicolas Escoffier; Anna Fogel; Roger Ho. "Effects of COVID-19-related Stay-at-Home Order on Neuropsychophysiological Response to Urban Spaces: Beneficial Role of Exposure to Nature?". Environmental Psychology (2021):
    Accepted
  13. ZHISONG ZHANG; Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo; Syeda Fabeha Husain; Jessica Bose; JongKwan Choi; Wanqiu Tan; Jiayun Wang; et al. "Brief Relaxation Practice Induces Significantly More Prefrontal Cortex Activation during Arithmetic Tasks Comparing to Viewing Greenery Images as Revealed by Functional Near-Infrared Spectroscopy (fNIRS)". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2020): https://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/17/22/8366.
    10.3390/ijerph17228366
  14. Hou Yanru; MAHYAR MASOUDI; Agnieszka Chadala; Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo. "Visual Quality Assessment of Urban Scenes with the Contemplative Landscape Model: Evidence from a Compact City Downtown Core". Remote Sensing (2020): https://www.mdpi.com/2072-4292/12/21/3517.
    10.3390/rs12213517
  15. Wang, Cuiyan; Chudzicka-Czupala, Agata; Grabowski, Damian; Pan, Riyu; Adamus, Katarzyna; Wan, Xiaoyang; Hetnal, Mateusz; et al. "The Association Between Physical and Mental Health and Face Mask Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparison of Two Countries With Different Views and Practices". Frontiers in Psychiatry 11 (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpsyt.2020.569981.
    10.3389/fpsyt.2020.569981
  16. Olszewska-Guizzo, Agnieszka. "Can Exposure to Certain Urban Green Spaces Trigger Frontal Alpha Asymmetry in the Brain?—Preliminary Findings from a Passive Task EEG Study". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2020): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijerph17020394.
    10.3390/ijerph17020394
  17. Wang, Cuiyan; Chudzicka-Czupala, Agata; Grabowski, Damian; Pan, Riyu; Adamus, Katarzyna; Wan, Xiaoyang; Hetnal, Mateusz; et al. "The Association Between Physical and Mental Health and Face Mask Use During the COVID-19 Pandemic: A Comparison of Two Countries With Different Views and Practices". Frontiers in Psychiatry (2020): https://publons.com/publon/32946885/.
    10.3389/FPSYT.2020.569981
  18. Olszewska-Guizzo, Agnieszka. "Designing Urban Green Blue Infrastructure for Mental Health and Elderly Wellbeing". Sustainability (2019): http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su11226425.
    10.3390/su11226425
  19. Hwang, Yun Hye; Tan, Puay Yok; Olszewska-Guizzo, Agnieszka; Hwang, Y.H.; Tan, P.Y.; Olszewska-Guizzo, A.. "A Transdisciplinary Approach for the Validation of Neighborhood Landscape Design Guidelines". Journal of Urban Planning and Development 145 3 (2019): 04019008. http://dx.doi.org/10.1061/(asce)up.1943-5444.0000514.
    10.1061/(asce)up.1943-5444.0000514
  20. Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo; Nicolas Escoffier; Jane Chan; Tan Puay Yok. "Window View and the Brain: Effects of Floor Level and Green Cover on the Alpha and Beta Rhythms in a Passive Exposure EEG Experiment". International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health (2018): http://www.mdpi.com/1660-4601/15/11/2358.
    10.3390/ijerph15112358
  21. Olszewska-Guizzo, Agnieszka; Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo 1. "Contemplative Landscapes: Towards Healthier Built Environments". Jounal of Environment and Social Psychology 3 2 (2018): https://doi.org/10.18063%2Fesp.v3.i2.742.
    10.18063/esp.v0.i0.735
  22. Agnieszka A. Olszewska-Guizzo; Tiago O. Paiva; Fernando Barbosa. "Effects of 3D Contemplative Landscape Videos on Brain Activity in a Passive Exposure EEG Experiment". Frontiers in Psychiatry 9 (2018): https://doi.org/10.3389%2Ffpsyt.2018.00317.
    10.3389/fpsyt.2018.00317
  23. A. A. Olszewska; P. F. Marques; R. L. Ryan; F. Barbosa. "What makes a landscape contemplative?". Environment and Planning B: Planning and Design (2016): https://doi.org/10.1177%2F0265813516660716.
    10.1177/0265813516660716
  24. Olszewska-Guizzo, Agnieszka. "Design of hospital gardens for patients with neurodegenerative diseases". Space & Form (2016): http://www.pif.zut.edu.pl/pif-25_pdf/doi10.21005pif.2016.25.D-01_Olszewska_Bil.pdf.
    10.21005/pif.2016.25.D-01
  25. Agnieszka Anna Olszewska; Paulo Farinha Marques; Fernando Barbosa. "Enhancing Urban Landscape with Neuroscience Tools: Lessons from the Human Brain". CITYGREEN 01 11 (2015): 60-60. https://doi.org/10.3850%2Fs2382581215010777.
    10.3850/s2382581215010777
Manual
  1. Olszewska-Guizzo, Agnieszka. Green cities and the right to health and mental health. Poland: Stow. Arteria. 2022.
    Published
Report
  1. Femke Beute; Maria Beatrice Andreucci; Annamaria Lammel; Zoe Davies; Julie Glanville; Hans Keune; Melissa Marselle; et al. 2021. Types and characteristics of urban and peri-urban green spaces having an impact on human mental health and wellbeing.. https://eklipse.eu/request-health/.

Other

Other output
  1. Neighbourhood Landscapes. 2018. Yun Hye Hwang; Jane Chan; Agnieszka O. Guizzo; Puay Yok Tan. https://doi.org/10.1142%2F9789813236035_0002.
    10.1142/9789813236035_0002
  2. Neighbourhood Landscape Development Process and Design Approaches. 2018. Yun Hye Hwang; Kuei-Hsien Liao; Agnieszka O. Guizzo. https://doi.org/10.1142%2F9789813236035_0004.
    10.1142/9789813236035_0004
  3. Designing Neighbourhood Landscapes with Landscape Services. 2018. Puay Yok Tan; Kuei-Hsien Liao; Yun Hye Hwang; Vincent Chua; Agnieszka O. Guizzo; Jane Chan. https://doi.org/10.1142%2F9789813236035_0005.
    10.1142/9789813236035_0005
Activities

Oral presentation

Presentation title Event name
Host (Event location)
2022/05/20 Neuroscience-Based Design for Mentally-Healthy, Green Cities Green Escape Challenge Masterclass, Floriade Expo 2022
University of Almere, City of Almere (Almere, Netherlands)
2021/10/12 Green spaces for healthier cities Innovate 4 Cities 2021 | UN Habitat Conference
UN Habitat, Global Convenant of Mayors
2021/10/08 Value of urban green spaces for human well-being Circular Green Cities ' Floriade Expo 2021
City Hall of Almere, Aeres University (Almere, Netherlands)
2021/07/27 Landscapes for mental wellbeing ASEAN Workshop on Biodiversity and its Linkages to Human Health
ASEAN Centre for Biodiversity (Singapore, Singapore)
2021/07/01 Neuro-architecture to promote well-being MEDIA ARCHITECTURE BIENNALE 2020
Amsterdam University of Applied Sciences (Amsterdam, Netherlands)
2020/10/22 Healthy Cities -Cities for Humans Conscious Warsaw - Sensing our City
Centre for Conscious Design (Warsaw, Poland)
2020/06/24 Research and Design Insights for Mentally Healthy Outdoor Spaces for Children: Lessons from the cross- discipline of neuroscience and landscape architecture ISGA webinar on the positive benefits of green and natural schoolyard design on mental health and wellbeing
International School Grounds Alliance (ISGA), Children & Nature Network (CN&N) (Warsaw, Poland)
2020/06/05 Green and Healthy Cities – Environmental exposures and Urban Design for Healthy Longevity Better Future for Healthy Aging Conference
University of Zagreb School of Medicine (Zagreb, Croatia)
2019/11/22 "Simply green is simply not enough: Challenges and Opportunities of Evidence-Based Urban Design for Mental Health". ETH Lunch talks
Future Cities Lab, ETH Zurich, Singapore (Singapore, Singapore)
2019/07/23 "Effects of Landscapes on the Brain- preliminary results" 5th Urban Sustainability R&D Congress
Ministry of National Development, Singapore (Singapore, Singapore)
2019/07/19 "Window view in a high-rise neighbourhood and the brain; Effects of floor level and green cover on the alpha and beta rhythms" IFLA World Congress 2018
International Federation of Landscape Architecture (Singapore, Singapore)
2018/09/07 "Effects of Landscape Design on Brain Activity Current Knowledge and Views for the Future" Therapeutic Horticulture Seminar
National Parks Board, Singapore (Singapore, Singapore)
2017/09/28 "Window View & Brain: Can Floor Level and Amount of Green within the View Have an Effect on Our Well-Being? " 14th International Conference on Urban Health "Health Equity: The New Urban Agenda and Sustainable Development Goals"
International Society of Urban Health (Coimbra, Portugal)
2017/09/06 "Validating the Landscape Design Framework for Urban High-Density Neighbourhoods." 5 th International Conference on Sustainable Development
European Center of Sustainable Development (Rome, Italy)
2017/07/15 "Neighbourhood Landscape Design in High-rise, High-density City" ECOCITY World Summit
Victoria State Government (Melbourne, Australia)
2016/06/30 "Contemplative Greenway Design for the Health and Well-Being of City Inhabitants." 5th Fabos Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning
University of Massachusetts Amherst (Budapest, Hungary)
2016/06/21 "CLASS: Contemplative Landscape Automated Scoring System." 24th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation (MED)
IEEE (Athens, Greece)
2014/02/12 "Urban Planning, Neurosciences and Contemplation For Improving Well-being in Our Cities." "New Intersections and Connections"
Architecture Research Centers Consortium (ARCC) (Hololulu, United States)

Supervision

Thesis Title
Role 		Degree Subject (Type)
Institution / Organization
2019/09/01 - 2022/01/30 "Enhancing the physical and mental health of adults and the elderly in Singapore through greenery exposure."
Co-supervisor
 PhD in Medical Science (PhD)
National University of Singapore, Singapore
2019/09/01 - 2020/05/15 "Assessment of Contemplativeness of Landscape in Singapore Downtown Core"
Supervisor
 Master in Landscape Architecture (Master)
National University of Singapore, Singapore
2019/09/01 - 2020/05/15 “Subconscious Landscapes” Influence of nature exposure on the mental well-being of depressed students
Supervisor
 Master in Landscape Architecture (Master)
National University of Singapore, Singapore

Event organisation

Event name
Type of event (Role) 		Institution / Organization
2021/09/01 - 2022/05/01 Natural and Cultural Heritage for Healthier and More Sustainable Urban Realms (2022/05/07 - 2022/05/09)
Conference (Member of the Organising Committee)
 Fundacja NeuroLandscape, Poland
2019/11/25 - 2019/11/26 "NUS Neuroscience & Technology Symposium" Staff/ organizer at the symposium (2019/11/25 - 2019/11/26)
Symposium (Member of the Organising Committee)
 National University of Singapore, Singapore

National University Singapore Yong Loo Lin School of Medicine, Singapore
2019/11/05 - 2019/11/05 Pre-Conference Workshop (International Conference on Urban Health, Xiamen, China) titled "Application of neuroscience in the urban planning and design. An Introduction to the theory and practice of the EEG experiment design, data collection and analysis." (2019/11/05 - 2019/11/05)
Workshop (Other)
 NeuroLandscape non-profit NGO, Poland

Event participation

Activity description
Type of event 		Event name
Institution / Organization
2014/06/08 - 2014/06/12 Graduate Student Award and participation in: 51st International Making Cities Livable Conference on: MAKING CITIES HEALTHY FOR ALL
Conference
 51st International Making Cities Livable Conference on: MAKING CITIES HEALTHY FOR ALL
International Making Cities Livable, United States

Association member

Society Organization name Role
2020/11/01 - Current Urban Design & Mental Health Fellow

Course / Discipline taught

Academic session Degree Subject (Type) Institution / Organization
2020/08/14 - 2020/11/27 UD721 Seminar in Advanced Urban Design and Development Master of Urban Design (Master) Thammasat University, Faculty of Architecture and Planning , Thailand
2019/08/12 - 2020/05/09 AY2019-19 - Masters of Landscape Architecture LA-5742 Dissertation Master in Landscape Architecture (Master) National University of Singapore Department of Architecture, Singapore

Evaluation committee

Activity description
Role 		Institution / Organization Funding entity
2021/09 - 2032/03 Handling Editor of the Topic 'Cities and Mental Health' Frontiers in Psychiatry, Public Mental Health
Coordinator
 Frontiers Media SA, Switzerland
2020/11/12 - 2021/04/30 Guest Editor of a Sustainability MDPI Journal Special Issue "Sustainable Land Use Planning and its Application" Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland
2020/08/01 - 2021/04/20 Guest Editor of a Sustainability MDPI Journal Special Issue "Landscapes in the Time of Social Distancing: Pandemic and the Design of the Urban Environment"
Other
 Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute AG, Switzerland
2019/10/19 - 2019/10/30 Horizon 2020 2nd stage proposal evaluation expert withing the call "Visionary and integrated solutions to improve well-being and health in cities"
Evaluator
 Executive Agency for Small and Medium-sized Enterprises, Belgium

European Commission, Belgium 		European Commission

Interview (tv / radio show)

Program Topic
2020/11/30 - 2020/12/30 BBC World Service - My Perfect City Green Spaces and Mental Health in Singapore
2020/06/24 - 2020/06/24 Imagine Cities Event Our Brain on Perspectives

Journal scientific committee

Journal title (ISSN) Publisher
2023/01/01 - Current The Journal of Urban Design and Mental Health (2398-4082)
2020/07 - Current Land, MDPI (2073-445X) MDPI
2019/10/26 - Current Remote Sensing, MDPI (2072-4292) MDPI
2018/05/25 - Current Environment and Social Psychology (2424-8975) Whioce Publishing Pte Ltd.
Distinctions

Award

2019 Honorary Mention in Urban Health (best poster)
International Society of Urban Health, United States
2019 Enrichment Funds for 2019 AAG Annual Meeting
American Association of Geographers, United States
2014 Graduate Student Award (conference registration fee)
International Making Cities Livable, United States

Other distinction

2021 Centre for Urban Greenery and Ecology Individual Research Grant
National Parks Board, Singapore
2011 FCT Individual Doctoral Research Grant
Fundação para a Ciência e a Tecnologia, Portugal