About us

Core Team

We are a team of researchers and professionals, representing different scientific and technical fields, originating from five different countries and speaking seven languages. We are working together since 2017 to improve the living conditions in our cities by emphasizing the role of green space design for people's mental health and well-being. See below more details about each of us, have a look at our publications, and what we do, or simply get in touch!

Agnieszka Olszewska-Guizzo

Founder, President of the Management Board, Scientific Board Member & Lead Researcher

 Ph.D. in Landscape Architecture and Urban Ecology, Neurourbanism, Environmental Neuroscience.

  

Raul Jose Guizzo

Vice President of the Management Board

MSc Tourism Innovation, Arts & Humanities

 

Nicolas Escoffier

Lead Researcher, Scientific Board Member

Ph.D., in Psychology and Behavioural Science, Neuroscience, Mindfulness

    

Weronika Gąsior

Scientific Board Member, Gender Equality Officer

Ph.D in Linguistics, Communications; Children & Nature,

Annetta Benzar

Research Assistant, Media Officer

MA. English Language and Literature, Project Management, Inclusivity & Storytelling.

 

Research Team

Anastasia Kokkinou
Research Assistant - Neuroscience

MSc Cognitive Neuroscience

 

Claudia Tan
Volunteer, Regional Nature-Based Solutions Advisor (South East Asia)

B.Sc. (Hons.) in Life Sciences, Environmental Biology

 

Ghieth Alkhateeb
Ghieth Alkhateeb
Volunteer, Sustainable Development and Equity Advocate & Graphic Communications Specialist

MSc. in Landscape Architecture.

 

Lara Renhe
Volunteer, Urban and Environmental Wellbeing Advocate

M.Sc. Landscape Architecture, B.A. Architecture and Urbanism

 

Aleksandra Zaborowska
Research Assistant, Policy Consultant

MSc. International Relations - Strategic Studies; Peacebuilding, Social & Environmental Justice, Regenerative Culture.

 

Prof. Fernando Barbosa

Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences , Laboratory of Neuropsychophysiology, Porto, Portugal

Dr Dorota Karwowska

Faculty of Psychology, Laboratory of Neurosciences  University of Warsaw, Poland

Daniel Irving

Chair/Academic Leader for Landscape Architecture at Unitec Institute of Technology,  Auckland, New Zealand

Dr Krzysztof Herman

Assistant Professor at the Department of Landscape Art, WULS Warsaw, Poland

Dr Dimitar Shterionov

ADAPT Centre, Dublin City University