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

President & Founder, Scientific Board Member, Lead Researcher

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

  

Raul Jose Guizzo

Vice President

MSc Tourism Innovation, Arts & Humanities

 

Theophrastos Mantadelis

Lead Researcher, Scientific Board Member

Ph.D in Computer Science,  Artificial Intelligence, Machine Learning

 

Nicolas Escoffier

Lead Researcher, Scientific Board Member

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

    

Weronika Gąsior

Scientific Board Member, Gender Equality Officer

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

Research Assistants & Volunteers

Aleksandra Zaborowska
RA, Policy Consultant

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

 

Annetta Benzar
RA, Media Officer

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

 

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

MSc. in Landscape Architecture.

 

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

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

 

Lara Renhe
Urban and Environmental Wellbeing Advocate

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

 

Nazwa Tahsin
Regional Project Manager (Bangladesh)

MSc. in Water Resources Development, Bachelor of Urban and Regional Planning. Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology.

 

Advisory Board

The Academic Advisory Board members help to foster the development of NeuroLandscape research by contributing to the strategy and vision of our organization in all the academic fields that it joins together. They also help grow the awareness of NeuroLandscape through various activities, support and their invaluable endorsement.
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