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Joshua Lawler

Professor, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences

COVID-19, Mental health

jlawler@uw.edu

Expertise: Nature’s health benefits, and the effectiveness of programs and policies designed to take advantage of those benefits. Director of UW's Nature and Health Initiative.


JOSHUA LAWLER'S RECENT MENTIONS IN THE NEWS

  • Opinion: Reward research for being useful — not just flashy | Nature
  • Washington ecosystems are changing — conservation efforts are, too | Crosscut
  • UW program studies link between environment and well-being | GeekWire
  • How to avoid cabin fever in WA’s pandemic winter | Crosscut
  • New areas will need conservation due to climate change | ZME Science

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JOSHUA LAWLER'S RECENTLY TAGGED POSTS

  • Q&A: UW researchers examine mental impact of Girl Scouts’ interactions with nature
  • UW’s Joshua Lawler named fellow of Ecological Society of America
  • Rethinking land conservation to protect species that will need to move with climate change
  • A dose of nature: New UW initiative to spearhead research on health benefits of time outside
  • Interactive map shows where animals will move under climate change

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