Sohyun Park

Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture

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Professional Credentials

• Sustainable SITES Accredited Professional, Green Business Certification Inc. 2018, SITES-AP-0000001945
• PhD, Environmental Design and Planning, 2005-2011, Arizona State University
• MLA, 2000, Seoul National University
• BS, Biology, 1997, Sookmyung Women’s University

Professional Recognition

• Chair, USDA NIFA NE 1962 National Multi-State Research Group, 2020-Present
• Chair, American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) Ecology and Restoration Professional Practice Network (PPN), 2019-2022
• Chair, Council of Educations in Landscape Architecture (CELA) Sustainability Track, Resilience 100+1 Theme Track, and Resilience and Climate Action Track, 2015-2023

Select Awards and Honors

• Research Merit Award, The Connecticut Chapter of ASLA 2023 Professional Awards, 2023
• Excellence in Service-Learning Award, The Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture (CELA) 2022 Faculty Awards, 2022
• Emerging Faculty Award, UConn Provost’s Awards for Excellence in Community Engaged Scholarship, 2021
• Second Place, EPA Campus RainWorks Challenge Design Competition. Ecolog-L.I. Sound: UConn Avery Point Master Plan. Lead Advisor for interdisciplinary student team, 2021

Courses

• LAND 2210E The Common Landscape of the USA: Rights, Responsibilities and Values (3 credits)
• LAND 3311 Landscape Architecture: Construction III – Planting Design (4 credits)
• LAND 4440 Landscape Architecture: Design IV – Community Planning (5 credits)

Areas of Interest

• Biodiversity-Positive Design
• Urban Rewilding
• Socio-Ecological Systems

Research Projects & Interests

My lab focuses on research, innovation, and public engagement to advance urban sustainability and community resilience through a socio-ecological systems perspective. We specialize in urban and landscape ecology and environmental and community planning, aiming to build, manage, and restore healthy, resilient, and biodiverse environments. Recent funded projects include research on landscape architecture solutions to biodiversity loss, measuring landscape performance of marsh ecosystems, and exploring the biodiversity and community benefits of land banking properties.

Currently accepting graduate students. 

Websites

Sustainable Urban Planning and Ecology Research (SUPER) Lab

LinkedIn

Google Scholar

Research Gate