Sohyun Park

Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture

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

• Regional Director (Elected Board Member). Council of Educators of Landscape Architecture (CELA)
• Programme Director, Nature Conservation and Biodiversity Working Programme. International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)
• Working Group Lead, Urban Landscape Biodiversity, Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Sustainable Cities and Landscapes (SCL) Hub
• Co-Chair, USDA NIFA NE 1962 National Multi-State Research Group

Select Awards and Honors

• George A. Yarwood Award, The Connecticut Chapter of ASLA, 2025
• Research Merit Award, The Connecticut Chapter of ASLA 2023 Professional Awards, 2023
• Excellence in Service-Learning Award, CELA 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.

Websites

Sustainable Urban Planning and Ecology Research (SUPER) Lab

LinkedIn

Google Scholar

Research Gate