Zahra Ali

PhD Student

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Advisor: Sohyun Park

Professional Credentials

• B.S. Business Administration (International Business & Development), University of Rhode Island
  
• M.S. Global Affairs (Energy & Environmental Policy), New York University

Research Projects/Interests

Landscape Architecture Foundation – 2024 Landscape Performance Series Case Study Investigation (PI Sohyun Park): Muscota Marsh

USDA Hatch Project (PI Sohyun Park): Accessible Nature in Land Bank Properties: Integrating Nature-Inclusive Solutions for Community Benefits

Awards

UN COP16 Biodiversity Conference Fellowship (UConn Office of Sustainability) to attend the Conference in Cali, Colombia as part of UConn delegation.

Publications

1. Park, S., Ali, Z., & Zhang, P. (2024). Landscape Architecture Solutions to Biodiversity Loss: Executive Summary. American Society of Landscape Architects Fund. https://www.asla.org/biodiversitylossresearch.aspx

2. Park, S., Zhang, P., & Ali, Z.. (2024). Landscape Architecture Solutions to Biodiversity Loss: Research Study. American Society of Landscape Architects Fund. https://www.asla.org/biodiversitylossresearch.aspx

3. Park, Sohyun, & Ali, Z. (2024). “Muscota Marsh Methods.” Landscape Performance Series. Landscape Architecture Foundation. https://doi.org/10.31353/cs2080

Presentations

1. Ali, Z., Tree Multiplicities & Human-Beyond-Human Landscapes. CELA Conference, Portland, OR. March 28, 2025. (Film Presentation & Discussion)

2. Park, S., and Ali, Z., Landscape Performance Case Study Investigation: Muscota Marsh, NY. Designed Destinations: Measuring Landscape Performance with LAF’s 2024 CSI Program Seminar, Virtual. November 5, 2024.

3. Ali, Z., Fallow Landscapes: From Global Agriculture to Urban Justice. Invited lecture for LAND 2210E The Common (Shared) Landscape of the USA: Rights, Responsibilities and Values Course. October 11, 2024.

3. Özer E., Park, S., Hirschfeld D., Ali, Z., Zhang, P., and Guenther, A., Building an evidence base for landscape architecture solutions to climate and biodiversity crises. CELA Conference, St. Louis, MO. March 20-23, 2024.