Associate Professor of Landscape Architecture Paula Meijerink has received a 2024 Community Engaged Scholar Award from Ohio State’s Office of Outreach and Engagement for the project Trees for All People. The project is led by Meijerink and Senior Lecturer Ethan McGory. The project was also selected as one of Ohio State’s 2024 Programs of Excellence in Engaged Scholarship.

Paula Meijerink is an associate professor in landscape architecture at the Knowlton School. Her research lies at the intersection of material ecologies and equity; it focuses on strategies to improve dehumanized and denatured urban conditions often related to impervious surfaces and urban tree canopy cover. She advances knowledge in collaborative practices especially in and with underserved communities. Her creative practice is focused on processes that improve social environmental inequities. Cultural competency is integrated in teaching, research, and service, often intertwined. The research Trees for All People received national recognition and is focused on social environmental equity and urban resilience.

Read more at the Office of Outreach and Engagement