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From South Dakota to France, UVA students put their studies into practice

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From South Dakota to France, UVA students put their studies into practice
Split image of plants near two window and a sketch of an outdoor pavilion with children playing in the foreground

Julianna Mollica, a PhD Graduate Research Assistant with the Contemplative Sciences Center (CSC) and doctoral candidate in UVA’s Constructed Environment program, studies how architecture and neuroscience intersect to influence mental health. She won the Sarah McArthur Nix Travel Fellowship to conduct an experimental study in Palaiseau, France, using mobile neuroimaging and other methods to study how nature-inspired design influences stress regulation. Learn about her work with CSC in this UVA Today article.