People and Everyday Nature (PEN) Lab

Connecting people, perception, and everyday nature

Featured Projects


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Leveraging Social Co-benefits to Advance Public Acceptance and Support for Living Shorelines in Florida


This project aims to better document and communicate the wide-ranging social benefits of LSLs, such as aesthetics, recreation, and sense of place, to foster stakeholder acceptance and support.


Understanding Perceptions of Green Stormwater Infrastructure Using Eye-tracking


This project aims to advance research on public perceptions of green stormwater infrastructure, by integrating a state-of-art webcam-based eye tracking technology with traditional survey methods. E


Advancing Campus Flood Vulnerability Assessment through Integrated Human Perception and Digital Technologies with High-Performance Computing


This project combines geospatial data with perceived risks within a Digital Twin to comprehensively assess campus vulnerability to flooding.


Cedar Key ShOREs (Shoreline Options for Resilience and Equity)


In this project, our interdisciplinary team (PI Dr. Savanna Barry) worked closely with the Cedar Key (CK) community to design nature-based solutions (NBS) for this historic Florida seaside town.