Affiliations: | Health and Nature Research Leadership |
Project Leader: | Lauren Williams
lhwilliams77@tamu.edu Environmental and Occupational Health |
Faculty Mentor: | Mark Benden, Ph.D. |
Meeting Times:
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F 10:00 AM – 11:00 AM |
Team Size:
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4
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Open Spots: | 4 |
Special Opportunities:
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Earning co-authorship on publications and learning a new skill |
Team Needs:
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Effective communicator, avid reader, time management, critical thinker, and listener |
Description:
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Study #1: Nature Rx Effects on Office Workers’ Well-Being: A Scoping Review on Nature-Based Interventions for Office Workers
Study #1 Objective: Investigate the effects of nature Rx (nature prescriptions) interventions on office workers’ well-being. Study #2: Focus Group Discussion on What Could be the Best Nature Rx (Real Nature and VR Nature) Intervention for Office Workers’ (In-Person Office Workers, Remote Office Workers, and Hybrid Office Workers) Well-Being (Stress and Walking): a Feasibility Study Study #2 Objective: Office workers (in-person office workers, remote office workers, and hybrid office workers) participate in a focus group discussion on nature Rx interventions (real nature and VR nature) to determine which Rx would be most likely to be performed by each group and in what setting/time combination. Study #3: A Pilot Study Using the Best Scenario(s) of Office Workers’ (In-Person Office Workers, Remote Office Workers, and Hybrid Office Workers) Adherence to Nature Rx (Real Nature and VR Nature) to Improve Their Well-Being (Stress and Walking) Study #3 Objective: Studying the best scenario(s) of office workers’ (in-person office workers, remote office workers, and hybrid office workers) from Focus Group Results adherence to nature Rx (real nature and VR nature) to improve their well-being (objective and subjective measurements of stress and walking). |