Gregory N. Bratman

Dr. Gregory N. Bratman is an Associate Professor of Nature, Health, and Recreation in the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences at the University of Washington. His research takes place at the nexus of psychology, public health, and ecology, with a focus on examining the pathways through which nature experience benefits mental and physical health, and potential causal mechanisms underlying these relationships. He is the director of the Environment and Well-Being Lab – a research group that gathers empirical data, develops theoretical frameworks, and uses novel approaches to understand the association between nature contact and human well-being, and explores how to operationalize science in decision-making. Dr. Bratman also holds adjunct positions in the UW School of Public Health and the Department of Psychology, and is the Co-Director of the UW Center for Nature and Health and the Doug Walker Endowed Professor. He is a member of the second cohort of the JPB Environmental Health Fellows through the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.