2025 Applied Research Fellows to Present Findings on Accessibility at King County Parks
Posted: 8/7/2025 (CSDE Research)
Each summer, CSDE and the Population Health Initiative collaborate with CSDE External Affiliate Rebeccah Maskin (King County Demographer) to offer the interdisciplinary Applied Research Fellowship Program for UW undergraduates and graduate students. This summer, the Applied Research Fellowship team is working with stakeholders at King County Department of Natural Resources and Parks to assess accessibility of parks in urban unincorporated areas.
The team, led by CSDE Research Scientist Jessica Godwin includes 3 graduate students and 2 undergraduates:
- Xinyuan Hao (MPH student, Epidemiology),
- Mark Nepf (PhD student, Evans School and CSDE Trainee),
- Annie Xu (PhD student, Psychology),
- Sarah Desai (Anthropology, Environmental Studies), and
- Nupur Gorkar (Human Centered Design & Engineering).
They will present their findings to King County stakeholders this Friday, August 15 from 10:30am-12:00pm. The presentation will be hybrid with in-person activities in Hans Rosling Center Room 101 and online attendance on Zoom.