Bratman, Gregory

Gregory Bratman

Associate Professor, School of Environmental and Forest Sciences; Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences; Adjunct Associate Professor, Department of Psychology; Director, Environment and Well-Being Lab
University of Washington
Box: 352100

CSDE Research Areas:

Environments and Populations

In the News:

Bratman Discusses the Role of the Olfactory Pathway in Nature and Health with “Think Out Loud” on Oregon Public Broadcasting (06/26/2024)
Bratman and Co-authors Use an RCT to Examine Susceptibility to Stress and Nature Exposure (04/26/2024)
CSDE Seminar - Nature Contact and Human Well-Being: Interdisciplinary Approaches and Community Partnerships (04/19/2024)
Bratman Co-authors Research on Public Nature and Health for Homeless Populations (03/21/2024)
Nature Contact and Emotional Health is the Focus of New Research by Bratman and Co-authors (02/22/2024)
Global Mental Health Speaker Series: Global Mental Health and Climate Change (2/15/24) (02/08/2024)
Bratman and Colleagues Outline How Neuroscience can be Leveraged for Climate Change Research (11/29/2023)
CSDE Welcomes Four New Affiliates! (07/22/2022)
Bratman & Co-authors Develop and Validate Self-Efficacy and Intentions Measures for Time Spent in Nature in New Paper (04/01/2022)
Bratman, Errett, and Colleagues New Publication Explores Health Impacts of Wildfire Smoke (01/14/2022)

Gregory Bratman is an Associate Professor in the School of Environmental and Forest Sciences; Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences; Adjunct Associate Professor in the Department of Psychology, as well as the Director of the Environment and Well-Being Lab. His work takes place at the nexus of psychology, public health and ecology, and is focused on investigating the ways in which the environment is associated with human well-being. He takes both empirical and theoretical approaches to understand how nature experience impacts human mental well-being, specifically cognitive function, mood and emotion regulation, with an emphasis on people living in urban environments. He is also working to inform the ways that the mental health effects of nature can be incorporated into ecosystem service studies, and in efforts to address health inequities. Gregory is a JPB Harvard Environmental Health Fellow and the Doug Walker Endowed Professor.