Huaqing Wang
LAEP
Assistant Professor
Contact Information
Office Hours: By appointmentOffice Location: FAV 258
Phone: 435-797-1590
Email: huaqing.wang@usu.edu
Additional Information:
Educational Background
Licensures & Certifications
Biography
Huaqing Wang is a tenure-track Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning at Utah State University. She is also affiliated with the Data Science & Artificial Intelligence Center and the Berryman Institute, which advances solutions to challenges at the intersection of humans and wildlife.
Wang is a member of the American Institute of Certified Planners (AICP) and has received multiple recognitions, including the Utah ASLA Award of Excellence, the EDRA Core Certificate in Environmental Research Award, and the CELA Best Poster Award.
Research Interests
Huaqing’s research brings together the fields of landscape ecology and human health to investigate the environment and human health relationships and aims at bridging the gap between landscape architecture design practices and research. She uses spatial analysis, remote sensing, landscape pattern metrics, machine learning, survey, and experimental study methods to access the impact of urban green space on human health and health equity. Her current research offers landscape and environmental planners a tool to estimate the health outcomes of a design decision. Her work was published in The Lancet Planetary Health, Landscape and Urban Planning, Environment and Behavior, Journal of Environmental Psychology, etc. Journals. Her study is covered by a variety of media, including Forbes, Medical News Today, Engineering & Technology, International Business Times, and more.
Regarding Dr. Wang's publication, please reference her Google Scholar page here: https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=fvuTN8cAAAAJ&hl=en
Awards
Utah ASLA Merit Award, 2025
ASLA Utah Chapter
Core Certificate of Research Excellence, 2025
Environmental Design Research Association
Utah ASLA Award of Excellence, 2024
ASLA Utah Chapter
Hero Award, 2023
International Student Council
Best Poster Award , 2023
Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture
Publications | Book Chapters
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Journal Articles
Academic Journal
- Wang, H., (2025). Bird richness as a mediator between greenspace and mental health relationships.
- Wang, H., (2025). Unequal paths to nature: Mobile-phone insights into park visits in nine major cities in the United States.
- Wang, H., (2025). Association between greenspace morphology and disability prevalence mediated by physical activity and mental health in Los Angeles city.
- Wang, H., (2024). Greenspace morphology and preterm birth: A state-wide study in Georgia, United States (2001–2016). Environmental Health Perspectives
- Wang, H., Gholami, S., Samavatekbatan, A., Xu, W., Sleipness, O., Tassinary, L., (2024). Where and how to invest in greenspace for optimal health benefits: A systematic review of greenspace morphology and human health relationships. . The Lancet Planetary Health, 8:8, e574-e587.
- Wang, H., (2024). Developing the health effect assessment of landscape (HEAL) Tool: Assessing the health effects of community greenspace morphology design on non-communicable diseases. Landscape and Urban Planning
- Wang, H., (2023). Effects of air pollution on adverse birth outcomes and pregnancy complications in the U.S. state of Kansas (2000–2015). Scientific Reports
- Wang, H., (2023). Association between greenspace morphology and prevalence of non-communicable diseases mediated by air pollution and physical activity. Landscape and Urban Planning
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.
Publications | Other
An asterisk (*) at the end of a publication indicates that it has not been peer-reviewed.