NLI – ADA Title II – Staging Site

Our Team

Our Team

Current Staff

Soolyeon WEB: Natural Learning Initiative promotes outdoor play, nature-based environments, and educational playground design.

Soolyeon Cho, PhD

Soolyeon Cho, PhD, is Interim Director of NLI; Associate Dean of Research, Doctoral Programs, and Global Engagement; Professor of Architecture; … read more

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Nilda Cosco, PhD

Nilda Cosco, PhD, is Director of Programs at NLI, Research Professor in the Department of Landscape Architecture and Environmental Planning, and … read more

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Robin C. Moore

​Robin Moore, MCP, DipArch., Honorary ASLA, is a Research Professor in the College of Design and Professor Emeritus of Landscape Architecture … read more

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Matthew Babb

Matthew (Matt) Babb, MGD, is a UX/Communication Designer at the Natural Learning Initiative (NLI). There he leads the communication team’s … read more

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Matthew Maharaj

Matthew (Matt) Maharaj is a UX/Communication Designer at NLI where he works on online, print, 3D modeling, and other digital resources to … read more

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Tamiko McCullough

Tamiko McCullough, BS in Family Relations and Child Development. Instructional Support Specialist read more

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Adam Noel

Adam Noel is a UX/Communication Designer at NLI where he works on online, print, 3D modeling, and other digital resources to support various projects. read more

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Katie Pollok

Katie Pollok is a Program Assistant at NLI, providing support for design assistance, professional development, and research.  Katie is a … read more

Professional & Academic Collaborators

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Julie Sherk

Professor, Horticulture Science, NCSU

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Shweta Nanekar

Civic Spaces Project Manager, McAdams

Current Student Research & Teaching Assistants

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Fawzia Bhuiyan

PhD Student

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Shep Byles

Graduate Student

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Colton Hendrix

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Hwaseong Lee

Past Team Members

Deepti Adlakha

Eyyad Al-Khalaileh

Melissa Amoabeng

Eve Anderson

Mary Archer

Caroline Asher

James Barnes

BradBieber

Mary AnneBifulco

Julie Carlson

Natalie Charlson

Sudeshna Chatterjee

Wen Yie Chen

Yu Chun Chiu

Adina Cox

Tom Danninger

Carla Delcambre

Evrim Demir

Catherine Dorwart

Kurtis Durrant

Heather Ecklund

Will Fantle

Eric Filo

Kristen Ford

Andrew Fox

Rachel Freyer

Mohsen Ghiasi Ghorveh

Katherine Gill

Madeline Gresh

Nataliya Gurina

Brandon Guy

Michael Hasenmyer

Melissa Henao-Robledo

Megan Hoert

Jin Hou

Mohammed Zakiul Islam

Zaki Islam

Darryl S. Jones

Dan Jost

Dakshil Kanakia

Manpreet Kaur

Saba Kawas

Charlotte Kennedy

Orcun Kepez

Sarah Konradi

Jeff Kurtz

R Ben Lawrence

Jong Seon Lee

Zhouwei Li

Kilara Little

Sarah Little

Laura Lloyd

Matthew Maharaj

Bob Massengale

Joanna Massey

Kathy Massey-Sims

Shabnam Mohammadzadeh

Muntazar Monsur

Julie Murphy

Adrienne Murrell

Mary Musson

Iffat Nova

Matthew Paterson

Sevanne Person

Ayla Pettry

Kristen Reberg-Horton

Alice Reese

Michele Rivest

Iris Roberts

Sarah Safley

Roozbeh Salehi

John Salzano

Rifat Sharmin

Bria Sledge

Ilisa Sokolic

Olivia Spyra

Karli Stephenson

Clara Tang

Brian Taylor

Michelle Townsley

Nazia Afrin Trina

Jesse Turner

Eli Valsing

Jessica VanNess

Shirley Varela

Kelaine Vargas

Heather Vickeny

Virginia Wallace

Alexzandria Walters

Sadie Walters

Noah Weaver

Liz Westbrook

Matt Wilson

Susan E. Wilson

Claudia R. Winegarden

Yuguo Wu

Syeda Zaman

Zahra Zamani

Izzy Luck