Kevin Rozario

Kevin Rozario is a PhD Candidate at the German Centre for Integrative Biodiversity Research (iDiv) Halle-Jena-Leipzig, affiliated with the Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research (UFZ). He is part of the Biodiversity & Health Projects team within the Dr. FOREST project, investigating biodiversity-mental health linkages. His work combines ecological and psychological methodologies, including EEG analysis and field experiments to study attention restoration and stress recovery in forest environments.

Education: M.Sc. in Psychology from Universität Hamburg (2020), B.Sc. in Psychology from Universität des Saarlandes (2016). Research focuses on human-nature interactions, particularly how forest diversity impacts mental well-being through sensory stimuli. Methodologically, he uses controlled experiments, cognitive tests, and physiological measurements like EEG.

Key research areas include biodiversity perception, nature-based solutions for mental health, and the physiological mechanisms behind nature's restorative effects. Publications (2023-2025) emphasize acoustic diversity, thermal comfort in forests, and citizen science applications. Collaborates with institutions like Universität Leipzig and Jena.

Grants: Funded by DFG (German Research Foundation) through the Dr. FOREST project. Supervision involves interdisciplinary teams across multiple research hubs. Current projects explore scalability of nature-based interventions and the role of perceived biodiversity in health outcomes.