Virginia I. LohrProfessor
Dept. of Horticulture
Washington State University
Pullman, Washington, 99164-6414, U.S.A.
Hort
231: Landscape
Plant Materials I - Characteristics, ecology,
nomenclature, identification, selection, and use of important woody and
herbaceous landscape plant species.
Hort 232:
Landscape
Plant Materials II - Characteristics, ecology,
nomenclature, identification, selection, and use of important woody and
herbaceous landscape plant species.
Hort 331: Landscape Plant Installation and Management - Principles and practices for installation and management of landscapes; specifications, site preparation, transplanting, growth control, problem diagnosis.
- People's responses to
tree canopy colors.
- Influence of childhood environmental experiences on adult sensitivities to forests.
- People's responses to trees of different forms.
- Impact of interior plants on people's perceptions of discomfort.
- Impact of interior plants on air quality and on human stress and productivity.
- Issues with low biodiversity and genetic diversity
in
urban landscapes.
- Water conservation in landscapes.
- Incorporation of native plants in gardens and landscapes.
Polakowski, N.R., V.I.
Lohr, and T. Cerny-Koenig. 2011. Arboriculture & Urban
Forestry 37:259-264.
Industry superficially understands the problem.
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Industry superficially understands the problem.
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Lohr, V.I.
2010. Acta Horticulturae 881(2):675-682.
We are beginning to understand why people might respond positively to plants indoors and out.
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We are beginning to understand why people might respond positively to plants indoors and out.
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Kaufman, A.J. and V.I.
Lohr. 2008. Acta Horticulturae 790:179-184.
All canopy colors are calming, but medium green was the most calming.
Abstract
All canopy colors are calming, but medium green was the most calming.
Abstract
Lohr, V.I. and
C.H. Pearson-Mims.
2006. Environment & Behavior 38(5):667-688.
People
feel
happier
looking
at
any
tree
rather
than
no
tree,
but
feel
happiest
when
it
has a spreading form.
Abstract
Abstract
Lohr, V.I. and
C.H. Pearson-Mims. 2005.
HortTechnology 15:472-476.
Children
who
play
around
trees
and
who
plant
flowers
appreciate
the
value
of
trees
as
adults.
Abstract
Abstract
Lohr, V.I., C.H.
Pearson-Mims, J. Tarnai, and D.A. Dillman. 2004. Journal
of
Arboriculture
30(1):28-36.
Lohr, V.I. and
C.H. Pearson-Mims. 2000. HortTechnology
10(1):53-58.
People tolerate pain better when plants are around.
Abstract
People tolerate pain better when plants are around.
Abstract
Lohr, V.I. and
C.H. Pearson-Mims. 1996. Atmospheric Environment
30(14):2565-2568.
Lohr, V.I.,
C.H. Pearson-Mims, and G.K. Goodwin. 1996. J. of
Environmental Horticulture 14(2):97-100.
Berge, B.
and V.I. Lohr. 1994. In: M. Francis, P. Lindsey, and J. S.
Rice. The healing dimension of people-plant relations: Proceedings of a
research symposium, p. 101-113. The University of California, Davis, CA.
Teenagers
like
trees.
Lohr, V.I.
and L.H. Bummer. 1992. HortTechnology 2:253-256.
Lohr, V.I.
1989. HortScience 24:737-739.
Applied
classes
can
be
intellectually rigorous.
- Sabbatical leaves:
- Visiting Fellow, Fenner School of Environment & Society, Australia National Univ., Canberra, 2012-13.
- Aix-en-Provence, France, 2002-2003.
- Univ. of Michigan and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ., 1991-1992.
- Pi Alpha Xi Photography Contest:
- Plant Category, 2nd and 3rd places,
2011.
- Ornamental Category, 2nd place, 2005.
- Invited Speaker:
- 28th International Horticultural Congress, Colloquium Speaker, Lisbon, Portugal, 2010.
- International Workshop on Health, Environment and
Town/Life Planning for Sustainable Welfare Society, Kashiwa, Japan,
2009.
- Nordic Association of Agricultural Scientists 22nd Congress, Keynote Presentation, Turku, Finland, 2003.
- Visiting Scientist:
- Japanese Society for the Promotion of Science Invitation Fellowship, Japan, 2005.
- NSF Advance Program, NMSU, 2005.
- Editorial Board:
- HortTechnology, 2011 - .
- ISHS Acta Horticulturae 881, 2nd International Conference on Landscape and Urban Horticulture, 2009.
- Doctoral
Dissertation Review:
- Department of Agriculture & Ecology, Univ. of Copenhagen, Denmark, 2011.
- Department of Resource Management & Geography, The
University of Melbourne, Australia, 2011.
- Program Review:
- Department of Plant Sciences, University of Tennessee, 2004 and 2010.
- Department of Plant Sciences, North Dakota State University, 2006.
- Department of Horticulture, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 2003.
- Evergreen
Communities
Act
Technical
Advisory
Committee, State of Washington. Member, 2009.
- Charles A. Lewis
Excellence in Research Award Committee, American Horticultural
Therapy Association, 2007- .
- WSU Common Reading Selection Committee, 2011-12.
- Horticulture and Landscape Architecture Strategic Planning
Committee, 2011.
- WSU Learning Goals Revisioning Committee, 2010.
- WSU Arboretum and Wildlife Center Planning Committee, 2008-2009.
- WSU President's Teaching Academy, selected 2007, Board of Directors, 2009- .
- Horticulture Undergraduate Curriculum Committee, Chair, 2007 - .
- WSU Faculty Affairs Committee, 2004 - 2008.
- Association for Faculty Women, WSU, Web Wizard, 2003-2006.
- Current Position:
- Professor, Department of Horticulture, Washington State University, Pullman, WA.
- Before coming to WSU:
- Taught statistics at The University of Tennessee
- Taught horticulture at New Mexico State University
- Managed garden centers in Colorado
- Served as the first intern at the Scott Arboretum at Swarthmore College
- Education:
- Ph.D. - University of Tennessee - Plant and Soil Science
- M.S. - New Mexico State University - Horticulture
- B.A. - Swarthmore College - Psychology
Dr. Virginia I.
Lohr, Professor
Department
of
Horticulture
Washington State University
Pullman, Washington 99164-6414 U.S.A.
E-mail: lohr@wsu.edu
Washington State University
Pullman, Washington 99164-6414 U.S.A.
E-mail: lohr@wsu.edu
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