{"id":26832,"date":"2020-07-21T11:48:28","date_gmt":"2020-07-21T15:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/doctor-of-design\/2020\/07\/21\/designlife-podcast-anne-spafford\/"},"modified":"2025-06-23T00:58:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-23T04:58:16","slug":"designlife-podcast-anne-spafford","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/doctor-of-design\/2020\/07\/21\/designlife-podcast-anne-spafford\/","title":{"rendered":"Designlife Podcast: Anne Spafford"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>If you\u2019re spending a lot more time at home and not in the office lately, there\u2019s a chance you have become much more aware of how you value the outdoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You might be spending more time on your local greenway, sprucing up the garden in your back yard, or just taking a few minutes away from your home workspace to get some fresh air.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But how do green spaces affect our mental health? What does it mean to have a well designed landscape?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today we\u2019ll be talking with Anne Spafford. Anne is not only a professor of horticulture, but a student in the <a href=\"https:\/\/academics.design.ncsu.edu\/departments\/academics\/doctor-of-design\/#overview\">Doctor of Design<\/a> program at the College of Design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image alignright\"><figure class=\"alignright size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/07\/DSC08302-Edit-1024x576.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23387\" \/><figcaption>Anne Spafford<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>She\u2019s currently researching how landscapes work in a therapeutic capacity, and how designing green spaces can be used to treat mental health issues such as depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Listen to the full interview with Anne below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-soundcloud\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Anne Spafford: Green Spaces and Mental Health by Designlife\" width=\"500\" height=\"400\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?visual=true&#038;url=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.soundcloud.com%2Ftracks%2F803104981&#038;show_artwork=true&#038;maxheight=750&#038;maxwidth=500\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>To learn more about research in design, the College of Design is hosting a series of guest lectures, student presentations and other activities during its <a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/academics\/ddes-immersion-week\/#schedule\">Doctor of Design Immersion week<\/a>, beginning August 14.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-ncst-button\"><a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSct08UV-JH2eEfKDDdGQBNCyVbCk0rxbbFWH6F5_HuFFUxn8Q\/viewform\" class=\"btn ncst-component__button-link\" data-ncst-lightbox=\"false\" data-ua-cat=\"Button Block\" data-ua-action=\"Button Click\" data-ua-label=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLSct08UV-JH2eEfKDDdGQBNCyVbCk0rxbbFWH6F5_HuFFUxn8Q\/viewform\"><span class=\"ncst-component__button-container\">Register for the DDes <span class=\"nowrap\">Symposium\u00a0<span class=\"arrow-indicator\"> <svg class=\"wolficon\" role=\"img\" aria-hidden=\"false\" aria-labelledby=\"false\"><use xlink:href=\"#wolficon-arrow-right-bold\" \/><\/svg> <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<p><em>This post was <a href=\"https:\/\/design.ncsu.edu\/blog\/2020\/07\/21\/designlife-podcast-anne-spafford\/\">originally published<\/a> in College of Design Blog.<\/em><\/p>","protected":false,"raw":"<!-- wp:ncst\/dynamic-header -->\n<!-- wp:ncst\/default-post-header \/-->\n<!-- \/wp:ncst\/dynamic-header -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>If you\u2019re spending a lot more time at home and not in the office lately, there\u2019s a chance you have become much more aware of how you value the outdoors.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>You might be spending more time on your local greenway, sprucing up the garden in your back yard, or just taking a few minutes away from your home workspace to get some fresh air.<\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p>But how do green spaces affect our mental health? 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