STAFF BIO

Gwynne Mhuireach

Research Assistant Professor
Biology and the Built Environment
Energy Studies in Buildings Laboratory
Institute for Health in the Built Environment

 

PhD Landcape Architecture, University of Oregon, 2019
MArch, University of Oregon, 2012
BS Biology, University of Washington, 1999
 
gwynhwyf@uoregon.edu

Dr. Gwynne Mhuireach is a research assistant professor in the Biology and the Built Environment Center, Energy Studies in Buildings Lab within the Institute for Health in the Built Environment. She was born and raised on a small farm near Klamath Falls, Oregon. Her formal education includes a B.S. in Biology, Masters in Architecture, and Ph.D. in Landscape Architecture. Gwynne studies microbial communities associated with plants, soil, and air in urban and peri-urban environments. Her larger research interests lie in understanding how productive landscapes, such as farms and gardens, can promote human well-being.