大连理工大学环境设计专业讲师，荷兰埃因霍温理工大学智慧建筑技术方向博士后，硕士生导师。主要研究方向包括城市公共环境与弱势群体健康，虚拟现实与自然疗愈，基于多源数据的空间分析。发表SCI、SSCI等期刊论文与会议论文20余篇。欢迎对公共环境健康、自然疗愈、空间数据分析感兴趣的同学，加入“健康友好环境建设研究中心”团队。

近期研究成果：

• Liu, P., Guo, ZP., Song, Y., Fernandez, J. (2025) Vulnerable groups in severe heat: A study assessing the impacts of climate and Pocket Park visitations pre-post the pandemic, Urban Climate, Volume 61, 102444. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.uclim.2025.102444 . 

• Liu, P., Liang, S., Lu, D. et al. Perceptions of virtual nature among design students: implications for well-being and restorative design education. Int J Technol Des Educ (2025). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10798-025-10046-7. 

• Coleman, M., Fernandez, J., Spooner, D., Rezaeimalek, S., Fernandez, R., Liu, P*. (2025).  Using virtual reality to examine perceptions of coherence, complexity, and time with vegetation layout. Landscape Research. https://doi.org/10.1080/01426397.2025.2510403 

• Liu, P., Song, Y., Zou, Q., Tang, J., & Fernandez, J. (2024). Environmental press of urban greenspace pre-post COVID on older adults: A big data study in metropolitan Atlanta. Cities, 145, 104733. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cities.2023.104733. 

• Sun, P., Liu, P*., Song, Y. (2024). Seasonal variations in urban park characteristics and visitation patterns in Atlanta: A big data study using smartphone user mobility. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening, 128166,  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ufug.2023.128166. 

• Fernandez, J., Melcher, K., Song, Y., Rezaeimalek, S., Liu, P., Yang, R.(2024). Disparities in city-wide park use before and during the COVID-19 pandemic: A case study of Atlanta, Georgia, Sustainable Cities and Society, 101, 105148. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.scs.2023.105148. 

• Liu, P., Liu, JD., Fernandez, J., Zou, QJ., Lin, MF. (2023). Positive affect and natural landscape in virtual reality: A systematic review comparing interventions, measures, and outcomes. Journal of Environmental Psychology, 88 (102011), doi.org/10.1016/j.jenvp.2023.102011. 

• Fernandez, J., Song, Y., Padua, M., Liu, P. (2022).  A framework for urban parks: Using social media data to assess Bryant Park, New York. Landscape Journal, 41(1), 15-24. doi: 10.3368/lj.41. 

• Liu, P., Powers, M., Dye, C., Vincent, E., & Padua, M. (2021). Walking in Your Culture: A Study of Culturally Sensitive Outdoor Walking Space for Chinese Elderly Immigrants. HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 14(3), 247–257.  doi/10.1177/1937586720985885.

[1] 2015.08 -- 2019.05
美国克莱姆森大学     规划、设计与建筑环境     博士

[2] 2013.08 -- 2015.05
美国克莱姆森大学     风景园林     硕士

[3] 2009.09 -- 2013.06
北京林业大学     风景园林     学士

[1] 2020.09 -- 至今
大连理工大学建筑与艺术学院     讲师

[2] 2019.08 -- 2020.08
美国俄克拉荷马大学     讲师

• 通过对心率、脑波、皮电等生理信号的采集与分析，结合质性数据，探究不同自然环境对各年龄群体的疗愈差异。

• 关注城市绿地等公共空间对老年人健康的影响与作用。基于手机信令数据、SafeGraph等数据库，结合GIS空间分析技术，探究城市建成环境与自然环境对老龄群体户外行为的相互作用关系。