Grants and Fellowships

While the tri-colored heron (Egretta tricolor) is designated as threatened in Florida, though the heron that I captured this photograph enjoys a healthy state park. The grant-funded projects listed here help to support education related to local estuaries and wetlands.

​University of North Florida | Digital Humanities Institute Faculty Fellowship
“Approaches and Experiences in Digital Humanities Interdisciplinary Research”
Jones, S., Sindelar, K., Baynard, C., & Richardson, R.

​University of North Florida | Institute of Environmental Research and Education Seed Grant 
“Approaches and Experiences in Digital Humanities Interdisciplinary Research”
Sindelar, K. and Jones, S

$10,000 | 2022



$8,960 | 2022

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Publications

Single-Authored, Academic Journals

Sindelar, K. “From petishism to rewilding: Representations of wildlife in interactive media.” Journal of Environmental Media 2, no. 2 (2021): 247-266. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1386/jem_00065_1

Co-Authored, Academic Journals

Browning, M., Shin S., Drong, G., McAnirlin, O., Gagnon, R., Ranganathan, S., Sindelar, K., Hoptman, D., Bratman, G., Yuan, S., Prabhu, V., Heller., W. (2023) “Daily Exposure to Virtual Nature Reduces Symptoms of Anxiety in College Students” Scientific Reports. 13(1):1239 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-023-28070-9  Yuan, S., Browning, M., McAnirlin, O., Sindelar, K., Shin, S., Drong, G., ... & Heller, W. (2023). "A virtual reality investigation of factors influencing landscape preferences: Natural elements, emotions, and media creation." Landscape and Urban Planning, 230, 104616. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landurbplan.2022.104616

Hartshorn, G., Browning, M., Madathil, K. C., Mau, F., Ranganathan, S., Todd, Maynard A., McAnirlin O., Sindelar K., Hernandez R., & Gomez, T. (2022). "Efficacy of virtual reality assisted guided imagery (VRAGI) in a home setting for pain management in patients with advanced cancer: protocol for a randomised controlled trial." BMJ open, 12(12), e064363

Book Chapters

Sindelar, K. “Designing with care ethics in nature-based VR.” The changing face of VR: Pushing the boundaries of experience across multiple industries (2022): 97.