This signature research area focuses on developing wellness and care-centered design solutions that support aging in place and accommodate neurodiversity, fostering a culture of care through human-centric design principles. Faculty members’ work addresses thermal comfort, daylighting, and indoor air quality to promote resilience and employs trauma-informed design approaches to create environments that prioritize the holistic well-being of individuals and communities.
Design for Health and Wellness
Arvid Osterberg PhD
University ProfessorArchitecture
Julie Stevens
Associate ProfessorLandscape Architecture
Bruno Oro
Assistant ProfessorIndustrial Design
Bernard Canniffe
Associate ProfessorGraphic Design
Kimberly Moss
Associate ProfessorArt and Visual Culture
Merate Barakat
Associate ProfessorArchitecture
Yongyeon Cho
Associate ProfessorInterior Design
Jiwnath Ghimire PhD
Assistant ProfessorCommunity and Regional Planning
Hans Klein-Hewett PLA, ASLA
Assistant ProfessorLandscape Architecture
Raluca Iancu MFA
Assistant ProfessorArt and Visual Culture
Clark Colby
Assistant Teaching ProfessorArt and Visual Culture
Ulrike Passe
ProfessorArchitecture
Cameron Campbell
Interim ChairArchitecture
Bambi Yost
Associate ProfessorLandscape Architecture