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Hossein Saedi<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Art Rice
Title of Dissertation: The Green Oasis Effect: Analyzing Micro Interactions with Indoor Greenery and Their Impact on Psycho-Physiological Health – A Tripartite Assessment Using and Comparing Sensory, Perceptual, and Cognitive Impacts\u00a0(2026) (dissertation link pending)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sana Behnam Asl<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Carolina Gill, Kelly Umstead
Title of Dissertation: A Human-Centered Approach for Sharing Patient Narratives through Digital Storytelling: A Research through Design Study\u00a0(2026) (dissertation link pending)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Daoru Wang<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Wayne Place
Title of Dissertation: Deep Learning Approaches for Daylighting Simulation: Neural Networks, Pix2Pix, and Web-Based Implementation<\/a> (2025) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mackenzie Bullard<\/strong>
Advisor(s): M. Elen Deming
Title of Dissertation: Harvard\u2019s Garden in the Museum: The Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass<\/a> Flowers (2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hannah Dankbar<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Celen Pasalar, Gavin Smith
Title of Dissertation: Bridging Fields for Resilient Communities: Assessing Agriculture as Multifunctional Green Infrastructure<\/a> (2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Liz McCormick<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Traci Rider
Title of Dissertation: Contextualizing the Indoor\/Outdoor Relationship in Urban American Office Buildings: A Mixed-Methods Study of Cultural Constructs, Occupant Perception, and Air Quality.<\/a> (2024) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yanhua Lu<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Celen Pasalar
Title of Dissertation: Exploring the Effects of Augmented Reality Wayfinding Tools on Perceived Urban Walkability and Pedestrian Behavior in the Digital Era.<\/a> (2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mustafa Ozcicek<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Derek Ham
Title of Dissertation: Sketching on Intelligent Mediums.<\/a> (2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raunak Mahtani<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Carolina Gill and Kelly Umstead
Title of Dissertation: Analyzing Research Practices, Mapping Problem Dynamics, and Fusing Frameworks: A Systemic Design Inquiry in Postpartum Healthcare.<\/a> (2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Masoome Haghani<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Wayne Place
Title of Dissertation: Design and Development of an Innovative Daylighting System in Office Buildings: Prismatic Vertical Louvers (PVL).<\/a> (2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ghazal Kamyabjou<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Soolyeon Cho; Jeremiah Johnson
Title of Dissertation: Exploring Dynamics of Building Energy Consumption: Insights from Developing Countries in Central Asia.<\/a> (2024)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lizbeth Wardzinski<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Burak Erdim
Title of Dissertation: Model for the World: The Tennessee Valley Authority and Postwar Development. (2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Raaga Bhandari<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Robin Abrams
Title of Dissertation: Building Social Cohesion through Urban Design: The Efficacy of Public Space Design to Promote Place Attachment and Social Connections among Culturally Diverse Users within Urban Parks.<\/a> (2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ezgi Balkanay<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Burak Erdim
Title of Dissertation: Housing and Modernity: Entangled Stories of the Apartment and the Gecekondu in Istanbul and Ankara, Turkey, the 1930s-the 2010s. (2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Victoria Lanteigne<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Traci Rider
Title of Dissertation: Operationalizing Equity in the Built Environment: A Qualitative Case Study of Community-Engaged Design Outcomes.<\/a> (2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Byeongmo Seo<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Soolyeon Cho
Title of Dissertation: Development of HVAC Optimal Control Algorithms for Cooling Energy Efficiency Improvement in Commercial Buildings Using Machine Learning and Digital Twin Technologies.<\/a> (2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Gregory Garner<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Derek Ham
Title of Dissertation: The Designer\u2019s Method: Understanding the Feedback You Collect During Prototyping.<\/a> (2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Charleston (Dong-Jae) Yi<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Kofi Boone; Arthur Rice
Title of Dissertation: Developing Connections between Community Design Impacts and Sense of Community: How Participatory Processes and Designed Products from Them Influence Participants\u2019 Sense of Community?<\/a> (2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Elif Sener<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Matthew Peterson
Title of Dissertation: A Comparison of Memory Performances for Expository Scientific Prose and Diagram in Flat vs. Spatially Distributed Layouts in Virtual Reality.<\/a> (2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pegah Mathur<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Wayne Place
Title of Dissertation: Human-centered Design and Assessment of Innovative Daylighting Systems in Terms of Health Benefits in Office Setting in Tall Buildings.<\/a>(2023)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Anantaya Grace Wonaphotimuke<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Deb Littlejohn
Title of Dissertation: Exploring the Influence of Mobile AR Learning Environment Intervention on College Students\u2019 Learning Outcomes and Learning Experience. <\/a>(2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicholas Serrano<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Kristen Schaffer
Title of Dissertation: Gracious Suburban Life: Landscape, Race, and the making of Place through Urban Development in Raleigh, N.C., 1910-1965.<\/a> (2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Rachael Redmond – Paine<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Deborah Littlejohn
Title of Dissertation: Caring About the User\u2019s State of Mind: Exploring the Online Health Information Seeking Behaviors of Rare Disease Caretakers.<\/a> (2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Helia Taheri Pouresfahani<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Traci Rider
Title of Dissertation: Human-Building Interaction, Thermal Comfort and Indoor Air Quality in K-12 Schools (Before and During Covid-19): Suggestions for Stakeholders and Future Studies<\/a> (2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mohammad Salamati<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Wayne Place
Title of Dissertation: Design And Assessment of Integrated Building Systems (IBS) Incorporating a Prismatic Skylight Fenestration System<\/a> (2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Meichun Liu<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Tsailu Liu
Title of Dissertation: An Agent-Based Approach to Adaptive Design Via Augmented Artifacts in a Complex System<\/a> (2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sahand Azarby<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Arthur Rice
Title of Dissertation: Using an Immersive Virtual Reality Interactive Environment (IVRIE) to Improve the Understanding of Spatial Factors in Design: Comparing User Spatial Perceptions Between IVRIE and Traditional Digital Design Environments<\/a> (2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Grey Isley<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Dana Gulling; Traci Rider
Title of Dissertation: Examining Integrated Design Workflows that Support Building Performance Integration in Small Architectural Firms.<\/a> (2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Payod Panda<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Derek Ham
Title of Dissertation: Immersive Technology in the Future of Work<\/a> (2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Atieh Ameri<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Celen Pasalar
Title of Dissertation: The Effects of Physical and Non-Physical Dimensions of Place on the Formation of Place Image: the Influence of Online Information on the Interpretation of American Cities<\/a> (2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Xing Huang<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Deborah Littlejohn
Title of Dissertation: An Exploration of Self-Tracking Data Visualization Design Strategies that Can Promote College Students\u2019 Motivation to Exercise<\/a> (2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yeo Beom Yoon<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Soolyeon Cho
Title of Dissertation: Design and Analysis of an Advanced Double-Skin Fa\u00e7ade System as a Window Retrofit in Old Apartments for Energy Savings<\/a> (2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seyyed Saeed Ahmadi Oloonabadi<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Perver Baran
Title of Dissertation: A Novel Mobile Augmented Reality Participatory Platform to Engage Under-Resourced Communities in Improving Neighborhood Walkability<\/a> (2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sepide Saiedlue<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Jianxin Hu
Title of Dissertation: Assessing Visual and Non-Visual Daylighting Performance of Electrochromic Glazing Systems Based on User Centered Lighting Design<\/a> (2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kendall McKenzie<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Sharon Joines; Maria Mayorga
Title of Dissertation: Toward a Convergence Research Framework for Hospital Interface Design: Integrating User Needs, Big Data, and Specialized Knowledge into Complex Decisions<\/a> (2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hongyang Liu<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Sharon Joines
Title of Dissertation: Interaction Design of New Technology for Older Adults from the Ease of Learning Perspective<\/a> (2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Byungsoo Kim<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Sharon Joines
Title of Dissertation: Technology to Product Design Process (TPDP) for Design Education<\/a> (2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Renae Mantooth<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Celen Pasalar
Title of Dissertation: The Influence of Physical Space on Academic Place: the Multi-Use Informal Learning Environment in Higher Education<\/a> (2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hany Gaballa<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Soolyeon Cho
Title of Dissertation: Improving Building Energy Efficiency Utilizing Machine Learning Technologies<\/a> (2020)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Burcin Dogmusoz<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Arthur Rice
Title of Dissertation: The Factors Affecting Residents’ Willingness to Implement Green Infrastructure Strategies on their Property<\/a> (2019)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Farzaneh Eftekhari<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Tsailu Liu
Title of Dissertation: Design Thinking Beyond Design Discipline: The Process of Knowledge Transfer<\/a> (2019)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Xi Wang<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Jianxin Hu
Title of Dissertation: Optimize the Programming and Design of Assisted Living Facilities<\/a> (2019)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jinoh Park<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Traci Rider
Title of Dissertation: Increased Opportunities for Supporting Continuing Care Retirement Community Stability through Designed Built Environment with Supportive Services<\/a> (2019)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zahra Zamani<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Moore, Robin
Title of Dissertation: Affordance of Cognitive Play by Natural and Manufactured Elements and Settings in Preschool Outdoor Learning Environments<\/a> (2018)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jingyuan Fu<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Arthur Rice
Title of Dissertation: Assessing the Impact of Study Abroad Experience on the Creative Abilities of Design Students<\/a> (2018)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pamela Pease<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Meredith J. Davis
Title of Dissertation: Teaching and Learning to Risk: Design Pedagogy as a Catalyst for Innovation and Creative Risk-Taking in Secondary School Learning Environments<\/a> (2018)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Pinar Ceyhan<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Deborah Kathleen Littlejohn
Title of Dissertation: Facilitated Museum Experience: How Mediated Interactions with Artworks Delivered via Mobile Technology Foster Intellectual Curiosity among College Students<\/a> (2018)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Payam Tabrizian<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Perver Baran; Ross Meentemeyer
Title of Dissertation: Integrating Geospatial Computation, Virtual Reality and Tangible Interaction to Improve Landscape Design and Research<\/a> (2018)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Lesley-Ann Noel<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Rider, Traci; Liu, Tsailu
Title of Dissertation: Teaching and Learning Design Thinking Through a Critical Lens at a Primary School in Rural Trinidad and Tobago<\/a> (2018)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zhenmin Hou<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Khachatoorian, Haig; Joines, Sharon
Title of Dissertation: Development and Design of Exergames for the Aging Population<\/a> (2017)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mohsen Ghiasi Ghorveh<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Robin C. Moore
Title of Dissertation: Does Street Quality Affect Transit Users’ Route Choice?<\/a> (2017)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fabio Tellez Bohorquez<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Davis, Meredith J.
Title of Dissertation: Empathy Expression and Development in the Context of Industrial Design Education<\/a> (2017)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Brendan Harmon<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Bressler, Eugene; Meentemeyer, Ross
Title of Dissertation: Tangible Landscape<\/a> (2017)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yuan Fang<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Soolyeon Cho
Title of Dissertation: Optimization of Daylighting and Energy Performance Using Parametric Design, Simulation Modeling, and Genetic Algorithms<\/a> (2017)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Reza Amindarbari<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Baran, Perver; Meentemeyer, Ross
Title of Dissertation: Spatially Disaggregated Simulation of Interconnections Between Land Use Policy, Housing Markets, and the Affordability Crisis<\/a> (2017)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sarah Little<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Rice, Art
Title of Dissertation: Wild Boys of the Creek: Autonomous Exploration of a Leftover Space in Raleigh, NC<\/a> (2016)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sonika Rawal<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Celen Pasalar
Title of Dissertation: Impact of Urban Park Design on Recovery from Stress: An experimental approach using physiological biomarkers<\/a> (2016)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jonghoon Ahn<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Cho, Soolyeon
Title of Dissertation: Development of Energy Performance Metrics for Airport Terminal Buildings using Multivariate Regression Modeling<\/a> (2016)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nooshafarin Mohammadzadeh<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Cho, Soolyeon
Title of Dissertation: An Optimization Approach for Integrating Different Roof Functions with Environmental Impacts Constraint: “A Hybrid Framework”<\/a> (2016)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sedighehsadat Mirianhosseinabadi<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Cho, Soolyeon
Title of Dissertation: A Framework for Real-Time Performance Measurement and Verification and Commissioning Using Building Automation Systems in Existing Buildings<\/a> (2016)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ece Altinbasak<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Celen Pasalar
Title of Dissertation: Designing Schools for Future: Comparison of Teacher Attitudes and Preferences toward Classroom Environment<\/a> (2016)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Robby Layton Ph.D.<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Eugene Bressler; Arthur Rice
Title of Dissertation: What Really Matters? The Role of Environmental Characteristics of Nearby Greenspace in Opinions of Park System Adequacy and Predicting Visits to Parks<\/a> (2016)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ozlem Demir<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Celen Pasalar
Title of Dissertation: Place Identity: Assessing Individual’s Preferences and Perceptions of Residential Characteristics<\/a> (2016)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Engin Kapkin<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Sharon Melissa Joines
Title of Dissertation: Meaning Attribution Model of Product Forms: A Holistic Approach<\/a> (2015)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jong Seon Lee<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Robin Moore
Title of Dissertation: The Association of Urban Form and Design with Children’s Physical Activity and Active Travel<\/a> (2015)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Muntazar Monsur<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Robin Moore
Title of Dissertation: Does Child Care Architecture Matter? Investigating how Indoor-Outdoor Spatial Relations Influence Child Engagement and Teacher Motivation<\/a> (2015)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seyedehmahsan Mohsenin<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Jianxin Hu
Title of Dissertation: Assessing Daylight Performance in Atrium Buildings by Using Climate Based Daylight Modeling<\/a> (2015)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ahoo Malekafzali Ardakan<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Jianxin Hu
Title of Dissertation: A Multi-Zone Electrochromic Window System Integrated with Light Shelf<\/a> (2015)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Wenjiao Wang<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Sharon Melissa Joines
Title of Dissertation: Older Adults & Home Medical Device Interaction: Interface Type Comparison, Display Design, and Touch Gesture Analysis<\/a> (2014)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vin Lim<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Haig Khachatoorian
Title of Dissertation: Finding a New Role for Aesthetic Taste in Motivating Sustainable Disposal Behavior.<\/a> (2014)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yujia Zhai<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Perver Baran
Title of Dissertation: Urban Park Pathway Design Characteristics and Seniors’ Walking Behavior.<\/a> (2014)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Di Lu Sr.<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Arthur Rice
Title of Dissertation: Urban Greenway of Raleigh: The Evolution, Trail Use Correlations and Transportation Modes.<\/a> (2014)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thomas Crawford<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Arthur Rice
Title of Dissertation: Foundations of American Design Education<\/a> (2013)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jae Lee<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Meredith Davis
Title of Dissertation: Rhetoric of Diagrams: A Study of Rhetorical Significance in the Formal Qualities of Diagrammatic Elements and Configurations in the Context of Global Warming.<\/a> (2013)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Adina Cox<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Robin Moore
Title of Dissertation: Shared-Use Pathways Located in Natural Settings within the Urban Context: A Multiple Case Study Exploring How Design Affects Use by Children.<\/a> (2013)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aliaa Elabd<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Robin Abrams
Title of Dissertation: Physical and Social Factors in Neighborhood Place Attachment: Implications for Design.<\/a> (2013)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Luis Pippi Ph.D.<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Arthur Rice
Title of Dissertation: Social Network Interaction and Behaviors on Recreational Greenways and Their Role in Enhancing Greenway Potential.<\/a> (2013)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

George Hallowell III<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Perver Baran
Title of Dissertation: Understanding Structural Inertia: Examining Suburban Morphology and Patterns of Persistence and Change.<\/a> (2013)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Constanza Miranda Mendoza<\/strong>
Advisor(s): James Wallace; Haig Khachatoorian
Title of Dissertation: Mapping Visual Negotiations in Innovation Driven Teams: A Peek Into the Design Process Culture of Graduate Engineering Students.<\/a> (2013)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ladan Ghobad<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Wayne Place
Title of Dissertation: Analysis of Daylighting Performance and Energy Savings in Roof Daylighting Systems.<\/a> (2013)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Siwen Liu<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Sharon Melissa Joines
Title of Dissertation: Effects of Early Experiences with Interaction Style on Usability and Acceptance of New Technologies by Older Adults: A Generation-Oriented Approach.<\/a> (2013)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

James Grady AIA<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Wayne Place
Title of Dissertation: A Simulation Tool Utilizing Parametric Primitives For Climate-Based Dynamic Daylighting and Energy Analysis.<\/a> (2012)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zeynep Uysal<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Kristen Schaffer
Title of Dissertation: Architectural Type as a Cultural Schema and Its Cognitive Use in Architectural Design: An Analysis of the Aga Khan Award Winning Dwellings in Turkey.<\/a> (2012)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Nicholas Serrano<\/strong>
Advisor(s):
Title of Dissertation: Gracious Suburban Life: Landscape, Race, and the making of Place through Urban Development in Raleigh, N.C., 1910-1965.<\/a> (2022)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Tae Koo<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Arthur Rice
Title of Dissertation: Integrating Design Disciplines: Understanding the Potential for and Factors Affecting the Success of Interdisciplinary Design Education for Architecture and Landscape Architecture<\/a> (2012)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Joo Hee Huh<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Meredith Davis
Title of Dissertation: The Dynamic Interplay between Spatialization of Written Units in Writing Activity and Functions of Tools on the Computer.<\/a> (2012)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hyun Jee Kim<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Sharon Melissa Joines
Title of Dissertation: Researching Indoor Public Space Attributes: Enhancing the Interaction between Older Adults and Children.<\/a> (2012)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dwane Jones<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Robin Moore
Title of Dissertation: The Behavioral Impacts of Urban Street Modifications: A Case Study of East Blvd. in Charlotte, NC.<\/a> (2012)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cecilia Mouat Croxatto<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Haig Khachatoorian
Title of Dissertation: The Discourse of the City in American and British Films between the 1930s and 1960s.<\/a> (2012)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Fariha Tariq<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Robin Moore
Title of Dissertation: Investigation of Incremental Housing Processes based on Microfinance: Implications for Policies and Practice.<\/a> (2012)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Matthew Peterson<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Meredith Davis
Title of Dissertation: Comprehension with Instructional Media for Middle School Science: Holistic Performative Design Strategy and Cognitive Load.<\/a> (2011)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Christopher Isley<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Dana Gulling; Traci Rider
Title of Dissertation: Examining Integrated Design Workflows that Support Building Performance Integration in Small Architectural Firms.<\/a> (2021)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Amber Howard<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Meredith Davis
Title of Dissertation: Feedforward: A Mobile Design Strategy that Supports Emotive Learning for Preventive Health Practices and Enduring Lifestyle Change.<\/a> (2011)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Deborah Littlejohn<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Meredith Davis
Title of Dissertation: Anticipation and Action in Graduate-level Design Programs: Building a Theory of Relationships Among Academic Culture, Professional Identity and the Design of the Teaching Environment.<\/a> (2011)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Thomas Blanchflower<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Meredith Davis
Title of Dissertation: Implications for the Design of Technology in Students\u2019 Use of Tools and Signs in Notetaking from Texts<\/a> (2011)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Traci Rider<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Wayne Place
Title of Dissertation: Exploring the Integration of Sustainability and Green Building Themes within Formal Architectural Education.<\/a> (2010)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Michael Layne ASLA<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Henry Sanoff
Title of Dissertation: Supporting Intergenerational Interaction: Affordance of Urban Public Space<\/a> (2009)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Andrew Payne<\/strong>
Advisor(s): John O. Tector
Title of Dissertation: Understanding Change in Place: Spatial Knowledge Acquired by Visually Impaired Users Through the Change in Footpath Materials.<\/a> (2009)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hyejung Chang<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Paul Tesar
Title of Dissertation: Mapping the Web of Landscape Aesthetics: A critical Study of Theoretical Perspectives in Light of Environmental Sustainability<\/a> (2009)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kristin Thorleifsdottir<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Wayne Place
Title of Dissertation: Neighborhood design: an investigation of associations between suburban neighborhood morphology and children’s outdoor, out-of-school, physical activities<\/a> (2008)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mohammed Islam<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Robin C. Moore
Title of Dissertation: Children and Urban Neighborhoods: Relationships between Outdoor Activities of Children and Neighborhood Physical Characteristics in Dhaka, Bangladesh<\/a> (2008)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Magdy Ma<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Meredith Davis
Title of Dissertation: A Semiotic Phenomenology of Visual Rhetoric: Communication and Perception of Attributes of Cultural Sustainability in the Visual Environment of Public Housing<\/a> (2008)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Orcun Kepez Ph.D.<\/strong>
Advisor(s): John O. Tector
Title of Dissertation: Effect of Space on Health and Well-Being: An Environmental Assessment for Home-like Long Term Care Settings<\/a> (2007)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yixiang Long<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Robin Moore
Title of Dissertation: The relationships between objective and subjective evaluations of the urban environment: Space Syntax, cognitve maps, and urban legibility<\/a> (2007)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ryan Hargrove Ph.D.<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Arthur Rice
Title of Dissertation: Creating creativity in the design studio: Assessing the impact of metacognitive skill development on creative abilities<\/a> (2007)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Arleen Humphrey Ph.D.<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Robin Moore
Title of Dissertation: Physical Environmental Influences on the Physical Activity Behavior of Independent Older Adults Living in Continuing Care Retirement Communities<\/a> (2006)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Kenneth Carrington Ph.D.<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Wayne Place
Title of Dissertation: A Photometric Characterization Methodology for Daylighting Fixtures<\/a> (2006)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Evrim Demir Mishchenko<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Perver Baran; Robin C. Moore
Title of Dissertation: The Influences of Site Design on Physical Activity and Social Interaction in Residential Planned Unit Developments<\/a> (2006)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sudeshna Chatterjee Ph.D.<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Robin C. Moore
Title of Dissertation: Children’s Friendship with Place: An Exploration of Environmental Child Friendliness of Children’s Environments in Cities.<\/a> (2006)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dennis Puhalla<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Meredith J. Davis
Title of Dissertation: Color as Cognitive Artifact: A Means of Communication — Language and Message<\/a> (2005)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Aydin Ozdemir<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Fatih Rifki
Title of Dissertation: An Exploratory Study of Interpersonal Distances and Perceived Spaciousness and Crowding in Four Shopping Malls Across Two Cultures<\/a> (2005)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Marcelo Guimaraes<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Robin C. Moore
Title of Dissertation: An Assessment of Understanding Universal Design Through Online Visual Resources and Role-playing Simulation Exercises<\/a> (2005)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Claudia Winegarden<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Haig Khachatoorian
Title of Dissertation: Visualizing Communication Structures of Nonverbal Information for Online Learning Environments<\/a> (2005)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Cynthia Van Der Wiele<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Robin C. Moore
Title of Dissertation: Understanding the Adoption of Sustainable Natural Resource Management Practices and the Role of Ecological Design Within the Milieu of Chronic Conflict and Political Instability: A Case Study of Smallholder Households in Nimba County, Liberia<\/a> (2004)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Celen Pasalar<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Henry Sanoff
Title of Dissertation: The Effects of Spatial Layouts on Students’ Interactions in Middle Schools: Multiple Case Analysis<\/a> (2004)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Zeynep Toker<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Henry Sanoff
Title of Dissertation: Women’s Spatial Needs in Housing: Accomodating Gender Ideologies, Use Patterns, and Privacy<\/a> (2004)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mine Hashas-Degertekin<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Henry Sanoff
Title of Dissertation: Residents’ Attachment to New Urbanist versus Conventional Suburban Developments<\/a> (2004)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eyyad Al-Khalaileh Ph.D.<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Robin C. Moore
Title of Dissertation: Understanding Children’s Environments: The Effect of Outdoor Physical Environments on Children’s Activities and Quality of Life Within Al-Wihdat Palestinian Refugee Camp and Environs in Amman, Jordan<\/a> (2004)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Umut Toker Ph.D.<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Henry Sanoff
Title of Dissertation: Space for Innovation: Effects of Space on Innovation Processes in Basic Science and Research Settings<\/a> (2003)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jianxin Hu Ph.D.<\/strong>
Advisor(s): Wayne Place
Title of Dissertation: The Design and Assessment of Advanced Daylighting Systems Integrated with Typical Interior Layouts in Multi-Story Office Buildings<\/a> (2003)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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