2019 CORE Recipients

CORE recognizes and celebrates exceptional, rigorous, and impactful practice-based environmental design research.

Applications undergo a rigorous, double-blind review based on (1) Research Rigor, and (2) Research value.

Reviewers

• Gowri Betrabet Gulwadi, PhD, LEED AP | Professor, Interior Design, University of Northern Iowa
  
• Sheila F. Cahnman, FAIA, FACHA, LEED AP | President, JumpGarden Consulting LLC
  
• Fiona de Vos, PhD | Founder and Owner, Studio dVO
  
• Jennifer Gardner | Program Manager, Gehl Institute
  
• Hessam Ghamari, PhD, LEED Green Associate | Assistant Professor, California State University Northridge
  
• Jingfen Guo | Assistant Professor, University of Central Oklahoma
  
• Sharmin Kader, PhD | Research Associate, TreanorHL
  
• Shireen Kanakri, PhD | Assistant Professor & Graduate Advisor Director of Health Environmental Design Research Lab
  
• Migette L. Kaup, PhD, EDAC, NCIDQ | Professor, Kansas State University
  
• Diana Nicholas, NCIDQ, AIA, LEED GA, NCARB | Assistant Professor and Program Director MS Design Research, Drexel University
  
• Kimari Phillips, MA, EDAC | Senior Research Analyst, LPA, Inc.
  
• Traci Rose Rider, PhD, LEED AP | Assistant Professor, School of Architecture, North Carolina State University
  
• Haroon Sattar, NCIDQ, LEED AP | Associate Professor, University of Central Missouri
  
• Zhe Wang, PhD | Henan University, Center for Senior Healthcare
  
• Sue Weidemann, PhD | Visiting Professor, Department of Architecture & The Center for Inclusive Design, University at Buffalo
  

Investigating the Impact of Multisensory Environments for People with Dementia

Merit Certification

Submitted by: University of Florida, Department of Veteran’s Affairs, and Gresham Smith

Study Team: Lesa Lorusso, Sheila Bosch, Nam-kyu Park, Ron Shorr, I. Maggie Freytes, Sherry Ahrentzen, and Maureen Conroy

Sensory Wellbeing for Adolescents with Developmental Disorders: Creating (and testing) a Sensory Wellbeing Hub

Merit Certification

Submitted by: HKS, ASID, Lane Tech College Prep High School, Lane Tech Alumni Association, University of Michigan, Ouva, and Mohawk

Study Team: Giyoung Park, Upali Nanda, Jonathan Essary, Lisa Adams, Melissa Hoelting, and Sean Ahlquist

Investing in Our Future: The Impact of School Modernization

Merit Certification

Submitted by: Perkins Eastman, District of Columbia Public Schools, and J+J Flooring Group

Study Team: Heather Jauregui, Katie Herber, and Emily Chmielewski

Good Design Is Good for Loyalty: Findings and Implications from a Multi-Hospital Inpatient Room Post-Occupancy Evaluation

Merit Certification

Submitted by: Gensler and Cleveland Clinic

Study Team: Travis Tyson, James Crispino, Michelle Gandolf, and Nicholas Watkins

Process-Led ICU Design: Applying Discrete-Event Simulation and Process Improvement to Measure ICU Design Performance

Merit Certification

Submitted by: EwingCole and Binghamton University Systems Science & Industrial Engineering and Watson Institute for Systems Excellence

Study Team: Alice Gittler, Farouq Halawa, Sreenath Chalil Madathil, and Mohammad Khasawneh

New Parkland Hospital Facility Evaluation

Merit Certification

Submitted by: Blue Cottage Consulting, Corgan, HDR, Herman Miller Healthcare, Mitchell/focusEGD, and Parkland Health & Hospital System

Study Team: Jeri Brittin, Jackline Opollo, Lonnie Roy, Renae Rich, Robert Agosta, Doug Bazuin, Kaitlin Blakemore, Leticia Blea, Leslie Echols, Gena English, Kathy Harper, Francesqca Jimenez, Tina Larsen, Cyndi McCullough, Lori McGilberry, Kathy Okland, Susan Partridge, Susan Puumala, Minakshi Raj, and Juliet Rogers

Evaluation of New Nebraska Community Hospital Facilities

Merit Certification

Submitted by: HDR, Great Plains Health, and Fremont Health

Study Team: Francesqca Jimenez, Renae Rich, Susan Puumala, Susan McDevitt, Lori Schoenholz, Melinda Kentfield, Christine Hurst, and Jeri Brittin

Life Building Exchange: Investigating the Intersection of Pro-Environmental Behavior, Place Meaning, and High-Performance Design

Submitted by: Kriegh Architecture Studios, The American Institute of Architects, The Upjohn Research Initiative, University of Washington, The CSF: Campus Sustainability Fund and the College of Built Environments

Study Team: Julia Ann Kriegh, with contributions from Lynne C. Manzo, Elizabeth Sanders, and Joel Loveland

Designing for Extremes: Using Techno-Ethnography and Immersive Empathy to Shape Inclusive Architecture

Submitted by: HGA and University of Virginia

Study Team: Amin Mojtahedi, d'Andre Willis, Bryan Cannon, Abi Kallushi, and Caroline Bertier West

The Impact of Lighting, Noise, and Design on a NICU Environment

Submitted by: HGA, GBBN, Smith Hager Bajo, S&ME, Affiliated Engineers, Inc, THP Limited, and Turner Construction

Study Team: Terri Zborowsky, Jennifer Christmann, Andrea Wilkerson, Kara Freihoefer, and Rebecca Sanders

Evaluation of Higher Education Science Laboratory Learning Environments

Submitted by: HDR, Bellevue University, and University of Nebraska-Lincoln

Study Team: Francesqca Jimenez, Renae Rich, Susan Puumala, and Jeri Brittin