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Sherry Ahrentzen
Research Professor, College of Design
Associate Director for Research, Stardust Center for Affordable Homes and the Family
Office: DTWN A150
Phone: 480.727.5407
sherry.ahrentzen@asu.edu |
| PhD in Social Ecology |
University of California, Irvine |
| MA in Social Ecology |
University of California, Irvine |
| BA in Psychology |
University of California, San Diego |
For the last twenty years, Dr. Ahrentzen’s research has focused on new forms of housing to better accommodate the social and economic diversity of U.S. households and families. Her work has been published extensively in journals and magazines, such as Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, Harvard Design Magazine, Builder, Journal of Social Issues, and Progressive Architecture, and she has presented her work at the annual conferences of the American Institute of Architects, the Environmental Design Research Association, Association of Collegiate Colleges of Architecture, as well as at a number of universities and professional organizations. With Karen A. Franck, she edited the book New Households, New Housing. She has over 50 published articles, chapters, and reports, and has received more than 20 research and instructional grants from various agencies. Her research has been funded by the American Institute of Architects, National Center for Real Estate Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, the National Science Foundation, National Endowment for the Arts, Fannie Mae Foundation, Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture, Robert Woods Johnson Foundation, and Graham Foundation for the Study of the Arts. Professor Ahrentzen has consulted overseas, in China and Indonesia, and has also served as member of the Board of Directors of the Environmental Design Research Association, member of the advisory council for the Initiative for Architectural Research, and associate editor for book reviews for the Journal of Architectural and Planning Research.
As Associate Director for Research of the Stardust Center, Dr. Ahrentzen’s efforts are directed towards producing and fostering research that acts as a catalyst for debate, action, advocacy, and innovation. The Center’s research products give constituents reliable information and new insights to inform development actions and policy decisions.
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