Below you will find abstracts of paper presentations made by some of our current students at national and international meetings/seminars/conferences.
Matthew Acton. (Design; chair: William Miller).
Hamad Alqabandy. (Design; chair: Beverly Brandt)
Shankara Babu. M. Tech., Arizona State University; B. Eng. , Bangalore University (India). Research interests: Hazard management, specifically in the area of makign building ssafer in terms of protection against a variety of risks. (Planning; chair: Alvin Mushkatel)
Shankara Babu presented a paper, “Environmental Justice - Is it Another Facet of Societal Inequity? Case Study in Phoenix Arizona” at the International Conference on Creative Interaction & sustainable Development in Tainan, Taiwan (May 2005)
Sergio Blanco. M.S.-Productive Systems Engineering, B. S.-Systems Industrial Engineering, Instituto Technologico de Sonora (Mexico). Research interests: Sustainable development at the region of Alamos, Mexico within the context of ecological design and planning. (Planning; chair: Jacques Giard)
Effie Bouras. M. Arch., Univeristy of Nevada-Las Vegas; B. Eng. Civil, McGill University (Canada). Research interest: Landscape Urbanism in Europee and the U.S. (Planning; chair: Nan Ellin)
William Calvo. M.S.D.-Industrial Design, Arizona State Univeristy; B.S.D., Technology Institute of Costa Rica. Research interest: Dynamics between the material enviornment, culture, ethnicity, psychology and urban space. (History, theory, and criticism; chair: Jacques Giard).
William Calvo presented a paper, “Genealogy of an Identity: Lowriders as Storytellers of the Chicano Experience” at the Car in History Conference at the University of Toronto’s Munck Centre for International Studies in Toronto, Canada (May 2005)
Hoi Yan P. (Patrick) Cheung. M.S.D., Arizona State University. Research interests: (Design; chair: Jacques Giard).
Tamara Christensen. M.S.D.-Industrial Design, Arizona State Univeristy. Research interests: (Design; chair: Jacques Giard).
Shawn Conrad. M.S.-Plant Biology, Southern Illinois Univeristy; B.S.-Botany, Unviersity of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. Research interests: Planning for compatibility between urban development and sustainable ecosystems. (Planning; chair: Nabil Kamel)
Tejas Dhadphale. M.S.D., Arizona State Univeristy. (Design; chair: Jacques Giard).
Marwan Elmubarak. M.S.-Building Design, Arizona State Univeristy; B.S.-Architecture, University of Khartoum (Sudan). Research interests: Alternatives to conventional zoning-specifically, how the integrated concepts of density, block design, and building typologies of Form-Based Codes can be used to create livable communities. The case of Metro Phoenix. (Design; chair: Katherine Crewe)
James Erickson. M.A.-Enviornment and Energy Studies, Architecture Association School of Architecture (London); M. Arch., and B.A., Montana State University. Research interest: Reactive Architecture : Optimizing adaptive comfort opportunities and energy performance in dynamic building envelopes through computer simulation models
(Design; chair: Harvey Bryan)
Ernesto Fonseca. M.S.-Building Design, Arizona State University. (Design; chair: David Pijawka, Harvey Bryan).
Dorothy Griffin. (Design; chair: Beverly Brandt)
Bjoern Hagen.
Engineering diploma in spatial and environmental planning,University of Kaiserslautern (Germany). Research interests:
sustainable urban development and public transportation (Planning; chair: David Pijawka).
Elizabeth Harmon-Vaughn. (Design; chair: Sherry Ahrentzen).
Pei-ying Ho. (Planning; chair: Ruth Yabes)
Miyoung Hong. (Design; chair: Beverly Brandt)
Young Rok Hong. (Planning; chair: Ted Cook)
Khanin (Noom) Hutanuwatr. M.Arch., King Mongkut Institute; B.A.-Applied Arts, Chulanlongkom University (Thailand). Research interests: Natural disaster and sustainability: A case study of Tsunami in Thailand. (Planning; chair: David Pijawka)
Janice Jennings. (Design; chair: Diane Bender)
Manu Juyal. M.S.-Building Design, Univeristy of Southern California; B. Arch., Indian Institute of Technology (India). Research interests: User preference, modeling for personalized housing search: collaborative filtering through psychographics. (Design; chair: Filiz Ozel).
Jason Kelley. M.A.-Geography, B.A.-Gepgraphy, Arizona State University . Research interests: Trasport geography, transportation planning, network optimization modeling, linear programming. (Planning; chair: Aaron Golub)
Dominique Laroche. M.P.A.; B. S.Interior Design, Arizona State Univeristy. Research interests: Sustainability indicators: A relational model for campus planning. (Planning; chair: David Pijawka)
Sungduck Lee. M.Arch-urban design concentration, University of Texas at Austin; B.S. in Architecture, Chung-Ang University (Korea). Research interests: Urban landscape and public space, urban design and planning of network city,urban transformation processes, urban activity travel behavior. (Design; chair: Nabil Kamel).
Debarati Majumdar-Narayan.M.S., University of North Carolina-Greensboro; B. Engr. (Arch) Bangalore University (India). Research interests: The role of the physical environment in peer conflict resolution processes at preschool play settings both indoors and outdoors. (Design; co-chairs: Sherry Ahrentzen and Beverly Brandt).
Debarati Majumdar-Narayan presented a paper at the annual Environmental Design Research Association conference in Sacramento, California titled “Preschool Playground Design: Are Safety Regulations Impediments to Sustainable Communities?” This paper investigates some of the unintended negative consequences of well-meaning safety regulations that govern the design of preschool playgrounds located on public school property (May, 2007).
Debarati Majumdar-Narayan presented a paper at the annual Environmental Design Research Association conference in Sacramento, California titled “Desert Botanical Kindergarten”. This paper is a case study of a sustainable school yard desert garden (May, 2007).
Debarati Majumdar-Narayan presented a paper in collaboration with Dr. Pradnya Patet at the annual Environmental Design Research Association conference in Atlanta, Georgia titled “Cultural Influences on Young Children’s Social and Spatial Negotiation Strategies”. This paper investigates the influence of children’s cultural backgrounds on their negotiation styles and abilities during conflict episodes involving space and materials (May, 2006).
Debarati Majumdar-Narayan presented a paper at the annual Environmental Design Research Association conference in Atlanta, Georgia titled “Conflict in Context: Episodes in Indoor and Outdoor Environments of Preschools”. This paper explores the qualitative and quantitative nature of children’s conflicts and its resolution in relation to the physical dimensions of the conflict setting. It is an in-depth investigation of context specific conflict episodes occurring both in indoor and outdoor settings of preschools (May, 2006).
Debarati Majumdar-Narayan presented a paper at the annual American Educational Research Association conference in San Francisco, California titled “Issues and Challenges in Evaluating Early Childhood Professional Development Programs: Lessons Learned”. This paper discusses some of the challenges and issues that dictated the design and implementation of a summative evaluation plan for the Arizona System Ready Child Ready Professional Development Project. This was a federally funded early childhood education professional development project targeting high poverty communities (April, 2006).
Debarati Majumdar-Narayan co-authored a paper for the annual conference for National Association for the Education of Young Children titled “’My Space!’‘Your Space!’‘Our Space!’’Now we can Play!’”. This paper discussed how young children negotiate space and materials as they play within the confines of physical barriers and boundaries set by adults (December, 2005).
Debarati Majumdar-Narayan presented a paper, “The Physical Setting and Peer Negotiation in the Early Childhood Classroom: Cast Study Discussions” at the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) 36 Conference in Vancouver, Canada (April, 2005)
Debarati Majumdar-Narayan presented a workshop for early childhood researchers and educators at the Annual Early Childhood Fair in Holbrook, Arizona titled “Playground Design: A Cultural Dialogue”. This workshop focused on the importance of understanding children’s perceptions of outdoor play and their ideas of an ideal playground in elementary or preschool settings (April, 2005).
Anne Marshall. M.Arch., Univeristy of California-Berkeley; B. Arch., Vifrginia Polytechnic Institute. Research interests: The expression of cultural identity through the architectural design of tribal museums. (History, Theory, and Criticism; chair: Katherine Crewe).
Anne Marshall presented a paper, “Deconstructing Pueblo del Arroyo, Reconstructing Chaco” at the Society for American Archaeology 70th Annual Meeting in Salt Lake City, Utah (March 2005)
Byoung Wook Min. (Planning; chair: Ted Cook)
Sohyun Park. M.L.A., Seoul National University; B.S.-Biology, Sookmyung Women's Univeristy (Korea). Research interest:
Assessment and planning of landscape connectivity for sustainable urban landscape in the Phoenix Metropolitan Region
(Planning; chair: Ted Cook).
Sohyun Park was invited for the expert seminar held at the Kangwon University in Korea. She gave a lecture with regard to the theory and application of landscape ecological planning, which is supported by the Forest Science Research Institute (May 2007).
Sohyun Park presented a paper, "Accessing nature as ecological public spaces" at the International Symposium on Universal Design and Visitability: from accessibility to zoning in the Ohio State University (July 2006).
Sohyun Park co-authored a book titled "Landscape assessment and management in rural areas: visual aesthetics and economic value" published by Korea Environment Institute (December 2005).
Sohyun Park co-authored two journal papers one of which is "Guidelines for the Establishment and Vitalization Scheme on Facility of Nature Environmental Conservation and its Utilization" accepted by Korean Society for Environmental Restoration and Revegetation Technology (2006) and the other, "Recognition and Improvement of Rural Landscape Management System" accepted by Korean Society of Rural Planning (2007).
Ray Quay. M.S., University of Texas-Austin; B. S., Baylor University. Research interest: The use of scenario planning as a strategic decision tool for complex urban issues of high uncertainty. (Planning; chair: David Pijawka).
Indro Ray. M.U.E.P., Arizona State Univeristy. (Planning; chair: Nabil Kamel).
Akram Rosheidat. M. Arch., University of Arizona; B. Arch., University of Tennessee-Knoxville. Research Interest: Passive solar design and eneregy conservation using computerized energy modeling. (Design; chair: Harvey Bryan.)
Akram presented a paper that he co-authored with Professors Harvey Bryan and Dan Hoffman at the annual conference of the American Solar Energy Society in San Diego titled: "Using ENVI-met Simulation as a Tool to Optimize Downtown Phoenix's Urban Form for Pedestrian Comfort" (May 2008).
Akram will be preseting another co-authored paper with Professors Harvey Bryan and Dan Hoffma at the SIMBUILD2008 - International Building Performance Simulation Association (IBPSA) at the University of California, Berkeley. The paper is titled:"Visualizing Pedestrian Comfort in a Hot Arid Urban Environment Using ENVI-met" (July-August 2008).
Somin Shin. M.S. D. Interior Design, Arizona State University ; B.Arts, Ewha Women's University (Korea). Research Interest: Public participation in New Urbanism :Focus on the housing for low-income elderly residents. (Planning; chair: Ruth Yabes ).
Constance Taylor. (Planning; chair: Catherine Krewe).
Aparna Thatte.
M.S.-Building Design, Arizona State University. B. Arch., L.S., Raheja School of Architecture (India). Research interests: Impact of gender and ethnic differences among stakeholders on their perception of physical assets within a community (Design; Co-Chairs: Filiz Ozel and Sherry
Ahrentzen).
Aparna and Dr. Ozel have collaborated on research that is sponsored through the ASU Stardust Center that is centered around the Sunnyslope neighborhood community in the Phoenix Metro area and focuses on the development of a GIS model for the spatial distribution, interaction, and spatial overlap of this community’s assets. The model is intended to play a role in the evaluation of the community’s assets in a multi-stakeholder environment.
Aprana presented her paper titled,Spatial Distribution Factors in the Evaluation of Community Assets, at the ACSA Central Fall Conference in Cambridge, Ontario (October, 2007).
Kathy Thomas. M.S. and B. S., Arizona State University. Research interests: Women in assisted housing. (Planning; Chair: Douglass Green).
Elif Tural. MFA, Bilkent University; B. Arch., Middle East Technical University (Turkey). Research interests:
Community Design Centers as sites for learning and practicing ‘social’ architecture . (Design; chair: Sherry Ahrentzen).
Elif Tural presented her paper, titled “Why Do Some Architects Care? Motives behind Choosing a Socially Responsible Career” at the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) 39 Conference in Veracruz, Mexico (May 2008).
Elif Tural presented a paper, “A Research Framework to Study Pro-
environmental Behaviors within the Field of Environmental Psychology" at the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) 38 Conference in Sacramento, California (May 2007).
Elif Tural and Mehmedalp Tural co-authored a paper, “Reflections on Design Juries” which was published in the Proceedings of CSAAR 2006 Changing Trends in Architectural Design Education: Sharing Experiences and Building Partnerships across the Mediterranean Rim (pp.483-498). Rabat, Morocco (November, 2006).
Elif Tural presented her paper, “Architecture Treating Cities’ Waste: Pallets as an Alternative Building System” at the UIA 2005 ISTANBUL XXII World Congress of Architecture - Cities: Grand Bazaar of ArchitectureS. Istanbul (July 2005).
Mehmedalp Tural. M.F.A., B.F.A., Bilkent University (Turkey). Research interests: Develop a user-friendly tool for design students to analyze daylgiht conditions in buildings,
image-based-lighting analyses, developing lighting quality metric. (Design; chair: Harvey Bryan).
Mehmedalp Tural presented a poster session titled, Campus Design: An approach to improve sense of community on outdoors by introducing
physical design parameters for social interaction. Part 1: Sense of community and enclosure, at the 39th Annual Meeting of the Environmental Design Research Association in Veracruz, Mexico (May, 2008).
Mehmedalp Tural and Elif Tural co-authored a paper, “Reflections on Design Juries” which was published in the Proceedings of CSAAR 2006 Changing Trends in Architectural Design Education: Sharing Experiences and Building Partnerships across the Mediterranean Rim (pp.483-498). Rabat, Morocco (November 2006).
John Turpin. M.S.-Architecture, University of Cincinnati; B. S.-Interior Design, Florida State University. Research interests: A multi-level comparative analysis of American values between 1930 and 1960 as a means of uncovering the "success" of a Dorothy Draper interior. (History, Theory, and Criticism; chair: Beverly Brandt).
Aleksasha Webster. M.S. Building Design, Energy Performance & Climate-Responsive Architecture, Arizona State University; B. Arch., University of Oregon. Research interests: Religious impact on indigenous architecture of tribal peoples, with the Navajo hogan as a case study (Design; chair: Katherine Crewe)
Qiawen Wu. M.S.-Engineering; B.S.-Engineering, Bejing Institute of Technology (China). Research interests: Exploration of the relationship between consumer temperament and product personality to forecast consumer experience and behavior. (Design; chair: Jacques Giard).
William Yoder. M.S., B.S., Arizona State University. Research interests: Development of site potential models using advanced technologies (GIS, remote sensing, and the spatial statistics). (Planning; chair: William Miller).
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