Professor and Chair, Design

Education

Ph.D., University of California, Berkeley; 1981
Bachelor of Architecture, University of California, Berkeley; 1976

Academic Experience

Chair, Design Faculty, School of Architecture, UIUC; 2002-present
Professor, School of Architecture, UIUC; 1996-present
Chair, Building Research Council, UIUC; 1994-97
Associate Professor, School of Architecture, UIUC; 1989-96
Assistant Professor, School of Architecture and Housing Research and Development Program, UIUC; 1984-89
Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, California State Polytechnic University, Pomona; 1981-84

Publications

Design Juries on Trial: the Renaissance of the Design Studio ( NY: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1991, re-printed by CPS, University of Illinois)

Designing for Diversity: Gender, Race and Ethnicity in the Architectural Profession. Urbana IL: University of Illinois Press, 2001

Running for Our Lives: An Odessey with Cancer (CPS, University of Illinois, 2004)

Co-editor: Coming of Age: Proceedings of the 21st Annual Conference of the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA)(1990)(Oklahoma City, OK) with Robert Selby, Brian Orland, and Jaepil Choi

Gender and Multiculturalism in Architectural Education, Journal of Architectural Education , (47:1, Sept. 1993)with Brad Grant

Over 100 publications in journals such as Architectural Record, Architecture, The Journal of Architectural Education, Landscape, Planning, The Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, conference proceedings and elsewhere.

Presentations and Lectures

"Environment-Behavior Issues for Cancer Patients and their Caregivers," Environmental Design Research Association conference, Edinburgh, Scotland; July 2001

"Safe Havens or Perilous Ports? The Design of Psychotherapists’ Offices," Environmental Design Research Association conference, Philadelphia, PA; May 2002 (co-presented with Nicholas J. Watkins)

"A Design Studio Class Conducts Environment-Behavior Research for Practicing Architects: Reflections from the Instructor, Students, and Architects," Environmental Design Research Association conference, Philadelphia, PA; May 2002

"Designing for Diversity," American Institute of Architects, Seattle, WA; June 2002

Professional and University Service

Chair (elected), Promotion and Tenure Committee, College of Fine and Applied Arts, UIUC, 2000-01; Member (appointed), 1999-2000
Representative, College of Fine and Applied Arts Equal Employment Opportunity Committee (appointed), UIUC, 2001-02; Member, 1997, 2001-02
Chair (appointed), Chancellor’s Committee on the Status of Women, UIUC, 2002-present; Member, 2000-02