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Fatma Baytar

Associate Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Fiber Science and Apparel Design

Department
Human Centered Design
Focus areas
Digitalization in the apparel industry, 3D body scan data + apparel simulation, 3D digital technologies
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John Elliott

Associate Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies, Design + Environmental Analysis

Department
Human Centered Design
Focus areas
Material culture in the built environment, Ecological literacy in design, Arborworks sculpture
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Gary Evans

Elizabeth Lee Vincent Professor

Department
Human Centered Design, Psychology
Focus areas
Children's environments (e.g. schools, housing), Environment of childhood poverty, Development of environmental attitudes/behaviors in children
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Denise N. Green

Lau Family Associate Professor
Director of Graduate Studies, Fiber Science and Apparel Design

Department
Human Centered Design
Focus areas
Anthropological studies of style and fashion, History and curatorial practice of dress and textiles, Native American textiles and regalia
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Keith Evan Green

Jean and Douglas McLean Professor

Department
Human Centered Design
Focus areas
Intersection of design + robotics + psychology, Robot “living rooms” interacting/adapting with inhabitants, Robots that improve community, learning and health
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Ying Hua

Professor

Department
Human Centered Design
Focus areas
Practice + approaches to creating optimal work + learning, Research methodology for post-occupancy evaluation (POE), Sustainable and resilience building practices in US + Asia
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Saleh Kalantari

Associate Professor

Department
Human Centered Design
Focus areas
Wayfinding + spatial cognition using VR + simulation, Predictive design tools evaluating human responses to design, Human-environment interaction: built and virtual environment
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Cindy Hsin-Liu Kao

Associate Professor

Department
Human Centered Design
Focus areas
Wearable technology and on-skin interfaces, Designing skins across scales, Social perceptions towards on-body technologies
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Sang Leigh

Assistant Professor

Department
Human Centered Design
Focus areas
Accessible interactive technologies, Human-computer interaction, Design innovation – bridging art, technology and UX
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Renata Leitao

Assistant Professor

Department
Human Centered Design
Focus areas
Design for Indigenous empowerment, Transformational design for societal + environmental change, Intercultural design knowledge
Van Dyk Lewis

Associate Professor

Department
Human Centered Design
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Janet Loebach

Evalyn Edwards Milman Assistant Professor in Child Development

Department
Human Centered Design
Focus areas
children's environments, participatory research & design, behavior mapping
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Heeju Terry Park

Vincent V.C. Woo Professor

Department
Human Centered Design
Focus areas
Activewear and protective clothing, Smart wearable interface, Ethics of design and fashion
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Jaleesa Reed

Assistant Professor

Department
Human Centered Design
Focus areas
Self-definition + consumption for marginalized groups, Feminist theory + Black geography, Racism + representation in relation to beauty + identity
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Larissa Shepherd

Assistant Professor

Department
Human Centered Design
Focus areas
Tailoring fibers (spinning) for practical applications, Optically responsive fabrics, Immersion electrospinning
Jung-hye Shin
Jung-hye Shin

Chair
Professor

Department
Human Centered Design
Focus areas
Environmental design, Aging in place
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Tamer Uyar

Associate Professor

Department
Human Centered Design
Focus areas
Nanofibers and nanotextiles, Medical textiles and drug delivery, Water treatment, food packaging
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Nancy M. Wells

Senior Associate Dean for Research and Graduate Education
Professor

Department
Human Centered Design, Cornell Human Ecology
Focus areas
Environmental psychology, Effects of the built and natural environment on human health, Environmental design + policy impacts on consumption + reuse
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Jay (JungKyoon) Yoon

Associate Professor, Director of Graduate Studies in Design + Environmental Analysis

Department
Human Centered Design
Focus areas
Experience-driven design, Design for emotion, subjective well-being + behavior change, Product design + development
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So-Yeon Yoon

Professor

Department
Human Centered Design
Focus areas
Human-computer interaction in virtual environments, Large-scale interface/interaction design, Interior design
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Rana Sagha Zadeh

Associate Professor

Department
Human Centered Design
Focus areas
User-centered design in healthcare, Systems approach, Healthcare entrepreneurship