Foundation | Past Research Grant Winners

The ASID Foundation (ASIDF) understands the importance of incorporating research into practice and has established the ASIDF Research Grants Program to support projects that result in actionable design principles, guidelines, and/or tools that designers can apply in their projects.

2023 Grant Winners

2023 Irene Winifred Eno Grant

The Impact on Student Cognitive Performance from Classroom Design Utilizing Views of Nature and Daylight

Dr. Hessam Ghamari (PI, Associate Professor

California State University

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The Impact on Student Cognitive Performance from Classroom Design Utilizing Views of Nature and Daylight

Dr. Ghamari is an Associate Professor of Interior Design for the Department of Family & Consumer Sciences at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). Dr. Ghamari has more than 15+ years of working as an architect and an interior designer in Iran and the United States. He has experience working on healthcare, hospitality, commercial, and residential projects. Prior to his appointment at CSUN, Dr. Ghamari taught at Appalachian State University for four years. He received his Ph.D. in environmental interior design in 2014 from Texas Tech University. He has published articles in peer-reviewed journals and presented at international conferences on environmental psychology, evidence-based design, and healthcare design. The decision-making process in the interior design discipline should take the physiological and psychological needs of the people. Dr. Ghamari's design philosophy revolves around providing healthy and humanistic environments that can positively impact its users--to improve the quality of life of people in different settings. This attests to his interest in interdisciplinary approaches to improve health and well-being outcomes in healthcare environments. His design philosophy revolves around providing healthy and humanistic environments that can positively impact the users of those spaces. From his perspective, design can significantly improve the health and well-being of the user of the environment. He is also the co-founder of IDO (Interdisciplinary Design Organization).

2022 Grant Winners

Irene Winifred Eno Grant

Co-Designing for Neurodiversity in a Discovery Museum

 

Dr. Leah Scolere and Dr. Laura Malinin

Colorado State University

Transform Grant A

Designing for Health Equity: Advancing the Public Repository to Engage

 

Dr. Erika Eitland, David Cordell, Amina Helstern, Tyrone Marshall, Devika Tandon

Perkins & Will

Transform Grant B

Design for Health: Resilient Age Inclusive Design (RAD)

 

Dr. Shelby Hicks, Dr. Amy Murphy-Nugen, Dr. Yue Cai Hillon, Dr. Yiqing Yang, and Dr. Susan Duncan

Western Carolina University Foundation

2021 Grant Winners

Irene Winifred Eno Grant

Expansion of Neurodesign program at Spatial Perception and Cognitive Experience (SPACE) Research Lab

 

Dr. Jain Kwon

Colorado State University

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Transform Grant A

K-12 Schools Trauma-Informed Design Evaluation Tool Development

 

Dr. Davis Harte, Janet Roche and Christine Cowart

Boston Architectural College (BAC)

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Transform Grant B

Equitable & Enriched Environments to Uplift: Impacts of School Design on Wellbeing, First-Gen College Readiness, & Social & Emotional Learning

 

Aletta Van der Walt, Dr. Renae Mantooth, Tom Harvey, Dr. Susan Chung and Dr. Nanda Upali

CADRE/HKS

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2020 GRANT WINNERS

Irene Winifred Eno Grant

“What’s it made of” Initiative

 

Susan Inglis

Sustainable Furnishings Council

Transform Grant A

How Design Can Support and Help Heal People Experiencing Trauma

 

Pam Light, Rachel Rouse, Deborah Sperry, Dee Dee Bonds, Dr. Scott Zeller, Sarah Geske, Jordan Dunn, Dalma Diaz, Chris Ko, and Dr. Sally Augustin

HOK, Vituity, and United Way of Greater Los Angeles

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Transform Grant B

Healthy Affordable Housing Toolkit: Addressing the Interior Adaptability of Affordable Housing During COVID

 

Dr. Erika Eitland, Stephen Messinger, Amina Helstern, Allison Torsiglieri, Patricia Poiana, and Michael Salib

Perkins & Will

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2019 GRANT WINNERS

Irene Winifred Eno Grant

MATERIAL BOX Program

 

Helen Turner and Stephanie Sickler

University of Kentucky and Florida State University

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Research Grant

Under Duress: Leveraging Design to Foster Mindfulness in High Stress Emergency Departments

 

Dr. Shabboo Valipoor & Dr. Sheila Bosch

University of Florida

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Research Grant

Investigating Art + Design Incubators as Places of Co-creation

 

Art + Design Incubators as Places of Co-creation Dr. Newton D’Souza & Dr. Asha Kutty (Collaborators & Advisory: Julia Melhauser, Genevieve Janelle & Sudhakar Lahade; Jacek J. KolasiƄski & Eduardo Arteaga)

Florida International University, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Steelcase Inc. & Ratcliffe Incubator of Art + Design

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Research Grant

Post-Occupancy Engagement: Exploring Augmented Reality Technology as a Tool for Assessing and Enhancing Effectiveness of Building Design Strategies

 

Dr. Leah Scolere and Dr. Laura Malinin

Colorado State University & Nancy Richardson Design Center

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Research Grant

Pre- and Post-Occupancy Evaluations - a Means for Contributing to Positive Outcomes

 

Jane Rohde and Dr. Debra Harris

JSR Associates, Inc., RAD Consultants & Baylor University

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2018 GRANT WINNERS

Irene Winifred Eno Grant

Person Centered Health Care Design

 

Dak Kopec

University of Nevada, Las Vegas

Transform Grant A

Convergence: Laying the Groundwork for Repurposing Distressed Urban Mall Environments for Mixed-Use Dementia-Friendly City Centers

 

Dr. Emily Roberts

Oklahoma State University

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Transform Grant B

From Illness to Health -- New Venues for a Modern Care Model

 

Stacey Chang

Design Institute for Health at University of Texas, Austin

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