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.
Dr. Hessam Ghamari (PI, Associate Professor
California State University
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).
Dr. Leah Scolere and Dr. Laura Malinin
Colorado State University
Dr. Erika Eitland, David Cordell, Amina Helstern, Tyrone Marshall, Devika Tandon
Perkins & Will
Dr. Shelby Hicks, Dr. Amy Murphy-Nugen, Dr. Yue Cai Hillon, Dr. Yiqing Yang, and Dr. Susan Duncan
Western Carolina University Foundation
Dr. Jain Kwon
Colorado State University
Dr. Davis Harte, Janet Roche and Christine Cowart
Boston Architectural College (BAC)
Aletta Van der Walt, Dr. Renae Mantooth, Tom Harvey, Dr. Susan Chung and Dr. Nanda Upali
CADRE/HKS
Susan Inglis
Sustainable Furnishings Council
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
Dr. Erika Eitland, Stephen Messinger, Amina Helstern, Allison Torsiglieri, Patricia Poiana, and Michael Salib
Perkins & Will
Helen Turner and Stephanie Sickler
University of Kentucky and Florida State University
Dr. Shabboo Valipoor & Dr. Sheila Bosch
University of Florida
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. KolasiĆski & Eduardo Arteaga)
Florida International University, University of North Carolina at Greensboro, Steelcase Inc. & Ratcliffe Incubator of Art + Design
Dr. Leah Scolere and Dr. Laura Malinin
Colorado State University & Nancy Richardson Design Center
Jane Rohde and Dr. Debra Harris
JSR Associates, Inc., RAD Consultants & Baylor University
Dak Kopec
University of Nevada, Las Vegas
Dr. Emily Roberts
Oklahoma State University
Stacey Chang
Design Institute for Health at University of Texas, Austin