Ph.D. Program in Architecture
Environment-Behavior Studies
School of Architecture and Urban Planning
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
THE GRADUATES & STUDENTS
Graduates
B.Arch., Jadavpur University
M.Arch., School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi
M.Arch., Kansas State University
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1997)
mallika@csd.uwm.edu
The role of the home environment in facilitating women's household survival strategies in the
context of social change: The case of Calcutta bustees
[Sherry B. Ahrentzen, Dissertation Supervisor,Amos Rapoport, Amita Sinha, Committee]
Lou Ann Bunker-Hellmich
B.S., University of Minnesota
M.S., Housing, University of Minnesota
Ph.D., UW-Milwaukee (1995)
Visiting patterns and parent-infant attachment behaviors in the
neonatal intensive care unit
[Gary T. Moore,
Dissertation Supervisor; Uriel Cohen, Roberta Corrigan,
Committee]
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Department of Housing, University of Minnesota
Margaret Calkins
B.A., English, Kenyon College
M.Arch., UW-Milwaukee
Ph.D., UW-Milwaukee (1996)
Assessing the potential therapeutic effects of the special
care unit environment
[Gerald D. Weisman,
Dissertation Supervisor; Harvath, Montgomery, Committee]
President, IDEAS, Inc., Consultants in Aging and
Environment
A.B., Architectural Studies, University of California, Berkeley
Ph.D., UW-Milwaukee (1996)
chien@csd.uwm.edu
Landscapes of betrayal, landscapes of joy: Curtisville in
the lives of its teenagers
[Thomas C. Hubka, Dissertation Supervisor, Gerald D. Weisman, Judith Kenny, Committee]
Barbara Cooper
B.A., McMaster University
M.H.Sc., Health Sciences, McMaster University
Ph.D., UW-Milwaukee (1995)
Environmental features supportive of independent living
for older persons
[Gerald D. Weisman,
Dissertation Supervisor; James Blackburn, Uriel Cohen,
Committee]
Associate Professor and Associate Dean, Faculty of Health Sciences
Director, School of Occupational Therapy and Physiotherapy, McMaster University
Kristen Day
B.S., Psychology, Michigan State University
Ph.D., UW-Milwaukee (1994)
Assault prevention as social
control: Women and fear of sexual assault on urban college campuses.
[Sherry Ahrentzen,
Dissertation Supervisor; Miller, Feldman, Committee]
Assistant Professor, Department of Urban Planning, University of California,
Irvine
Carole Despres
B.Arch., Laval University
M.Sc., Architecture, Laval University
Ph.D., UW-Milwaukee (1991)
The form, experience, and meaning of home in shared
housing.
[Sherry Ahrentzen,
Dissertation Supervisor; Amos Rapoport, Linda N. Groat,
Committee]
Resulting Publications
- "The meaning of home: Literature review and directions for future research and
theoretical development," Journal of Architecture and Planning Research, 1991, 8/2:96-115
- "Beyond theoretical purism: The search for an integrated paradigm in environmental
meaning research," in G. Hardie et al. (Eds.), Changing Paradigms, Washington, DC:
EDRA, 1989.
- "A hybrid strategy in a study of shared housing," in E.G. Arias, (Ed.), The Meaning
and Use of Housing: International Perspectives, Approaches, and their Applications.
Avebury, England: Gower, 1993.
- "The meaning and experience of home in shared housing," in M.V. Giuliani, (Ed.),
Home: Social, Temporal, and Spatial Aspects. San Giuliano Milanese: Progetto Finalizzato
Edilizia, 1992.
Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Laval
University
Frances Downing
B.Arch., University of Oregon
M.Arch., University of Oregon
Ph.D., UW-Milwaukee (1989)
Image banks: the purpose, function and meaning of
environmental imagery for designers.
[Gerald D. Weisman,
Dissertation Supervisor; Thomas C. Hubka, Linda N.
Groat, Committee]
Associate Professor and Associate Dean, College of Architecture and Environmental Design,
Texas A&M; University
Yasser Elsheshtawy
B.Arch., University of Cairo
M.S., Architecture, Pennsylvania State University
Ph.D., UW-Milwaukee (1996)
Reviving the public realm: the inner life of two pedestrian spaces in
Cairo, Egypt.
[Amos Rapoport,
Dissertation Supervisor; Uriel Cohen, Gerald D. Weisman, Committee]
Adjunct Assistant Professor, Faculty of Architecture, United Arab Emirates
University
Hisham Gabr
B.Arch., Cairo University
M.Arch., Cairo University
Ph.D., UW-Milwaukee (1993)
A cultural and environmental approach to tourism
behavior and development.
[Amos Rapoport,
Dissertation Supervisor; Harvey Rabinowitz, Gerald D. Weisman,
Committee]
Haryadi
B.Arch., Gadja Mada University, Indonesia
M.Arch., University of California, Los Angeles
Ph.D., UW-Milwaukee (1989)
Residents' strategies for coping with environmental press: Relation to
house-settlement systems in a Yogakarta Kampung, Indonesia
[Amos Rapoport,
Dissertation Supervisor; Sherry B. Ahrentzen, Gerald D. Weisman, Committee]
Associate Professor and Director, University Center of Environmental Research, Gadja
Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia
B.Arch., University of Tennessee
M.Arch., UW-Milwaukee
Ph.D., UW-Milwaukee (1996)
jal@csd.uwm.edu
Quality in school environments: A comparative case study of the diagnosis, design and
management of environmental quality in five elementary schools in the Baltimore city public
schools from an action research perspective
[Gerald D. Weisman, Dissertation Supervisor, Lawrence P. Witzling, Beverly Cross, Committee]
Registered Architect
Assistant Director, Johnson
Controls Institute for Environmental Quality in Architecture, University of
Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Kyung-Hoon Lee
B.Arch., Korea University
M.Arch., Korea University
M.Arch., North Carolina State University
Ph.D., UW-Milwaukee (1992)
Community and burglary in the residential street block:
An environmental analysis.
[Sherry B. Ahrentzen,
Dissertation Supervisor; Karen Franck, John Merrill, Committee
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Architecture, Keon-Yang University, Nonsan,
Korea
Chi-Wen Liu
B.Arch., Tamkang University, Taipei, Taiwan
M.Arch. & M.S., Anthropology, State University of New York, Buffalo
Ph.D., UW-Milwaukee (1995)
From old town to new city: An ethnographic study of
behavior settings and the meaning of streets.
[Amos Rapoport,
Dissertation Supervisor; Gerald D. Weisman, Patrick Gray, Committee]
Department of Architecture, Tamkang University, Taipei,
Taiwan
Paul Maas
LCC, School of Building, United Kingdom
M.A., Urban Planning, University of British Columbia
Ph.D., UW-Milwaukee (1996)
Art as survival mechanism: Towards explanatory and
normative theories of architecture.
[Amos Rapoport,
Dissertation Supervisor; Robert Greenstreet, Geist,
Committee]
Director of City Planning and Development, City of Calgary, Alberta,
Canada
Byung-Ho Min
B.A., Architectural Engineering, Seoul National University
M.Arch., Seoul National University
Ph.D., UW-Milwaukee (1988)
Research utilization in environment-behavior studies: A
case study analysis of the interaction of utilization models, context, and success.
[Gary T. Moore,
Dissertation Supervisor; Gerald D. Weisman, Ernest R.
Alexander, Committee]
Director, Architecture Division, Korean Institute of Construction Technology
Associate Professor, Department of Architecture, Ajou University, Suwon,
Korea
William Murray
B.A., Design, Southern Illinois University
M.S., Behavior Analysis and Therapy, Southern Illinois University
Ph.D., University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (1996)
murrawj@dhfs.state.wi.us
Planning residential environments with persons with mental retardation.
[Sherry B. AhrentzenDissertation Supervisor,
Richard Fox, Tom Hirsch, Committee]
Senior Psychologist, Wisconsin Department of Health and Family Services,
Madison, Wisconsin
Michael J. O'Neill
B.A., Psychology, UW-Milwaukee
M.Arch., UW-Milwaukee
Ph.D., UW-Milwaukee (1989)
Evaluation of a neural network simulation of cognitive mapping and
wayfinding behaviors.
[Gerald D. Weisman,
Dissertation Supervisor; Sherry B. Ahrentzen, Gary T. Moore, Stephen Kaplan, Committee]
Research Program Manager, Herman Miller, Inc., Milwaukee and Chicago
Monica Paciuk
B.Sc., Universidad de la Republica, Uruguay
M.Sc., Architecture, Technion, Israel Institute of Technology
Ph.D., UW-Milwaukee (1989)
The impact of personal control on thermal comfort and
satisfaction at the workplace.
[Gerald D. Weisman,
Dissertation Supervisor; Sherry B. Ahrentzen, David
Stea, Committee]
Resulting Publications
- The role of personal control of the environment in thermal comfort and satisfaction at the
workplace. In Coming of Age, Proceedings of the Twenty-First Annual Conference of
the Environmental Design Research Association, Edmond, OK: EDRA, 1990.
- Personal control of the workspace environment as affected by changing concepts in office
design. In the Proceedings of IAPS 11, International Conference, METU, Ankara, 1990.
- An expanded model of thermal comfort in the office environment. In Indoor Air
'93, Proceedings of the Sixth International Conference on Indoor Air Quality and Climate,
Helsinki, 1993.
Research Associate, National Building Research Institute, Technion, Israel Institute
of Technology
Celine Pinet
B.S., Psychology, Universite de Montreal
M.E.S., Environmental Design, Universite de Montreal
Ph.D., UW-Milwaukee (1995)
Control over the environment and its impact on the
well-being of elderly people in institutions.
[Sherry B. Ahrentzen,
Dissertation Supervisor; Uriel Cohen, James Blackburn,
Committee]
Dina Shehayeb
B.S., Cairo University
M.A., Architecture, Cairo University
Ph.D., UW-Milwaukee (1995)
Adaptability of the street: Boundary and use of the public realm.
[Amos Rapoport,
Dissertation Supervisor; Linda R. Krause, Lawrence P. Witzling, Committee]
Kathleen Stumpf
B.S., UW-Oshkosh
M.S., Interior Architecture, Pratt Institute
Ph.D., UW-Milwaukee (1990)
Architectural images of the past: An investigation of
residents' images of the past evoked
through observation of older buildings in St. Charles, Illinois.
[Sherry B. Ahrentzen,
Dissertation Supervisor; Nancy J. Hubbard, Gary Moore, Committee]
Associate Professor and Chair, Department of Interior Design, University of
Wisconsin-Stevens Point
Donald Thompson
B.S., Grace College
M.S., Psychology, Jacksonville State University
Ph.D., UW-Milwaukee (1993)
Considering the museum visitor: An interactional
approach to environmental design .
[Uriel Cohen, Dissertation
Supervisor; Gary T. Moore, Chandler Screven,
Committee]
Research Associate, Center for Social Design, Jacksonville State
University
Shin-Young Yoo
B.S., Hong Ik University
M.Arch., University of Oklahoma
Ph.D., UW-Milwaukee (1992)
Architectural legibility of shopping centers: Simulation
and evaluation of floor plan configuration.
[Gerald D. Weisman,
Dissertation Supervisor; Uriel Cohen, Harvey Z. Rabinowitz,
Committee]
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