EXPERIENCE AND TRUST

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I am a consultant and advisor specializing in how health, behavior, identity, and complex systems intersect with decision-making and the built environment. With a Ph.D. in Environmental Psychology, graduate training in architecture and human services, and decades of leadership in higher education, public health, and design, I bring deep experience advising senior professionals, organizations, and institutions navigating complexity, transition, and ethical responsibility. My work draws on international advisory roles, government appointments, and consulting on healthcare, memory care, disability-focused, and trauma-informed environments to help clients think clearly, reduce harm, and make decisions they can sustain over time. Below are some of my career highlights.

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• Ph.D. in Environmental Psychology with graduate training in architecture, human services, and public health, integrating human behavior, health, and the built environment.

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• Author and editor of foundational texts on environmental psychology, healthcare design, wellbeing, and infection control, including Environmental Psychology for Design (four editions).

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• Two-time prize-winning author.

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• Fulbright Specialist and two-term Fulbright reviewer, evaluating international scholarship and cross-cultural academic initiatives.

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• Appointed by the Governor of Hawaiʻi to the State Health and Safety Committee, advising on public health and environmental wellbeing.

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• Advisor to Gallaudet University’s DeafSpace initiative, contributing to internationally recognized inclusive design standards.

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• International presenter to the Baltic States on disability-informed design and to the Costa Rican Congress on healthcare environment design.

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• Advisor on memory care, senior housing, disability services, trauma-informed, and healthcare environments across the United States.

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• Founder and director of a graduate-level low-residency program integrating health science, evidence-based design, and design education.

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• Senior academic leader at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, overseeing accreditation, curriculum development, and faculty mentorship.​

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• Vice Chair of the Faculty Senate during the COVID-19 pandemic, providing shared governance leadership during an institutional crisis.

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• Board member and advisor to nonprofit and educational organizations serving aging populations, children, and people with disabilities.

 

• Certified Mediator with extensive experience navigating complex institutional and ethical decision-making.