Below is a partial list of students in the Master of Science and Ph.D. programs.
| Name | Previous Degree(s) | Research Interests/Specializations |
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Abu-Hamdi, Eliana Ph.D. Candidate, History of Architecture and Urbanism; Designated Emphasis in Global Metropolitan Studies |
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History of Architecture and Urbanism, Environmental Design in Developing Countries. Issues of citizenship and refugee identity in Amman, Jordan. |
| Akhtar, Saima |
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History of Architecture and Urbanism, Environmental Design in Developing Countries, Architectural Representation and Identity Politics |
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Baker, Lindsay Ph.D. Student, Building Science |
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Building science, occupant behavior, energy use in schools, thermal comfort |
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Chiu, Hsin-Hsien Ph.D. Candidate, Architecture; Designated Emphasis in New Media |
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Design Theories & Methods; New Media; Intelligent Environments in Home Care, Human-Computer Interaction, Virtual Environments, Intelligent Façade Systems for Sustainability |
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Damluji, Mona Ph.D. Student, Architecture |
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Urbanism and Nation Building in the Middle East; Visual Cultures and Documentary Film; Oil and Development |
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Date, Kartikeya Ph.D. Student, Architecture; Designated Emphasis in New Media |
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Design Theories & Methods |
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DeClercq, Caitlin Ph.D. Student, Social and Cultural Processes in Architecture and Urbanism |
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I am interested in the design of college campuses, and in my research I ask: How does the built environment impact student health and academic outcomes? What factors are important in designing educational and informational campus spaces to create healthy learning environments? |
| ElAntably, Ahmed |
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Virtual Environments: Place Theory, Heritage, Perception, Representation, Virtuality, and Meaning |
| El-Husseiny, Momen |
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Environmental Design in Developing Countries, History of Architecture & Urbanism, Architectural Expression of Cultural Identity, Globalization, Neoliberalism and Architecture |
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Eom, Sujin Ph.D. Student, Architecture |
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History of Architecture and Environmental Design in Developing Countries |
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Godlewski, Joseph Ph.D. Candidate, Architecture |
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Architectural history and design, urban theory, African urbanism, international development, cultural geography, representation, Global Metropolitan Studies (UC Berkeley's Institute of Urban and Regional Development) |
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Goodman, Anna G. Ph.D. Student, Architecture |
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Architectural history and design, urban theory, housing, international development, community design, activism and ethics in contemporary architectural practice, Global Metropolitan Studies (UC Berkeley's Institute of Urban and Regional Development) |
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Hong, Seung Wan Ph.D. Candidate in Architecture, Designated Emphasis in New Media |
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Design computation and creativity; representation theories, methods and practices; Online Multiuser Virtual Environments Applications; social AI based BIM; creative collaboration methods; design studio pedagogy. Dissertation topic: Creative Collaboration in Online Multiuser Virtual Environments |
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Kadkani-Schmitt, Zara Ph.D. Student, Architecture |
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History and Theory of Architecture and Urbanism, Urban Form, Post-War Reconstruction, Contested City, Social Justice, Anarchism |
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Kim, Joyce (Jihyun) Ph.D. Student, Architecture (Building Science) |
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Building science, building energy analysis, building envelope design, solar reflective roofs, construction management |
| Kim, Seung Wook |
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Virtual Environments, Cultural Heritage, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI), Computer-Aided Design (CAD), Design Collaboration, Design Theories and Methods |
| Lindsay, Georgia |
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Working title for dissertation: "Architecture for Art: the Denver Art Museum as a case study of museum purpose and design." Research interests include public architecture, architecture as communication, user response to environmental design, mixed methods, and participatory pedagogy. |
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Maitland, Padma D. Ph.D. Student, History of Architecture |
Research interests include the cultural ecologies of Buddhist pilgrimage sites in South Asia and the inclusion of Indian Buddhist artifacts within the colonial museum. More general areas of interest are regional subjectivities, history of emotions, systems of global cultural exchange, and the historiography of Indian architecture. | |
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Melika, Ayda T. M.S./Ph.D. Student, Architecture |
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Environmental Design and Urbanism in Developing Countries |
| Navalli, Shraddha |
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Architectural History and Urbanism; Global Urban Studies, Environmental Design and Urbanism in Developing Countries |
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Park, Dongmin Ph.D. Student, Architecture |
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History of architecture and urbanism; Transnational modernism; Diffusion of architectural styles; Historic preservation; Theories of urban design and planning; Urban anthropology |
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Perez, Yael Valerie Ph.D. Candidate, Architecture |
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Design Methods and Design Education, Low-Energy and Sustainable Design, Design in Developing Countries, ICT4D, Action Research and Community Engage Scholarship. My Ph.D. research examines the use of information and communication technologies for bridging the gap between global architects and the place, with an emphasis on people as part of the place. |
| Roudbari, Shawhin |
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Environmental Design and Urbanism in Developing Countries + History of Architecture and Urbanism; Transnationalization of Design Professions: Transformations in Institutions of Architecture in Developing Countries, Case Study: Iran |
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Sagan, Hans Ph.D. Student, Architecture |
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Space and Social Theory; Dissertation in progress, entitled: "Spectres of '68: Urban Space, Protest and Social Technologies of Control." |
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Seeumpornroj, Pat Ph.D. Student, Architecture |
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Architectural History, Urbanism in Southeast Asia. Tentative dissertation topic: "Recurring Nationalisms and the Transformation of Thai Architecture and Urbanism: Bangkok in the Post-1997 Crisis." |
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Shirvani, Shahrzad M.S. Student, Environmental Design and Urbanism in Developing Countries |
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The emphasis of my research is on the sites of memory regarding invented traditions and national identity in the Middle East. |
| Stiles, Elaine Brown |
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History of Architecture and Urbanism, vernacular architecture, historic preservation, 20th century American suburban development |
| Taub, Mallory |
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Building Science |
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Tomer, Sharone Ph.D. Student, Architecture |
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Architectural History, Environmental Design in Developing Countries, Urban Studies |
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Vijayakumar, Swetha M.S. Student, History of Architecture and Urbanism |
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History of Architecture and Urbanism, Environmental Design in Developing Countries, Cultural Studies, 21st Century Temple Architecture, Pilgrimage and Tourism Studies |
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Wessel, Ginette Ph.D. Candidate, Architecture |
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Design Theories & Methods, Environmental Cognition, Urban Visualization, Virtual Ethnography, Sociology of Technology |
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Wilkof, Shira Ph.D. Student, Architecture |
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Urban and Spatial History and Historiography; Intellectual History of Planning Thought; Middle East (Palestine/Israel) Urbanism and Spatial History |