Research Coalition

Research Coalition members photo taken at September 2011 meeting.

Back row, L to R: Frank Becker, Guy Kiyokawa, Anjali Joseph,

Ridley Kinsey, Carolyn Quist, Debra Levin, Frank Weinberg, Jean Young

Second row, L to R: Eileen Malone, Mardelle Shepley, Sheila Bosch

Front row, L to R: Ross Leonard, Roger Leib, Craig Zimring

The CHD Research Coalition nurtures, supports and produces evidence-based design research that contribute to therapeutic, safe, efficient and effective healthcare settings. Comprised of research professionals, design practitioners and healthcare administrators, our Research Coalition steers our funding for healthcare design research, helps guide these projects to success and develops information and tools for implementing evidence-based design in existing and new facilities. 

Co-Chairs:

• Frank Becker, PhD, Professor and Chair, College of Human Ecology, Cornell University
• Frank Weinberg, Corporate Vice President, Facilities, MedStar Health

Members:

• Paul Barach, MD, MPH, Clinician (Co-Chair Emeritus)
• Sheila Bosch, PhD, LEED AP, Director of Research, Gresham, Smith and Partners
• Roger Call, AIA, ACHA, LEED AP, Director – Healthcare, Architecture & Design, Herman Miller for Healthcare Inc.
• Kathy Hathorn, MA, EDAC, Principal in Charge, American Art Resources
• Anjali Joseph, PhD, EDAC, Director of Research, The Center for Health Design
• Roger Leib, AIA, ACHA, President, Leib & Leib, Inc.
• Ross Leonard
• Debra Levin, MA, EDAC, President, The Center for Health Design
• Eileen Malone, RN, MSN, MS, EDAC, Senior Partner, Mercury Healthcare Consulting, LLC
• Debajyoti Pati, PhD, FIIA, LEED AP, Vice President, Director of Research, HKS, Inc.
• Mark Patterson, AIA, LEED AP, Vice President, SmithGroup
• Mardelle Shepley, D.Arch., AIA, EDAC, Professor and Director, Center for Health Systems & Design, Texas A&M University
• Bill Rostenberg, FAIA, FACHA, ACHE, EDAC, Principal, Director of Research, Anshen+Allen, a part of Stantec Architecture
• Jean Young, ASID, CID, AAHID, EDAC, President, Young + Company, Inc.
• Craig Zimring, PhD, EDAC, Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology

Industry Partner:

• Tandus Flooring

Former Members:

• Uriel Cohen
• H. Bart Franey (Co-Chair Emeritus)
• Debra Harris
• Jane Rohde
• W.H. (Tib) Tusler (Chairman Emeritus, Coalition for Health Environments Research - CHER)
• Roger Ulrich
• Frank Zilm