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
• Eileen Malone, RN, MSN, MS, EDAC, Senior Partner, Mercury Healthcare Consulting, LLC

• Sheila Bosch, PhD, LEED AP, Director of Research, Gresham, Smith and Partners
• Barbara Dellinger, MA, AAHID, IIDA, CID, EDAC, Associate Vice President, HDR Architecture
• Tejas Gandhi, PhD, Assistant Vice President, Virtua Health
• Saif Haq, PhD, Associate Professor, Associate Dean of Research, Texas Tech University
• Anjali Joseph, PhD, EDAC, Director of Research, The Center for Health Design
• Guy Kiyokawa, Assistant Chief of Staff for Facilities, US Army Medical Command
• Joe Martere, LEED Green Associate, National Sales Vice President, Healthcare, Tandus Flooring
• Debra Levin, MA, EDAC, President, The Center for Health Design
• Jim Lussier, Founder and President, The Lussier Center (TLC)
• Terri Meyerhoeffer, National Sales Director, Senior Living, Tandus Flooring
• 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
• Jan Stichler, DNSc, RN, NEA-BC, EDAC, FACHE, FAAN
• Walter Vernon, President & CEO, Mazzetti and Associates
• Laurie Waggener, RRT, IIDA, AAHID, EDAC, Research and Evidence Based Design Director, WHR Architects
• Frank Weinberg, Corporate Vice President, Facilities, MedStar Health
• Robert White, MD, Director, Regional Newborn Program, Memorial Hospital, South Bend, IN
• Rana Zadeh, M.Arch, PhD, Assistant Professor, Cornell University
• Terri Zborowsky, PhD, EDAC, Director of Healthcare Education and Research, Ellerbe Becket
• Craig Zimring, PhD, EDAC, Professor, Georgia Institute of Technology

Industry Partner

• Tandus Flooring

New Investigator Member

• Rana Zadeh, M.Arch, PhD, Assistant Professor, Cornell University

Former Members

• Paul Barach (Co-Chair Emeritus)
• Roger Call
• Uriel Cohen
• H. Bart Franey (Co-Chair Emeritus)
• Debra Harris
• Kathy Hathorn
• Roger Leib
• Debajyoti Pati,
• Jane Rohde
• Bill Rostenberg
• W.H. (Tib) Tusler (Chairman Emeritus, Coalition for Health Environments Research - CHER)
• Roger Ulrich
• Jean Young
• Frank Zilm