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Biosketch: Roger S. Ulrich, Ph.D. Dr. Roger Ulrich is a professor both in the Department of Architecture and the Department of Landscape Architecture and Urban Planning, and serves as Director of the Center for Health Systems and Design. A behavioral scientist, he teaches courses in the area of evidence-based design, and conducts research on the effects of healthcare facilities and nature on medical outcomes. He and his associates have researched, for example, the effects of hospital window views on recovery from surgery, beneficial influences of healthcare gardens and art on patients and hospital staff, and how attractive versus blighted urban roadscapes affect auto commuters' stress levels. Dr. Ulrich has published widely in both scientific and design journals, and is probably the most frequently cited researcher internationally in the area of evidence-based healthcare design. His work has influenced the architecture, interior design, and site planning of scores of major hospitals in different countries. His research has also examined public health benefits of landscape architecture and urban nature, and has proven useful for professionals in such areas of urban planning and urban forestry. Roger Ulrich has worked extensively in Scandinavia, where he has carried out research at Lund Institute of Technology, Uppsala University, and the Karolinska Institute of Medicine. He has also been Visiting Research Professor in Healthcare Architecture at the University of Florence, Italy, and served as Invitation Research Fellow of the Japan Society for the Promotion of Science. He is a member of the Board of Directors of The Center for Health Design, California, and serves as co-chair of its national Research Committee. Ph.D., 1973, (Human/Behavioral Geography) University of Michigan, Ann Arbor
MA, 1971
B.A., 1968, | ||