Kristian Baber, 2023 M.Arch
Kristian Baber graduated in 2023 from the Master of Architecture + Health program at Clemson University. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Wentworth Institute of Technology. Kristian’s research interests focus on biophilic design and staff burnout from COVID-19. She has worked in a variety of roles in both healthcare organizations and architecture firms in Boston and Omaha.
Rucha Jaykhedkar, 2023 M.Arch
Rucha Jaykhedkar graduated in 2023 from the Master of Architecture + Health program at Clemson University. In 2020, she graduated from Mumbai University with a bachelor's degree in Architecture. Rucha’s design dissertation in her final year explored the structure and architecture of the Public healthcare system in Mumbai. Her dissertation focused on rethinking primary care institutions in urban densities and proposed a new design framework in response to the existing system. Rucha’s interests focus on designing environments for well-being and human-experience.
Noah Gaither, 2023 M.Arch
Medical Planner | GBBN
Noah Gaither graduated from Clemson’s Master of Architecture + Health program in 2023, during which he worked as a graduate assistant under Professor David Allison. His work with CHFDT included assisting with the design of the IUH Patient Room Prototype and submitting the project for the Touchstone Awards. After receiving his Bachelor of Science in Architecture from Ball State University in 2020, Noah desired to specialize in healthcare facility design. Currently Noah works as a medical planner at GBBN in Cincinnati, where he continues to explore his passion for creating healthy and healing spaces.
Seyedmohammad Ahmadshahi, 2022 MS, Architecture + Health
Architectural Design Coordinator at HDR
Mohammad Ahmadshahi is an architectural design coordinator, working with HDR at Arlington VA. He is an MS graduate from the Architecture + Health program and also holds an M.Arch. degree in Healthcare Facilities Design from Iran University of Science and Technology (IUST). Mohammad is currently focused on medical facilities and other large scale infrastructure design projects such as data centers. His late MS thesis was conducted on understanding the impact of the pandemic as a driver of change in patient populations and the repose adaptations of the US military healthcare facilities. This research was focused on the role of the built environment in support of the adaptive strategies. During his MS, he worked as a graduate research assistant with Dr. Anjali Joseph at The Center for Health Facilities Design and Testing.
Kassie Landvay, 2022 M.Arch
Kassie Landvay graduated in 2022 from the Master of Architecture + Health program at Clemson University. She also holds a Bachelor of Science in Architecture from the University of Virginia. After working as a designer in residential architecture following her graduation from Virginia in 2019, she joined Clemson’s A+H program to expand her knowledge and understanding of how the principals of healthcare design apply to all specialties and divisions of architecture. She worked as a Graduate Lab Assistant in the Architecture + Health program and the Center for Health Facilities Design & Testing (CHFDT).
Roxana Jafarifiroozabadi, 2021 PhD, Architecture + Health
Assistant Professor at Lawrence Technological University
Roxana Jafarifiroozabadi is a healthcare design researcher who focuses on improving patient safety and outcomes in high-stress healthcare settings using evidence-based design and human-centered design approaches. She holds a PhD in Architecture and Health from Clemson University. Roxana’s interdisciplinary dissertation looked at the impact of cardiac ICU rooms with various daylighting and viewing accommodations on patient outcomes (length of stay, delirium, and mortality) as well as heart disease symptoms (anxiety, depression, and sleep disruption). Her other areas of interest include tool standardization and development, developing design solutions to improve the environmental quality for the aging population, and using Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to understand health-related issues in communities.
Rutali Joshi, 2021 PhD, EDAC, Architecture + Health
Postdoctoral Health Research Fellow at HKS, Inc.
Rutali Joshi is a Post-doctoral Health Research Fellow at HKS architects. She holds a PhD and MS degree in Architecture and Health from Clemson University. Prior to joining HKS, Rutali worked as a research assistant with the Center for Health Facilities Design and Testing at Clemson University. Her expertise lies at the intersection of architectural design and research in healthcare contexts. Rutali has been actively involved in research conducted in a variety of settings ranging from domestic violence shelter homes and homes for the aging population to emergency departments and ambulatory surgery centers. Her intent is to understand how the physical environment impacts human experience, behavior, and safety.
Faequa Uniza Rahman, 2021 M. Arch
Associate AIA Architectural Designer SSOE | Stevens & Wilkinson
Faequa Uniza Rahman is an architectural designer with SSOE | Stevens & Wilkinson, Columbia office, where she assists with the planning and design of healthcare facilities in South Carolina. Uniza earned her Bachelor of Architecture from the BRAC University, Bangladesh in 2017 and Master of Architecture from Clemson University in 2021. Before joining SSOE | S&W, Uniza worked as a graduate research assistant under Dr. Anjali Joseph in the Center for Health Facilities Design and Testing (CHFDT) at Clemson University. Her work with the CHFDT included website graphics development and assisting with the development of graphics for various research projects and the early promotion of EDRA53 Greenville. She is excited to integrate her passion for architecture and health with a focus on safety and a sustainable environment.
Heather Hinton, 2020 M. Arch + Health
Medical Planner, Perkins&Will
Heather Hinton graduated from Clemson’s Master of Architecture + Health program in 2020, during which she worked as a graduate assistant under Dr. Anjali Joseph. Her work within the center included assisting on research projects such as Haworth, RIPCHD.OR, and CU@Home and graphic development. Heather earned a Bachelor of Architecture from the University of Kentucky in 2018. She is excited to integrate her passion for both architecture and health. Heather has continued to pursue merging research and design in practice by joining Perkins&Will's Seattle office, as a medical planner.
Herminia Machry, 2019 PhD Architecture + Health
Postdoctoral fellow at Georgia Institute of Technology
Herminia Machry is an internationally-licensed architect with a bachelor’s degree in Architecture and Urban Planning (UFSC, 2004, Brazil), a Master’s degree in Architecture (USP, 2010, Brazil), and a PhD in Planning, Design and the Built Environment (Clemson University, 2019). She has 15 years of experience that spans work in architecture firms, universities, and research centers. She has worked as a design practitioner on healthcare facility projects, while also teaching in architecture and healthcare hospitality undergraduate courses. Herminia has also worked on several research projects mostly focused around healthcare design. At Clemson University she completed a dissertation research about the design of Neonatal Intensive Care Units, and worked as a Graduate Research Assistant at the Center for Health Facilities Design & Testing. Herminia recently joined Georgia Institute of Technology as a postdoctoral fellow at the SimTigrate Lab, where she will continue working on research related to healthcare design and evidence-based design.
Deborah Wingler, 2019 PhD, MSD-HHE,
EDAC Vice President, Health Research Lead, HKS Adjunct Faculty, School of Architecture, Clemson University
Deborah Wingler graduated with a Doctorate in Planning, Design and the Built Environment with a focus in Architecture + Health in the spring of 2019. Deborah’s research focuses on improving the patient and staff experience within the ambulatory care environment. Her research utilizes real-time data collection techniques to elicit insight into user physiological, psychological and neural responses to high stress healthcare environments. Her research interests also include bringing high-quality care to vulnerable populations and medically underserved communities within the United States and internationally. In her current role, she contributes to multiple large grant funded projects, working with multidisciplinary teams to develop and test built environment solutions for improving patient safety, user experience and operational efficiencies. As President of Healing Design Integration, LLC, Deborah has focused on the integration of research into the design process at varying scales, from the development of emerging models of care through multi-year capital projects to product development for healthcare market segments of global companies and the development of tools to support evidence –based design decisions. Her work is published in multiple peer reviewed journals and industry publications. She is well known as a patient and family advocate for healthcare design, and also serves as a reviewer for peer-reviewed journals and industry competitions. She currently serves as a member of The Center for Health Design’s Research Coalition. Deborah obtained her Ph.D. from the Architecture + Health concentration of the Planning Design and the Built Environment program at Clemson University. She holds a Master of Science and Design in Healthcare and Healing Environments from Arizona State University Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, and a B.S. in Chemistry from Northern Arizona University.
Hannah Shultz, 2019 M. Arch + Health
Architectural Professional, 2019-2020 HKS Health Fellow
Hannah Shultz graduated Clemson’s Master of Architecture + Health program in 2019, during which she worked as a graduate assistant under Dr. Anjali Joseph. Her work within the center included assisting on research projects such as RIPCHD.OR and graphic development. Hannah received a Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies with an emphasis in Interior design from the University of Missouri in 2015 where she also worked as an undergraduate research assistant within the iLab, studying the design of trauma simulation rooms. Hannah has continued to pursue merging research and design in practice by joining HKS in Dallas, Texas as the 2019-2020 Health Fellow. She has focused the yearlong fellowship on studying mental and behavioral crisis care environments with the emergency department.
Lansing Dodd, 2018 M. Arch + Health
Intern Architect, MPS
Lansing is originally from Santa Ana, California and arrived in the Southeast to attend Clemson University, receiving a B.A. in Architecture. After working at Greenville Health System Facilities Development then McMillan Pazdan Smith in Greenville, SC, she went back to Clemson University for graduate school, where she was a team member with the Center for Health Facilities Design and Testing, serving on the research team for the operating room prototype. After graduating with her Master of Architecture + Health degree in 2018, she returned to McMillan Pazdan Smith Architecture in Charlotte, NC. Lansing is on the healthcare team for planning and design of two critical care unit additions currently in development and has experience in surgical, medical office building, clinic and hospital-based projects. She is passionate about utilizing research to aid in the design of healthcare spaces which ultimately improve the experience and outcomes of hospital user
Wenz Tuttle, 2018 M. Arch + Health
Associate AIA, 2018-2019 EYP Tradewell Fellow
Wenz focuses on both practical and innovative ways to design the physical environment of healthcare facilities. “My interest in this fellowship is to gain a deeper understanding of the complex issues surrounding hospital design and medical planning,” said Tuttle. “At EYP, I aim to familiarize myself with the daily operations of the health system in hopes of fostering a fully collaborative approach with healthcare projects that better serve the providers and patients, while meeting the requirements of the overall healthcare organization.”
Leah Meer, 2017 M. Arch + Health
Architectural Designer, ZGF
Leah Meer is an architectural designer in ZGF Architects’ Seattle office, where she is currently helping plan and design two healthcare facilities in Washington state. Leah earned her Bachelor of Design in architecture from the University of Minnesota and Master of Architecture in architecture + health from Clemson University.
Rachel Matthews, 2017 M. Arch + Health
Associate AIA, LSSYB, Medical Planner, HKS
Rachel currently works for HKS, Inc. out of the Denver office as a Health Facility Planner and draftsperson. Her passion is driven by personal experience in health facilities and her innate desire to serve patients, their facilities and clinical staff. Rachel holds a firm belief that some of the most life-changing moments happen in healthcare facilities. This belief propels her to deliver personal service to clients as well as those she collaborates with. Fun fact: Rachel specializes in operating room design and has witnessed an open heart surgery.
Sarah Wilson, 2016 M. Arch + Health
Barber McMurry, Architect, AIA
Sarah is a proud Clemson tiger, holding a Master of Architecture with a Health concentration. She has extensive healthcare design experience and has authored a white paper on orthopedic design. Growing up in South Carolina, she once wanted to be a veterinarian. In her spare time, she plays soccer, volleyball, piano and guitar, and aspires to learn the fiddle for bluegrass music. Her ideal Friday night is unwinding with Netflix or Nintendo next to her husband and cat.
