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Gowri Betrabet Gulwadi

Assistant Professor, Interior Design
213 Latham Hall
(319) 273-2603
E-mail: betrabet@uni.edu

Education

  • Ph.D. in Architecture: Environment-Behavior Studies (December 2000)
    University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Milwaukee, WI
    • Major Concentration: Restorative and Health Promoting Environments
    • Minor Concentration: Computer applications in architecture
  • Bachelors in Architecture (July 1991)
    Bangalore University, Bangalore, India

Teaching Areas

  • Commercial Design
  • Manual and Computer-aided Drafting
  • Research-based Design
  • Sustainable Design

Research Interests

  • Exploring the potential of everyday spaces as restorative environments from stress
  • Caregiving within home environments
  • Schoolteachers' restorative environments
  • Design for Aging -- effects of nature activities on the quality of life of older adults

Professional Memberships

  • American Institute of Architects (AIA)
  • Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA)
  • International Association of People-Environment Studies (IAPS)

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