Gowri Betrabet Gulwadi, Ph.D.

Assistant Professor, Interior Design
217 Latham Hall
(319) 273-2603
gowri.betrabetgulwadi@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 designed 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
• Environmental Design Research Association
• International Association of People-Environment Studies