The CHFDT earned several prestigious accolades in 2025, underscoring the Center\u2019s leadership in evidence\u2011based healthcare design:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Dr. Anjali Joseph<\/strong>, CHFDT Director, was named Clemson University\u2019s 2025 Senior Researcher of the Year<\/strong>, recognizing her national leadership in improving patient safety and healthcare facility design.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Professor David Allison<\/strong> was elected President of the American College of Healthcare Architects<\/strong> for the 2025\u20132026 term, a testament to his decades of influence in shaping the field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- CHFDT\u2019s collaboration with Indiana University Health<\/strong> received a Silver Touchstone Award<\/strong> from the Center for Health Design, honoring excellence in evidence\u2011based design research and application.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n
These recognitions highlight the Center\u2019s growing impact and the exceptional leadership driving its mission forward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Transformative Research & Design Innovation<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
Across 2025, CHFDT researchers advanced several groundbreaking projects that address some of healthcare\u2019s most pressing challenges:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The EDen Room<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The \u201cEDen Room\u201d flexible exam room is designed to facilitate a quicker transition from an ED exam room for medical patients to a ligature-minimized room for MBH patients. The flexible exam room design provides an adaptable functional environment for both patient and care provider needs. The design seeks to enhance the patient\u2019s emotional wellbeing and physical safety, while also promoting a greater sense of dignity, privacy and a better overall experience.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
MBH\u2011Friendly Emergency Department Design Toolkit<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The comprehensive MBH-Friendly ED design toolkit can serve as a resource for designers and stakeholders to help them address design and evaluation across a diverse range of emergency departments. The kit\u2019s components will also assist teams in documenting collaborative design decisions throughout the planning, design, and construction process.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Safer Intra\u2011Hospital Transitions for Pediatric ICU Patients<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
A research initiative examining how built environments influence staff well\u2011being and patient safety during critical transitions within hospitals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Conversations in the Neuro\u2011ICU<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
A qualitative exploration of how neuro\u2011ICU environments shape communication among providers, patients, and families\u2014an essential component of patient\u2011centered care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Each of these projects reflects CHFDT\u2019s commitment to designing healthcare environments that improve outcomes, reduce harm, and support the people who deliver and receive care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nCelebrating the End of the Spring Semester (May 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CHFDT team members had a great time celebrating the end of the spring semester with a round of miniature golf. The group enjoyed many successful putts as well as some not-so-successful shots. Through good shots and bad the team kept on smiling as they considered various sight lines and angles of attack.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Celebrating Our Graduates<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The CHFDT community proudly celebrated the accomplishments of six Research Graduate Assistants<\/strong> who completed their degrees in 2025:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Ph.D. in Design and the Built Environment (Architecture + Health)<\/strong>
Mina Shokrollahi Ardekani, Devi Soman, Monica Gripko<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nMina Shokrollahi Ardekani,<\/strong> “Understanding Expert and Stakeholder Perspectives for Designing Autism Supportive Outpatient Waiting Environments.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This work addresses a critical and often overlooked aspect of healthcare design, how outpatient waiting environments impact autistic children and their families. Her mixed-methods research, which included observations, surveys, and interviews with parents, children, clinicians, and designers, uncovered key environmental stressors and opportunities for improvement. The research provides evidence-informed design guidelines that promote autonomy, sensory comfort, safety, and dignity in pediatric outpatient settings.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Devi Soman<\/strong>, “<\/strong>The role of free-standing birth center physical environments in supporting culturally sensitive care experiences and maternal health outcomes for historically underrepresented communities”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This study investigates how the physical environments of free\u2011standing birth centers support culturally sensitive maternal care for birthing women from historically underrepresented communities. This mixed methods study used surveys, interviews, and case study analysis to identify key environmental design elements that enhance culturally responsive care and proposes evidence\u2011based guidelines to improve maternal experiences and reduce disparities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Monica Gripko<\/strong>, “<\/strong>Perceived Value Incongruence in The Built Environment and Nurse Outcomes in Inpatient Behavioral and Psychiatric Care Settings: A Sequential Exploratory Mixed-Methods Study”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This sequential exploratory mixed-methods study examines how the built environment influences value congruence and job outcomes among nurses working in inpatient behavioral and psychiatric settings. Qualitative interviews with nurses from two Southeastern U.S. hospitals informed a national survey assessing the relationship between perceived environmental support for nursing values and burnout, job satisfaction, and turnover intention. Findings indicate that built environments can meaningfully reinforce or undermine nurses\u2019 ability to provide value-aligned care, with significant implications for well-being and retention. This study\u2019s findings suggest that perceptions of value alignment in built environments tangibly impact nurses. The built environment is one tool that healthcare organizations can use to help improve nurses\u2019 job outcomes, increase retention, and enhance patient care.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- Master of Architecture (Architecture + Health)<\/strong>
Susanna Greiner, Taylor Cox<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n- Master of Science in Architecture (Architecture + Health)<\/strong>
Ana Sandoval Aguilar<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nThese graduates represent the next generation of leaders in healthcare design innovators who will carry the CHFDT\u2019s mission into the future.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nPhD Graduates (Monica Gripko & Devi Soman)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nPhD Graduate (Mina Shokrollahi Ardekani with Dr. Anjali Joseph)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Research Impact by the Numbers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Center\u2019s productivity and partnerships in 2025 demonstrate its expanding influence:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- 18 peer\u2011reviewed journal articles<\/strong> published<\/li>\n\n\n\n
- 4 active grants and sponsored research awards<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Collaborations with leading health systems and universities, including:
Indiana University Health, Prisma Health, University of South Carolina, Children\u2019s Hospital of Atlanta, and Emory University<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\nThese accomplishments reflect a thriving research ecosystem grounded in collaboration, rigor, and real\u2011world impact.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nKick-off of the Fall Semester (Sept 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The CHFDT team gathered at the Snow Family Outdoor Center to share some great food and fun to kick-off the beginning of the fall semester. The group enjoyed a potluck picnic and great conversation by the lake.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
CHFDT LinkedIn<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
In 18 short months<\/strong>, the Center for Health Facilities Design and Testing has amassed almost 800 LinkedIn followers<\/strong>. In addition to the new followers, we were able to improve our outreach by 42.3% compared to last year. <\/strong>That is, we were able to share our content and achievements with over 9,091 netizens<\/strong>. It\u2019s exciting to see so many, both nationally and internationally, interested in the innovative evidence-based work of the CHFDT.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nPumpkin Carving (Oct 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The CHFDT team and friends gathered in October for the annual CHFDT pumpkin carving event. The group shared food and fun, as well as carving tips and tools. Each year team members are excited to see the new and highly creative designs that their colleagues carve into their Jack-o\u2019-lanterns for Halloween.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\n\u201cThe Elephant in the Room\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As 2025 drew to a close, we reflected on a year defined by innovation, collaboration, and meaningful impact across the healthcare design landscape. Our team, partners, and students pushed boundaries to advance safer, more human-centered environments and even found joy in an unexpected creative outlet: a giant elephant mural.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Amid all the research and design reviews, something magical happened in the halls of the CHFDT: the elephant in the room became a collaborative canvas for the team. Over coffee breaks and hallway chats, members added splashes of color, patterns, and personality. Near the end of 2025, we filled in the last corner \u2014 a vibrant tapestry symbolizing our shared spirit and the beauty of collective expression.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Looking Ahead to 2026<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the CHFDT moves along through 2026, the momentum of the past year fuels even greater ambition. With new partnerships forming, research deepening, and innovation accelerating, the Center is poised to continue shaping the future of healthcare environments\u2014one evidence\u2011based breakthrough at a time. Here\u2019s to another year of discovery, collaboration, and transformative healthcare design.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/figure>\n\n\n\nHoliday Celebration (Dec 2025)<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Professor Anjali Joseph, Director of the Center for Health Facilities Design and Testing (CHFDT), and colleagues presented, \u201cEnvironmental Barriers to Safe and Effective Care for Children with Mental and Behavioural Health Conditions in the Emergency Department\u201d at the 2024 European Healthcare Design Conference in London, UK. The presentation provided an overview of the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) funded project, \u201cRealizing Improved Patient Care through Human-centered Design for Pediatric mental and behavioral health in the Emergency Department (RIPCHD.PED). The presentation also reviewed the population of interest, current findings, patient and provider flows, overall barriers, barriers related to the built environment, design goals and guidelines, and next steps for the project.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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Devi Soman, doctoral student working Anjali Joseph at the Center for Health Facilities Design and Testing (CHFDT), received Global Alliance\u2019s Vera Paster Award for 2024. The Paster Award is given annually to a student in the mental health disciplines who shows particular promise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Anjali Joseph, Director of the Center for Health Facilities Design and Testing (CHFDT), shared her healthcare design experience in an article published in the April 2024 Special Edition of Construction & Design. In the article, Joseph discusses lessons learned over decades of researching, testing and helping to implement healthcare design solutions. She emphasized the point that human centered elements that focus on patients and staff lead to safer spaces and better outcomes.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Anjali Joseph, Director of the Center for Health Facilities Design and Testing (CHFDT), shared her healthcare design experience in an article published in the April 2024 Special Edition of Construction & Design. In the article, Joseph discusses lessons learned over decades of researching, testing and helping to implement healthcare design solutions. She emphasized the point […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3869,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[107664,411],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-229","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured-on-homepage","category-news"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=229"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/229\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=229"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=229"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=229"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=229"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":221,"date":"2023-11-08T15:49:30","date_gmt":"2023-11-08T15:49:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/?p=221"},"modified":"2023-11-08T15:58:24","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T15:58:24","slug":"doctoral-student-sara-kennedy-receives-2023-2024-arthur-n-tuttle-jr-graduate-fellowship-in-health-facility-planning","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/2023\/11\/08\/doctoral-student-sara-kennedy-receives-2023-2024-arthur-n-tuttle-jr-graduate-fellowship-in-health-facility-planning\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctoral Student Sara Kennedy Receives 2023-2024 Arthur N. Tuttle Jr. Graduate Fellowship in Health Facility Planning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Sara Kennedy, doctoral student working with Anjali Joseph at the Center for Health Facilities Design & Testing, received the 2023-2024 Arthur N. Tuttle Jr. Graduate Fellowship in Health Facility Planning from the AIA Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH) to support her dissertation research. She is studying the impact of the built environment on workflows and team communication during robotic-assisted surgery. The Tuttle fellowship aims to advance graduate students\u2019 knowledge of planning and design for healthcare environments, resulting in a research-informed design approach and proposal. Sara received $8,600 through this award to support the completion of her dissertation study.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Sara Kennedy, doctoral student working with Anjali Joseph at the Center for Health Facilities Design & Testing, received the 2023-2024 Arthur N. Tuttle Jr. Graduate Fellowship in Health Facility Planning from the AIA Academy of Architecture for Health (AAH) to support her dissertation research. She is studying the impact of the built environment on workflows […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3869,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[882,107664,411],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-221","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards","category-featured-on-homepage","category-news"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=221"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/221\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=221"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=221"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=221"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=221"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":215,"date":"2023-11-03T19:20:05","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T19:20:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/?p=215"},"modified":"2023-11-03T19:27:48","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T19:27:48","slug":"chfdt-receives-2023-touchstone-award-in-platinum-category","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/2023\/11\/03\/chfdt-receives-2023-touchstone-award-in-platinum-category\/","title":{"rendered":"CHFDT Receives 2023 Touchstone Award in Platinum Category"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
The Center for Health Facilities Design and Testing (CHFDT) recently received the 2023 Touchstone Award in the Platinum Category through the Center for Health Design (CHD) for their project, Realizing Improved Patient Care through Human-centered Design in the Operating Room (RIPCHD.OR). The RIPCHD.OR project was awarded its first Touchstone Award in the Gold Category in 2017. This award recognizes using an evidence-based design (EBD) process to increase value, improve outcomes, and engage stakeholders. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
The Center for Health Facilities Design and Testing (CHFDT) recently received the 2023 Touchstone Award in the Platinum Category through the Center for Health Design (CHD) for their project, Realizing Improved Patient Care through Human-centered Design in the Operating Room (RIPCHD.OR). The RIPCHD.OR project was awarded its first Touchstone Award in the Gold Category in […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3869,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[882,107664,411],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-215","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards","category-featured-on-homepage","category-news"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=215"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/215\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=215"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=215"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=215"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=215"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":214,"date":"2023-11-03T19:17:36","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T19:17:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/?p=214"},"modified":"2023-11-08T13:32:41","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T13:32:41","slug":"chfdt-presents-patient-room-design-work-at-healthcare-design-conference-in-new-orleans-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/2023\/11\/03\/chfdt-presents-patient-room-design-work-at-healthcare-design-conference-in-new-orleans-la\/","title":{"rendered":"CHFDT Presents Patient Room Design Work at Healthcare Design Conference in New Orleans, LA."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Anjali Joseph, Sahar Mihandoust, doctoral student Monica Gripko and doctoral candidate Swati Goel, all with the Center for Health Facilities Design & Testing (CHFDT), presented \u201cPatient Room Design: Engaging Clnical Teams Through Simulation-Based Evaluation and Design\u201d on November 5, 2023 at the Healthcare Design Conference in New Orleans, LA. The presentation reviewed the work of the team with Indiana University Health, project background, methodology and outlined the benefits of the multi-phase evaluation process. Evaluation and design partners for the project include Clemson University and Indiana University Health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Anjali Joseph, Sahar Mihandoust, doctoral student Monica Gripko and doctoral candidate Swati Goel, all with the Center for Health Facilities Design & Testing (CHFDT), presented \u201cPatient Room Design: Engaging Clnical Teams Through Simulation-Based Evaluation and Design\u201d on November 5, 2023 at the Healthcare Design Conference in New Orleans, LA. The presentation reviewed the work of […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3869,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[107664,411],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-214","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured-on-homepage","category-news"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=214"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/214\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=214"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=214"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=214"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=214"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":213,"date":"2023-11-03T19:13:55","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T19:13:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/?p=213"},"modified":"2023-11-08T13:31:46","modified_gmt":"2023-11-08T13:31:46","slug":"chfdt-presents-physical-environment-considerations-for-robotic-surgery-at-conference-in-new-orleans-la","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/2023\/11\/03\/chfdt-presents-physical-environment-considerations-for-robotic-surgery-at-conference-in-new-orleans-la\/","title":{"rendered":"CHFDT Presents Physical Environment Considerations for Robotic Surgery at Conference in New Orleans, LA."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Anjali Joseph and doctoral student Sara Kennedy, both with the Center for Health Facilities Design & Testing (CHFDT), presented \u201cPhysical Environment Considerations for the Future of Robotic Surgery\u201d on November 7, 2023 at the Healthcare Design Conference in New Orleans, LA. The presentation reviewed the aims of the project, methodology, design considerations for Architects and the operating room environment. The project is funded by the National Science Foundation. Project partners include Clemson University and Prisma Health.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Anjali Joseph and doctoral student Sara Kennedy, both with the Center for Health Facilities Design & Testing (CHFDT), presented \u201cPhysical Environment Considerations for the Future of Robotic Surgery\u201d on November 7, 2023 at the Healthcare Design Conference in New Orleans, LA. The presentation reviewed the aims of the project, methodology, design considerations for Architects and […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3869,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[107664,411],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-213","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-featured-on-homepage","category-news"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=213"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/213\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=213"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=213"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=213"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=213"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":212,"date":"2023-11-03T19:11:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T19:11:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/?p=212"},"modified":"2023-11-03T19:26:27","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T19:26:27","slug":"doctoral-candidate-swati-goel-receives-2023-2024-griffin-mckahan-zilm-gmz-fellowship","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/2023\/11\/03\/doctoral-candidate-swati-goel-receives-2023-2024-griffin-mckahan-zilm-gmz-fellowship\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctoral Candidate Swati Goel Receives 2023-2024 Griffin\/McKahan\/Zilm (GMZ) Fellowship"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Swati Goel, doctoral candidate working with Anjali Joseph at the Center for Health Facilities Design & Testing, recently received the 2023-2024 Griffin\/McKahan\/Zilm (GMZ) Fellowship from the Foundation for Health Environments Research (FHER), the 2023-24 Doctoral Dissertation Completion Grant, and an Interdisciplinary Research Fellowship from the Graduate School and the Office of the Vice President for Research at Clemson University to support her dissertation studies. She is studying how the built environment of a pediatric intensive care unit (PICU) influences family and staff participation in family-centered rounds (FCRs) every morning. The GMZ award aims to encourage research related to the design, programming, and planning of healthcare facilities and is focused on Doctoral and master\u2019s Students, Junior Faculty, and Emerging Professionals in Healthcare Facility Design. Swati received $9,000 through this award to support her dissertation research. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Swati Goel, doctoral candidate working with Anjali Joseph at the Center for Health Facilities Design & Testing, recently received the 2023-2024 Griffin\/McKahan\/Zilm (GMZ) Fellowship from the Foundation for Health Environments Research (FHER), the 2023-24 Doctoral Dissertation Completion Grant, and an Interdisciplinary Research Fellowship from the Graduate School and the Office of the Vice President for […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3869,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[882,107664,411],"tags":[],"coauthors":[],"class_list":["post-212","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-awards","category-featured-on-homepage","category-news"],"fimg_url":false,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3869"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=212"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/212\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=212"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=212"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=212"},{"taxonomy":"author","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/coauthors?post=212"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}},{"id":211,"date":"2023-11-03T19:08:54","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T19:08:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/?p=211"},"modified":"2025-09-19T16:53:59","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T16:53:59","slug":"doctoral-student-devi-soman-receives-2023-joseph-g-sprague-new-investigator-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.clemson.edu\/chfdt\/2023\/11\/03\/doctoral-student-devi-soman-receives-2023-joseph-g-sprague-new-investigator-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Doctoral Student Devi Soman Receives 2023 Joseph G. Sprague New Investigator Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
Devi Soman, doctoral student working with Anjali Joseph at the Center for Health Facilities Design & Testing (CHFDT), received the 2023 Joseph G. Sprague New Investigator Award for her dissertation study on “The Impact of Free-Standing Birth Center (FSBC) Physical Environments on the Patient Experiences and Maternal Health Outcomes.” The award provides funding of $10,000 for her research that will help support data collection and travel to her study sites.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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- 4 active grants and sponsored research awards<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n
- Master of Science in Architecture (Architecture + Health)<\/strong>
- Master of Architecture (Architecture + Health)<\/strong>
- Professor David Allison<\/strong> was elected President of the American College of Healthcare Architects<\/strong> for the 2025\u20132026 term, a testament to his decades of influence in shaping the field.<\/li>\n\n\n\n