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Ruth Brent Tofle, Ph.D.

(Unabridged CV)

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

Professor Emerita, September 2018 – Present. 137 Stanley Hall; Department of Architectural

Studies, College of Human Environmental Sciences. University of Missouri; Columbia,

MO.

Professor, 1992-2018; Associate Professor, 1986-1992; Assistant Professor, 1981-86. Department

of Architectural Studies (Formerly Environmental Design), College of Human

Environmental Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.

Department Chairperson, 1984-2018; Department of Architectural Studies, College of Human

Environmental Sciences, University of Missouri, Columbia, MO.

Non-Regular Assistant Professor, Department of Housing and Interior Design, 1980-1981.

Research Assistant Professor, 1979-80; Family and Community Medicine, University of Missouri,

Columbia, MO

Post Doctorate Fellow in Social Gerontology, 1978-79; National Institutes of Mental Health

Planner, City of Columbia, Missouri, 1977.

EDUCATION

Ph.D. University of Minnesota; Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota, 1978.

HE Major in Design;

Supporting Areas in Sociology and Public Affairs.

M.A. University of Minnesota; Minneapolis / St. Paul, Minnesota, 1974.

HE Major in Design

B.S. HE University of Missouri; Columbia, Missouri, 1972.

Cum Laude Major: Housing and Interior Design.

REGISTRATION, CERTIFICATION, AND ACCREDITED PROFESSIONAL

National Council for Interior Design Qualification, NCIDQ # 011665, 1994.

State of Missouri, Registered Interior Designer. 2000 - 2019. Department of Economic

Development, Division of Professional Registration, Interior Design Council. Original

Certificate/License No. 2000172624.

LEED Accredited Professional. U S Green Building Council, Leadership in Energy and

Environmental Design. January 5, 2004.

TEAM EFFORTS IN ACADEMIC ADMINISTRATIVE ACHIEVEMENTS

Institutional Merit Award. Interior Design Educators Council. Recognition given for Graduate

Program in the MU Department of Architectural Studies (2017).

Moberly Area Community College. Transfer Agreement. Students complete AA at MACC and

continue at MU to complete BS HES in four years.(2015- ongoing)

Instructional partnership: Great Plains ADA Center with federal grant - $1,000,000 annual. (Oct

1, 2014 –Dec 31, 2018)

Highest number of doctoral dissertations from MU Department of Architectural Studies as

reported in the Journal of Interior Design. (Park, 2014:33).

“Top Interior Design Schools in the Midwest: Undergraduate” ranking in DesignIntelligence.

Nov/Dec 2014. Vol 20. No 6.

Department has most grant recipients in college of Program for Undergraduate Research

Experience.

Department’s Immersive Visualization Lab “iLab”: Virtual reality facility supporting stereoscopic

3-dimensional (3D) visualization and design collaboration.

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“Top Interior Design Schools in the Midwest: Undergraduate” Ranked #3. Design Intelligence.

Nov/Dec 2013. Vol 19, No 6.

"Most Admired Graduate Program" Ranked #4 -- 2011. "Cited for its distance education program

and the number of alumni who are in well-placed academic programs." DesignIntelligence. P.

41.

Ranked 11th in the International Solar Decathlon Competition building a solar home with MU

Science and Technology on the Washington Mall (U.S. Green Building Council) 2009.

One of five “Hidden Gems of Interior Design Education” (America’s Best Architecture and

Design Schools. DesignIntelligence. 2010,p.61).

Top Ten Program – 2009. Category: Interior Design Undergraduate Program (165 total accredited

programs) DesignIntelligence. Design Futures Council. Number 219. Nov/Dec, 2008, p. 36..

First online doctoral program on campus.

First and only online PhD doctoral program to date among IDEC peer institutions. Nine total as

published by IDEC.

Editorial offices of Journal of Housing for the Elderly housed in department since 2000.

First Faculty Scholar Endowment in the College.

First Unrestricted Department Endowment in the College of Human Environmental Sciences.

Initiated Art and Artifacts Subcommittee review process for public art at the University of

Missouri while Chairing Campus Planning for Facilities and Grounds Committee.

Established building technology lab as a creative sanctuary for students to design and fabricate.

Pre-Architecture Program for students to continue education for a M Arch. Developed Transition

Plan and utilized Reciprocity Agreement with the University of Kansas and Washington

University.

Successful nomination of two Honorary Doctorates: Antoine Predock (2012) and Bob Berkibile

(2009).

Continuous accreditation for interior design program with Council for Interior Design Education

CIDA (formerly Foundation for Interior Design Education Research FIDER).

AWARDS / HONORS / ACHIEVEMENTS IN TEACHING, RESEARCH, AND SERVICE

Lifetime Achievement Award. Marquis Who’s Who. 2019.

Distinguished Faculty Award. Mizzou Alumni Association. University of Missouri. October,

2013.

“DesignIntelligence 30 Most Admired Educators for 2013” Volume 18, Number 6,

November/December 2012. “Educators and administrators from the disciplines of

architecture, industrial design, interior design, and landscape architecture are considered

for inclusion.” Citation reads: “As the department chair, Tofle has constructed an interior

design program that is widely regarded by practitioners as one of the best in the United

States. She is energetic, fair, knowledgeable and respected for her scholarship, teaching

and leading abilities. Her guidance has established an alignment between the design

professions and the academy.”

Mizzou Quality Certified ArchSt4430 and ArchSt7730 Guiding Design with Historic Preservation

Quality Course Peer Review. (One of 20% passing first time) for Mizzou Online e-

Learning.

Paul Harris Fellow. In appreciation of tangible and significant assistance given for the furtherance

of better understanding and friendly relations among peoples of the world.. Rotary

Foundation of Rotary International. 2012.

Franklin County Missouri 4-H Alumni Award. Providing outstanding contributions to their

community and/or the Franklin County 4-H Program. (2009)

Appreciation for 25 Years of Service to the University of Missouri-Columbia. (1981-2006)

Distinguished Faculty Service Award, College of Human Environmental Sciences. University of

Missouri. 2004

Fellow. University of Missouri Center of Excellence on Aging. Beginning 2003.

The Tiger Recruiting Teamwork Award, University of Missouri Football Program, 2001-2002,

2003-2004.

Honorary Coach, University of Missouri, Men’s Basketball (2001); Women’s Basketball (2002)

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Marquis Who’s Who continuous listing for 20 years (2011)

Who's Who in American Education - 2007-2008, 8th Edition (pub. 2007); 2004-2005, 6th

Edition (pub. 2003); 1996-1997, 5th Edition (pub. 1995)

Who's Who in America - 2005, 59th Edition (pub. 2004); 2004, 58th Edition (pub. 2003);

2003, 57th Edition (pub. 2002); 2002, 56th Edition (pub. 2001); 2001, 55th

Edition (pub. 2000); 2000, 54th Edition (pub. 1999)

Who's Who of American Women - 2006-2007, 25th Edition (pub. 2005); 1995-1996,

19th Edition (pub. 1995)

Who's Who in Science and Engineering - 2003-2004, 7th Edition (pub. 2003)

Who's Who in the Midwest - 2000-2001, 27th Edition (pub. 2000); 1999-2000, 26th

Edition (pub. 1998); 1996-1997, 25th Edition (pub. 1996); 1994-1995, 24th

Edition (pub. 1994); 1992-1993, 23rd Edition (pub. 1992); 1990-1991, 22nd

Edition (pub. 1989); 1988-1989, 21st Edition (pub. 1987)

Who's Who Among Human Services Professionals - 1992-1993, 3rd Edition (pub. 1991)

Who's Who Among Human Services Professionals, 1991-92 - 3rd Edition

Who's Who in the World - 2000, 17th Edition (pub. 1999)

Who's Who of Emerging Leaders in America - 1993-1994, 4th Edition (pub. 1992);

1991-1992, 3rd Edition (pub. 1991); 1989-1990, 2nd Edition (pub. 1988)

Barons Who's Who in Interior Design, 1988-89; 1996-97 Editions.

Distinguished Award in Administration, Gamma Sigma Delta, The Honor Society of Agriculture.

Human Environmental Sciences; Agriculture, Food and Natural Resources, and

Veterinary Medicine. 1997.

Honorable Mention, Best Textbook or Reference Book / Ray and Pat Browne Award, American

Culture Association. Popular American Housing. Greenwood Press, 1996.

Faculty Friend Award, Outstanding efforts in accommodating students with disabilities. Access

Office, University of Missouri, 1994.

Fulbright Fellow, Continuity and Change in Morocco and Tunisia, 1993.

Wakonse Fellow in Teaching, University of Missouri, 1993.

Faculty Alumni Award, University of Missouri, 1992.

Presidential Citation, American Society of Interior Designers, 1990.

Environmental Design Award, Co-recipient, American Society of Interior Designers, 1989.

Fulbright Fellow, Chinese History and Culture, People's Republic of China, 1988.

New Achiever Award, American Home Economics Association, 1987.

Post Doctorate Fellow in Social Gerontology, National Institute of Mental Health, University of

Missouri, 1978-79.

PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS

American Institute of Architects, Associate AIA. Member since 1996-2018. Board Member 2018

–2019. AIA Emeritus Member 2018-Present.

Environmental Design Research Association EDRA

Fulbright Association and Missouri Chapter of the Fulbright Association--life member

International Interior Design Association IIDA

Interior Design Educators Council IDEC

Kappa Omicron Nu Honor Society, Alpha Omega 1972 -2019.

Missouri Coalition for Interior Design.

Missouri Preservation: Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation 2010.

MURA MU Retirees Association 2018 – Present.

National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ) 1994 – 2019.

Phi Upsilon Omicron Honor Society, Rho Beginning 1972.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

International, National, State, and Regional Appointments and Elected Offices

American Institute of Architects Mid-Missouri. Board Member, 2018 –2020

Council for Interior Design Accreditation CIDA Site Visitor 2017-Present.

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The Wind Institute, (Promoting international understanding through the arts, dialog, and

friendships) Board of Advisors Member 2011- 2018.

Missouri State 4-H Foundation, Executive Board 2007-2013; Chair: 2009-2011; Vice Chair: 2007-

2009; Member 1997-2013.

Associate Editor, Journal of Architectural and Planning Research. 1991-2018.

Deputy Editor, Journal of Housing for the Elderly. 2000 - 2018.

Executive Committee, Midwest Council for Social Research on Aging. 1996-1998.

Committee Member, American Society of Interior Designers Professional Development. 1992-

1995.

Interior Design Educators Council Liaison, International Federation of Interior Architects and

Interior Designers, 1989-1990.

Chairperson, NCR-54. North Central Region: Agriculture Experiment Station Research,

"Housing, Family, and Environment." 1989-91.

Chair, American Society of Interior Designers Position Papers Committee. 1988-91. (Committee

Member 1987-91). Drafted positions: homelessness, child day care, fair housing,

universal considerations for design.

Committee Member, American Society of Interior Designers Issues Management Task Force.

199l.

Hosting American Association of Housing Educators Annual Conference, University of Missouri,

1990, 25th Silver Anniversary of Organization.

Committee Member, Graduate Directory in Interior Design, Foundation for Interior Design

Education Research. 1986-87.

Committee Member, Research. Foundation for Interior Design Education and Research. 1986-91.

Chair, Art and Design Section. American Home Economics Association. 1985-87; Chair Elect.

1984-85

Reviewer: Conference, Journal, and Proceedings Reviewer

Interior Design Educators Council – Conference Presentations

Journal of Architectural and Planning Research (Associate Editor, 1991-2018)

Journal of Housing for the Elderly (Deputy Editor, 2001-2018)

Journal of Nursing Care Quality (2007)

Interior Design Educators Council (Proceedings)

Housing and Society (Journal)

Qualitative Sociology (Journal)

The American Sociologist (Journal)

Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal

Home Economics Research Journal

Environmental Design Research Association (Proceedings)

American Association of Housing Educators (Proceedings)

Reviewer: Book Manuscripts, Juror of National Competition, Reviewer of Standards, Promotion

and Tenure at other institutions

Multiple universities—serving as an external reviewer for promotion and tenure

University of Arkansas Press

Van Nostrand Reinhold

MacMillan Publishing Company

Elsevier Science Publishing Company, Inc.

American National Standard - Business and Institutional Furniture Manufacturer's Association

(BIFMA)

American Home Economics Association. Art and Design Juried Competition

Environmental Design Research Association

University of Arkansas Press

Reviewer: Consultant, Evaluator

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Louisiana State University (LSU). College of Art and Design. Review of a new interdisciplinary

Doctor of Design/Cultural Preservation program. Baton Rouge, LA. 2016.

Simon Oswald Associates, Inc. Intergenerational Day Care Project. Columbia, MO. 2005-

Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, IL. Program Review for Interior Design program. 1999.

George Butler Associates, Inc. Lenexa, KA Design consultant. 1997-1999.

Kingswood Continuing Care Retirement Community, Inc. Kansas City, MO Design consultant.

1997-1999.

Rapides Foundation, LA. Aging and environment consultant 1999.

Boone Retirement Center, Inc. Columbia, MO Design consultant. 1995.

University of Nevada, Reno, NV Consultant for Interior Design program. 1990.

Northeast Louisiana State University, Monroe, LA Consultant for Interior Design program. 1988.

UNIVERSITY SERVICE: University of Missouri Appointments and Elected Offices

HES Signage for Gwynn and Stanley (with emphasis on inclusion) 2018

ET@MO Program Review 2016

Graduate Student Experience Task Force—University of Missouri 2015

Accreditation Task Force—University of Missouri review by the Higher Learning Commission

(HLC) 2013-2015

Search and Screening Committee for MizzouOnline. 2013-2014

Integrating the Mizzou Student Experience Committee, CoChair 2012-2013

Subcommittee: Integrating Modes of Delivery: e-Learning, CoChair 2012-2013

Online/Distance Education Academic Program Task Force 2011

Pride of Place Committee (town and gown) 2012

Campus Innovations Committee 2011- 2012

eLearning Task Force 2010-2011

Faculty Mentor, MU Excels 2009.

Campus Planning Committee for Facilities and Grounds. Chair 1993-2008; Signage Sub

Committee 2008-2009; Committee Member 1992-93.

Capital Review Committee. Campus Planning Committee Representative. 2004-2008.

Architectural Review Committee, Campus Facilities, 2008.

Honorary Degree Committee. 2005-2007.

Governance and Commitment to Compliance Subcommittee, NCAA Certification. Department of

Athletics. 2005. Member, Vice Provost for Extension & Director Search Committee. 2005.

Member, Director of Campus Facilities Search Committee. 2005.

Department Chairs Council. HES Representative. 2003-2004.

Chair, Digital Visualization Guild. 2003- 2004.

Art and Artifacts Committee. Initiated Subcommittee of Campus Planning Committee for

Facilities and Grounds. 2002..

Historic Preservation Committee. Initiated Subcommittee of Campus Planning Committee for

Facilities and Grounds. 1998-2008.

Academic Status and Appeals Committee. College of Human Environmental Sciences.

Colleague Circle, MU's Carnegie/Pew Teaching Initiative, Mentor for New Faculty on Campus.

2000-2001.

Search and Screening Committee for Chair of Occupational Therapy Department, School of

Health Related Professions. 2000.

President's Leadership Development Program for Department Chairs. University of Missouri

System. 2000-2001.

Co-Chair, Human Environmental Sciences Centennial Celebration. 2000-2001.

Search and Screening Committee for Vice Provost and Associate Provost. Summer 1999.

Big 12 Faculty Fellowship Program Selection Committee. 1997-1999.

Faculty Advisor, American Society of Interior Designers, Student Chapter, 1996-2000.

Educational Study Tour to Paris and London for eight students. Summer, 1998.

University Club Board of Directors and Committees. President, 1991-92; Vice President, 1990-91,

Secretary 1993-94; Past President 1995 -1997. Art and Social Committee 1995-1997.

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President, The Gamma Sigma Delta Honor Society of Agriculture, Human Environmental

Sciences, and Veterinary Medicine. 1993-94.

Assessment Committee, University of Missouri, 1993-94.

Committee Chair, Students and Student Services, North Central Association Self-Study Re-

accreditation 1994.

College Representative, Undergraduate Deans. 1990-91.

Campus Representative, University of Missouri (System-wide) Selection Committee for

Burlington Teaching Awards, 1989, 1990.

Campus Representative, University of Missouri (System-wide) Workshop for New Department

Chairs, 1987, 1989.

Campus Representative, University of Missouri (System-wide) Renewal Workshop for

Department Chairs, 1988, 1990.

Search Committee For Vice Provost of Instruction, 1987.

Assessment Committee, 1987.

Selection Committee for the "Chancellor's Award for Outstanding Research and Creative Activity

in the Behavioral and Social Sciences", 1986, 1988, 1990.

Graduate Senate: Sector Curriculum Committee, 1984-85.

Graduate Senate: Research Affairs Committee, 1984-85.

Graduate Senate: Membership Committee, 1984-85.

COMMUNITY SERVICE: State and Community

Hospice Compassus Volunteer, 2018-Present.

Rotary International, The Rotary Club of Columbia, Missouri. (“Downtown Rotary Club”) 2004 –

Present. Chair, Membership Committee 2009-2010; Co-Chair, Membership Committee

2004-2009. Volunteer at Food Bank.

City of Columbia, Public Building Development and Finance Committee. Columbia, Missouri,

2000-2010. And, Architect Selection Sub-Committee, 2001. Downtown Columbia

Signage and Design Principles 2003-2004.

Christmas Eve Bingo at the Bluffs Nursing Home—1999-Present.

Boone County Courthouse Renovation. Boone County. 2007.

Public Art and Plaza Committee. City of Columbia. 2007.

Founding Board Member, US Green Building Council, Heartland Chapter. 2004.

Board of Trustees, The Missouri 4-H Foundation. 1997-2013. Executive Committee 2011-2013.

Chair-2009-2011. Vice-Treasurer 2001-2002. Co-Chair, Marketing and Promotions

Committee 1998-2000. Strategic Planning Committee 1998-2000.

Downtown Columbia, Signage Committee for City of Columbia 2003- 2004.

Regional Home Health Advisory Board. Regional Hospital. Columbia, Missouri, 1993-2000.

Recently purchased by University of Missouri.

Columbia Chamber of Commerce. 1999.

Mayor’s Daniel Boone Building Lobby Renovation Committee for City of Columbia. 1998- 1999.

MU Interdisciplinary Geriatric Assessment Committee. 1998-1999.

Housing with Services Committee, MU School of Nursing 1997-1998.

Conference Planning Steering Committee, Society for the Advancement of Gerontological

Environments (SAGE). Region VII Chapter (Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska). 1999-

2000.

Art Juror, Missouri Fall Festival. Office of Cultural Affairs, City of Columbia, Missouri. 1996.

Missouri Chapter of the Fulbright Association. President, 1992-1995; Vice-President, 1990-1991;

Membership Chair, 1988-89.

International host family to students and scholars from Slovakia, China, Japan, Thailand, Korea,

and Poland. 1989-1993.

United Way. Chair, Academic Region l, 1999-2001. District Chair, 1998, 1992-93; Regional

Chair, 1988-89, 1989-90; United Way Gold Award, 1989. District Chair, United Way

Award of Special Recognition to District, 1983-84, 1984-85.

The Gateway Council. Boone County Commission, 1990.

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State of Missouri, Department of Economic Development, Main Street Advisory Council, 1989-

90.

Community Housing Resource Board. U.S. Dept. of H.U.D, 1988-92.

Columbia Public Housing Authority. Advisory Committee. Columbia, Missouri, 1984-85.

Mayor's Community Task Force on Low Income Housing. Columbia, Missouri, 1982-83.

City of Columbia/Columbia Public Housing Liaison Committee, Chair. Columbia, Missouri,

1982-83.

Boone County Council on Aging. Focal Point Committee, 1982-83.

JOURNAL PUBLICATIONS: Peer Reviewed/Refereed

Benson, J. J. & Schwarz, B., Tofle Brent, R., and Parker Oliver, D. (2018). The Motivations and

Consequences of Dying at Home: Family Caregiver Perspectives. . In Benson, J. J. &

Schwarz, B. (Eds.). Environments of Dying, Death, and Caregiving at End-of Life,

Special Issue Journal of Housing for the Elderly Vol. 32, Number 3, 4.

Schwarz, B., Molnar, R. M., Benson, J. J., & Tofle, Brent, R. (2018). The Last Habitat: Living and

Dying in a Residential Care Facility. In Benson, J. J. & Schwarz, B. (Eds.). Environments

of Dying, Death, and Caregiving at End-of Life, Special Issue Journal of Housing for the

Elderly Vol. 32, Number 3, 4.

Tofle, Ruth Brent, Richard Sternadori, and Mike Goldschmidt. (2015) Reflecting on Twenty-five

Years of the ADA: Seeing Commitment Caveats and Legal Loopholes. Journal of

Interior Design. December. Converted to Braille and large text for persons with visual

disabilities.

Sternadori, Richard and Ruth Brent Tofle. (2015) The Problem of Dual ADA Building Standards

for Schools and Universities. Building Safety Journal Online. February. (Trade

publication peer reviewed by the International Code Council.)

Tofle, Ruth Brent. (2012) Aging and Dying in Place: A Personal Journey. Journal of Housing for

the Elderly. Special Issue Edited by Rick Scheidt and Benyamin Schwarz. Tofle, Ruth Brent. Individuality in Place-making at End-of-Life: Gerontopia. ARCC/EAAE

2010 International Conference on Architectural Research (23 June - 26 June 2010).

Architectural Research Centers Consortium. Proceedings. The Place of Research / The

Research of Place.

http://www.aia.org/aiaucmp/groups/aia/documents/pdf/aiab087172.pdf

Robin L. Kruse, Cherith M. Moore, Ruth B. Tofle, Joseph W. LeMaster, Myra Aud, Lanis L.

Hicks, Marian A. Minor, Shannon M. Canfield, David R. Mehr. (2010) Older Adults’

Attitudes Toward Home Modifications for Fall Prevention. Journal of Housing for the

Elderly. Vol 24, No 2.

Tofle, Ruth Brent. (2009) “Creating A Place for Dying: Gerontopia.” Journal of Housing for the

Elderly. Vol 23, No 1,2.

http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/content~content=a908658634~db=all?jumptype=ale

rt&alerttype=author,email

Hong, YiKyung; Pak, Hee Jin; and Tofle, Ruth Brent. (2007) “Analysis of Home Safety

Environmental Assessments for the Elderly Fall Prevention” AIDIA Journal. Asia

Interior Design Institute Association. Vol 10. Pp. 56-66.

Shin, Kyungjoo, Tofle, Ruth; and Yoon, So-Yeon. (2006) “Interior Design Education

Accreditation: U.S., Canada & Korea.” Referred full-paper proceeding: Proceedings of

Korean Institute of Interior Design.

Bostick, J.E., Aud, M. A., Parker-Oliver, D., Schwarz, B., Tofle, R.B., Garret, L. J., Williams, S.

Staff Perceptions in Special-Care Units. Long-Term Care Interface. Jan 2006.

Aud, Myra A, Debra Parker-Oliver, Jane Bostick, Benyamin Schwarz, and Ruth Brent Tofle.

Social Model Care Units for Persons with Dementia: The Missouri Demonstration

Project. (2005). Alzheimer’s Care Quarterly 6, 306-315. October/December.

Schwarz, B., & Tofle, R. B. (2005). Color design in healthcare environments: Theoretical

observations. In H. Chaudhury (Ed) Design for Diversity. ( pp. 44-49). Edmond, OK:

Environmental Design Research Association.

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Parker Oliver, D. Aud, M., Bostick, J., Schwarz, B., and Tofle, R. B. (2005). Dementia Special

Care Units: A Policy and Family Perspective. Journal of Housing for the Elderly, Vol.

19, No. 1, 113-125.

Chaudhury, Habib; Schwarz, B. and Tofle, R. Brent. Effect of design interventions on a dementia

care setting”. American Journal of Alzheimer’s Disease & Other Dementias. May/June,

2004.

Schwarz, B., and Brent, R. Editors and authors. (2001). The Architectural Metamorphosis of

Long-Term Care Settings. (A chapter in the Special Issue) Journal of Architectural and

Planning Research Special Issue.

Schwarz, Benyamin and Ruth Brent Eero Saarinen’s Firestone Baars Chapel: Origins of an

Enclosure. Journal of Interior Design. Vol. 23, (1) 1997.

Schwarz, B., R. Brent, and D. Barry. Priceless, Meaningful, and Idiosyncratic: Attachment to

Possessions.” In Public and Private Places. Edited by Jack Nasar and Barbara B. Brown.

Oklahoma City, OK: The Environmental Design Research Association. 1996. pp. 92-97.

Schwarz, Benyamin, Ruth Brent, and Gary Hennigh. Internalizing Values: Universal Design in

the Design Studio. Housing and Society. Vol. 22, # 1,2. 1995. pp. 5-15.

Schwarz, Benyamin, Ruth Brent, Ronald Phillips, and Maggy Danley. Disruptions in Place

Attachment Following the 1993 Big Flood. In Environmental Design Research:

Evolutionary and Revolutionary Changes. Edited by Jack Nasar, Peg Grannis, Kazunori

Hanyu. Oklahoma City, OK: The Environmental Design Research Association. 1995.

pp. 92-98.

Brent, Ruth. The Meaning and Magic of Place in North Africa. Environmental Design Research

Association Proceedings. San Antonio, TX. Environmental Design Research

Association. 1994.

Brent, Ruth S., Ronald Phillips, Edward E. Brent, and Millend Gupta. Validating a Computer

Assessment of Housing for Older Adults: An Application of Design Knowledge to

Promote Independent Living. Housing and Society. 20, (1) 1993. pp. 23-29.

Brent, Ruth, Wanda Eubank, Chuck Graham, and Margaret Danley. Hands-On Approach to The

Americans with Disabilities Act. Journal of Interior Design. 19 (1) 1993. pp. 47-50.

Brent Ruth, Rodney Casebier, Jo Ann Thompson, Nancy Canestaro, and John Kitamura. The

Japanese Connection: Perspectives on Changing Economic Trade and Interior Design.

Interior Design Educators Council International Conference Proceedings. Interior

Design Educators Council. Grand Rapids, Michigan. April 1992.

Brent, Ruth Stumpe. Multiple & Integrated Paradigms of Design: A Case Study. Home

Economics Research Journal. 20 (2), 1991.

Brent, Ruth S., Special Issue Guest Editor. Housing for People with Special Needs. Housing and

Society. 18 (2) and (3), 1991.

Brent, Ruth Stumpe. Nonverbal Design Language in Comics. Journal of American Culture.

14(1), 1991. pp. 57-61.

Brent, Ruth S., Ronald G. Phillips, Edward E. Brent, Millend K. Gupta, & Susan Ray-Degges.

Older Adults Residing in Their Own Home. Housing and Society. 18(1), 1991. pp.23-

33.

Brent, Ruth Stumpe & Ronald G. Phillips. The Use of Electronic Technology in Communicating

Housing Design Knowledge for Older Adults. The Candle: Journal of Phi Upsilon

Omicron. 71(2), 1990.

Brent, Ruth Stumpe & Andrew D. Seidel. A Quantitative Comparison of Graduate Programs In

Architecture and Interior Design. Journal of Interior Design Education and Research.

16(1), 1990. pp.11-16.

Brent, Ruth S. & Ronald Phillips. Homelessness: An Interior Design Education Challenge?

Journal of Interior Design Education and Research. 15(1), 1989.

Brent, Ruth Stumpe. Advancing the Near Environment: The Art and Design Section in Evolution.

Journal of Home Economics. Spring 1989.

Phillips, Ronald, Wanda Eubank, Ruth Brent, & Mary Beth Megrew. Meeting Extension Needs

With a Housing Decision-Making Process. American Association of Housing Educators

Proceedings. October 1989.

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Brent, Ruth Stumpe & Andrew D. Seidel. Commonalties & Differences of Graduate Interior

Design Programs: IDEC Membership Sample. Journal of Interior Design Education and

Research. 14(2), 1988.

Brent, R. & A. Seidel. An Examination of Graduate Interior Design Programs. Interior Design

Educators Council Conference Proceedings. April 1988.

Brent, Ruth Stumpe & Ronald G. Phillips. The Department of Housing and Interior Design at the

University of Missouri-Columbia: The Environment and Behavior Paradigm. The

Environmental Professional. 9(3), 1987.

Brent, Edward E. & Ruth Stumpe Brent. ERHAP: An Artificial Intelligence Expert System for

Assessing the Housing of Elderly Residents. Housing and Society. 14(3), 1987.

Brent, Ruth Stumpe. The Future of the Housing Discipline: Resting on an Evolving Body of

Knowledge. Housing and Society. 13(3), 1986.

Brent, Ruth Stumpe. Instruction in Lighting Design. Journal of Interior Design Education

Research. 11(1), 18-22. 1985.

Brent, Ruth S., Edward E. Brent, & Roberta Mauksch. Common Behavior Patterns of Residents in

Public Areas of Nursing Homes. The Gerontologist. 24(2), 1984.

Brent, Ruth Stumpe, Deborah Lower-Walker, & Nancy Twaddell. Environmental Adequacy and

Environmental Adaptations. Housing and Society. 10(3), 1983.

Rogers, Kate Ellen, Ronald Veitch, Ruth Stumpe Brent, & J. Lee Hill. FIDER's Study of Two,

Three, and Four-Year Interior Design Programs in the United States and Canada: Phase

II. Journal of Interior Design Education and Research. 9(1), Spring 1983.

Brent, Ruth Stumpe. Community and Institutional Public Social Spaces. Therapeutic Recreation

Journal. 16, 1982.

Brent, Ruth Stumpe. Usage of Public Restroom Lounges as Support Systems by Elderly Females.

Qualitative Sociology. 4(1), 1981.

Brent, Ruth Stumpe & Dolores Ginthner. Designing for the Elderly: Common Sense or Common

Errors? Housing and Society. 6(2), 1979.

Brent, Edward, Ruth Stumpe Brent, & Evelyn Franklin. Smallest Space Analysis: A Method for

Relating Empirical Observations of Use of Space to Housing Design. Home Economics

Research Journal. 8(2), November 1979.

Brent, Ruth Stumpe. Design and the Problem Solving Process. Journal of Interior Design

Education and Research. 4(2), Fall 1978.

PUBLICATIONS: Books, Book Chapters & Sections, Software, InformeDESIGN

Tofle, Ruth Brent. Designing for The End of Life Journey. EBD-Minute.

Tofle, Ruth Brent. (2012) Aging and Dying in Place: A Personal Journey. In Environmental

Gerontology: What Now? Edited by Scheidt, Rick and Schwarz, Benyamin. London:

Routledge. Tofle, Ruth Brent, Benyamin Schwarz, So-Yeon Yoon, and Andrea Max-Royale. (2004) Color in

Health Care Environments. San Francisco, CA: Coalition of Health Environments

Research.

Brent, Ruth and Schwarz, B. (2002). Popular Housing. Chapter in the Handbook of American

Popular Culture. M. Thomas Inge and Dennis Hall Co-Editors. Third Edition.

Greenwood Press.

Schwarz, B., Chaudhury, H., Brent, R. Cooney, T., Dunne, K., and Bostick, J. (2001). Impact of

Design Interventions in Nursing Homes on Residents with Dementia, their Families, and

the Staff. Milwaukee, WI: Center for Architecture and Urban Planning Research.

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.

Schwarz, Benyamin and Ruth Brent, Editors. (1999). Aging, Autonomy, and Architecture:

Advances in Assisted Living. The Johns Hopkins University Press.

Brent, Ruth. (1999). Chapter 4: Where We Grow Old and Die. In B. Schwarz,

and R. Brent (Eds.) Aging Autonomy and Architecture: Advances in Assisted

Living. Baltimore, MD: The Johns Hopkins University Press.

Brent, Ruth and Benyamin Schwarz, Editors. Popular American Housing: A Reference Guide.

Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. 1995. (Honorable Mention, Best

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Textbook or Reference Book / Ray and Pat Browne Award, American Culture

Association. Popular American Housing. 1995.)

Brent, Edward, Ruth Brent, and Benyamin Schwarz. Chapter 8: Electric

Resources and Housing. Popular American Housing: A Reference Guide. Ruth

Brent and Benyamin Schwarz, Editors. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing

Group, Inc. 1995.

Brent, Ruth, Benyamin Schwarz, and Gary Hennigh. Educating Reflective Practitioners through

Universal Design. Chapter in Strategies for Teaching Universal Design. Berkeley, CA:

MIG Communications. 1994.

Brent, Ruth & Edward Brent. Home-Safe-Home. Computer software (Manual, questionnaire,

program). Columbia, Missouri. The Idea Works, Inc. 1989.

Phillips, Ronald G. & Ruth S. Brent. Chapter IV: Housing Location Decisions. Chapter IX:

Relationship of Selected Housing Characteristics and Locational Decisions to Well-

Being. The Economic, Social, Psychological, and Health Consequences of Housing

Decisions of Rural Families. Edited by Christine Cook, et al. Agriculture Experiment

Station. 1988.

Brent, Ruth Stumpe. Advocacy Design in the Nursing Home: Cultivating Public and Private

Spaces for the Newly Admitted Resident. Innovations in Gerontological Health:

Revitalizing the Home as an Academic Center. Edited by Stuart Spicker and Stanley

Ingman. N.Y.: Springer. 1984.

Franklin, Evelyn and Ruth Stumpe Brent. Adapting Housing throughout the Life Cycle. Housing:

The Impact of Economy and Technology. Oktay Ural and Robert Krapfenbauer (Eds).

N.Y.: Pergamon Press. 1981.

PUBLICATIONS and PRESENTATIONS: Invitational

Tofle, Ruth Brent and Richard Sternadori. Accessible Design Loopholes in Higher Education.

2016 National ADA Symposium. June, 2016. Denver, Colorado.

Kosztin, Dorina; Stone, Bethany; and Tofle, Ruth. “Flipping the College Classroom: Why,

When, Who, and How?” Celebration of Teaching, University of Missouri. May, 2013

(Invitational).

Tofle, Ruth Brent. “Place Makes a Difference in End of Life Care: A Case Study.” Research

Seminar on Aging. Center for Aging Studies. University of Missouri. September 13,

2012.

Tofle, Ruth Brent. “Place Makes a Difference in End of Life Care: A Case Study.” Caring for the

Frail Elderly (22nd Annual Conference). Columbia, Missouri August 17-18, 2012.

Tofle, Ruth Brent. “Mizzou Pride of Place at the Golden Intersection of People, Outcomes, &

Places.” Society for College and University Planning. Columbia, MO. May 2, 2011.

Tofle, Ruth Brent. “Exerting Caution in Evidence Based Design.” International Interior Design

Association, New York City. February 12, 2008. Invited Lecture.

Tofle, Ruth. “Aging in Place.” Senior Teacher Educator Partnership (STEP) program. MU

Medical Sciences. January 11, 2008.

Tofle, Ruth. “Eldercare” KWOS Radio. 980AM. Aired 11/11/2007.

Tofle, Ruth Brent. “Optimal Housing Environments for the Elderly.” Interdisciplinary Center for

Aging Studies. October 25, 2007.

Tofle, Ruth Brent. The Architectural Mystique of our Own Gerontopia. Chronicles of Aging.

Interdisciplinary Center on Aging. Vol.1, Issue 2.2007

Tofle, Ruth and Saleh Uddin. MU Legacy Society. “Synergy in the Department of Architectural

Studies.”

Tofle, Ruth. MU Center of Excellence on Aging: Research on Aging Seminar Series. “Analysis of

a Fall in Assisted Living: An Interior Designer Perspective”

Tofle, Ruth. MU Center of Excellence on Aging: Research on Aging Seminar Series. “Banishing

Myths: A Study on Color in Health Care” May, 2005.

Brent, Ruth Stumpe. Global Interior Design. Guest Editorial. Record: The Newsletter of the

Interior Design Educators Council. 1990.

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Brent, Ruth. Adapt Your Home for the Whole Family. On The Run. Columbia: University

Extension. July/August 1989.

Brent, Ruth. A Professional Philosophy. The ASID Report. N.Y.: American Society of Interior

Designers. XV(2), June-July 1989.

Phillips, Ronald G., Wanda Eubank, Ruth S. Brent, & Mary Beth Megrew. Remodeling: The

Decision-Making Process. University of Missouri Extension. 1988.

Phillips, Ronald G., Wanda Eubank, & Ruth S. Brent. Innovative Grant Final Report. Housing

Decisions of Rural Families: The Translation of Research Data for Extension Programs.

University of Missouri Extension. 1987.

Brent, Ruth Stumpe. The Future of the Housing Discipline: Resting of an Evolving Body of

Knowledge. American Association of Housing Educators. White Paper Competition-

Honorable Mention Award. Presented at 1985 AAHE national meeting, publication in

conference proceedings and reprinted in Housing and Society, 13(3), 1986.

Brent, Ruth Stumpe. Preserving the Past. Missouri Ruralist. April 1984.

Brent, Ruth Stumpe. Reprint: Texture: The Forgotten Design Element in Nursing Homes.

(Originally published in The Designer) Interior Design Idea File. University of

Minnesota. May 1984.

Brent, Ruth Stumpe, Deborah Lower, & Nancy Twaddell. Environmental Assessments of Housing

for High Risk Elderly. Monograph funded by the Trustees of the American Home

Economics Association Foundation. Washington, D.C. 1982.

Brent, Ruth Stumpe. Texture: The Forgotten Design Element in Nursing Homes. The Designer.

November 1982.

Brent, Ruth (Chair), Betty Adams, Rodney Casebier, Beth Domke, Pat Daugherty, Richard Green,

Charles Hargrove, Janice Hayes, & Al Tacker. Special Report: Problems in Low Income

Housing for Columbia Missouri: Historical Analysis of the City and Public Housing

Authority Cooperation. City of Columbia, Missouri. 1982.

Brent, Ruth Stumpe (Principal Investigator). Preliminary Design Program for Counseling

Services. Final Report. Funded by the University of Missouri Faculty Development.

Columbia, Missouri. 1982.

Brent, Ruth Stumpe. Environmental Constraints on the Spatial Organization of Social

Interactions in a Nursing Home. Monograph funded by the Administration on Aging.

Washington, D.C. 1981.

Brent, Ruth Stumpe. The Home of the Elderly Resident. Caring Health Letter of the University

of Missouri. 1(11), February 1980.

Published Book and Software Reviews

Modern Hospice Design: The Architecture of Palliative Care (2009) by Ken Worpole. (London

and NY: Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. In Journal of Housing, Theory and Society.

2011.

Inquiry by Design. by John Zeisel. WW Norton & Co: NY. A Book Review by Benyamin

Schwarz and Ruth Brent Tofle. In Journal of Architectural and Planning Research.

(Awaiting Publication-2007).

Housing Choices and Well-Being of Older Adults by Leon A. Pastalan and Benyamin Schwarz.

(Editors). Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press, 2000.

Under One Roof: Issues and Innovations in Shared Housing by George C. Hemmens, Charles J.

Hoch, and Jana Carp (Editors). (Albany, N.Y.: State University of New York Press.) In

Journal of Architectural and Planning Research. Volume 16, No 1, Spring, 1999.

Environment and Aging Theory: A Focus on Housing by Rick Scheidt and Paul Windley

(Editors). (Westport, CT: Greenwood Press.) In Linguafranca. November, 1998.

Textiles and Apparel in the International Economy by Kitty G. Dickerson. (N.Y.: Macmillan

Publishing Company.) In Journal of Interior Design Education and Research. 17, (2)

1991.

The Design of American Housing: A Reappraisal of the Architect’s Role by Robert Gutman. In

the Journal of Interior Design Education and Research. Fall 1989.

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Institutional Settings: An Environmental Design Approach by Mayer Spivack; Joanna Tamer,

Editor. (N. Y.: Human Sciences Press, Inc., 1984). In Environment and Behavior. July

1986.

The Challenge of Interior Design by Walter Kleeman. 1981 (CBI Publishing Company, Inc.,

Boston, Massachusetts). In the Journal of Interior Design Education and Research.

1982.

Energraphics (Electronics Research, Inc.); Sign Master, Chart-Master, Diagram-Master and

Map-Master. (Decision Resources). In Computers in the Social Sciences. 2(4),

October-December 1986.

Ph.D. Dissertation

Brent, Ruth Stumpe. The Use of Public Social Spaces by the Elderly. Minneapolis, Minnesota:

University of Minnesota. 1978.

M.A. Thesis

Brent, Ruth Stumpe. Smallest Space Analysis of Children's Play in Five Housing Types.

Minneapolis, Minnesota: University of Minnesota. 1974.

CREATIVE ENDEAVOR

“Art by Architects” Watercolor exhibit. Sponsored by AIA Mid-Missouri. Hosted at Boone

County National Bank, Columbia, Missouri. November, 2014.

Faculty Art Exhibitor. Drawing and Water Color Painting. University of Missouri Rogers Gallery.

October-December, 2005.

Interior Design Consultant. George Butler Associates, Inc. for Kingswood Manor Health Center.

Kansas City, Missouri. 1998-2000.

Photography exhibit of five works (invitational). Gerontological Society of America.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 1998.

“A Sense of Place: Images in Paintings, Photographs, and Prose Poetry.” Poetry reading and

lecture given at Museum of Art and Archaeology. University of Missouri. September,

1996.

“Territories of Secret.” One-person exhibition. Rogers Gallery. University of Missouri.

September, 1996.

In the News

Hospice Compassus (national newsletter) Why I Volunteer: My Story with Music. 9/18/2018.

http://d31hzlhk6di2h5.cloudfront.net/20180918/54/fa/5c/b2/6a0279aa4325f6b2dc07b087/Ruth_s_

Story.pdf

(MU Student Newsletter) Maneater. http://www.themaneater.com/stories/2013/8/21/mizzou-

online-introduces-expanded-course-catalogue/

Missourian. http://www.columbiamissourian.com/a/167173/from-readers-faculty-award-winner-

says-mu-was-window-to-a-larger-world/

FUNDED RESEARCH AND EDUCATIONAL TRAINING GRANTS

University of Missouri System. Intercampus course-sharing – “Guiding Design with Historic

Preservation” with MU Science and Technology. Fall, 2017. Ruth Tofle PI. $6,006

U. S. Department of Health and Human Services. Great Plains ADA Center. Jim DeJong PI,

Charles Graham Co-I, Ruth Tofle Research Consultant. Five year grant: $4,999,999

MizzouOnline. New Online Masters Concentration in Design Research. Ruth Tofle, Newton

D’souza, and Bimal Balakrishnan. 2013 – 2015. $98,000

Mizzou Advantage Seed Grant. JuanaMaria Cordones-Cook, PI “Ediciones Vigía and the

Aesthetics of Bricolage.” Internal collaborators: Elaine Lawless, Anne Stanton, Kristin

Schwain, Jo Stealey, Mary Barile, Jana Hawley, Ruth Brent Tofle, Peter G. Klein, James

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S. Noble, Julie Middleton, Anthony Glise, Alex Barker, Cathy Calloway, Berkley

Hudson. 2011-2012.

Alzheimer’s Association. Tyer, Jr., Harry, Myra Aud, Marilyn Rantz, and Ruth Tofle (Co-I). A

Smart Carpet for Monitoring Safety of Older Adults with Alzheimer's Disease. 2007-

2010. $246,947

Interdisciplinary Center on Aging. READ Award. “Understanding the Meaning of Color

Environments among the Elderly: A Virtual Environment Exploratory Study.” Yoon, SY

(PI), Laffey, (Co-I), Schwarz, B. (Co-I), Tofle, R. (Co-I), Aud, M. (Co-I) $8,000.

RAND / John A. Hartford Foundation. Geriatric Research Center Initiative. Rantz, M.(Co-PI),

Zweig, S.(Co-PI) and the Interdisciplinary Geriatric Health Care Research Center. 2006-

2008. $200,000.

Interior Design and Computer Simulation Service. Wes Stricker Palm Springs Residence. So-

Yeon Yoon (PI). 2006-2007. $11,232

Blast Mitigation. 2005-2006. U.S. Department of Defense (Plus Up funding from US Air Force,

award). Subcontract with University of Missouri-Rolla. Uddin, S. (PI), Yoon, S.(Co-I),

Goldschmidt, M. (Co-I), Tofle, R. (Co-I). $201,198

Coalition for Health Environments Research. “Color in Health Environments: A Critical Review

of the Research Literature.” Tofle, R.B. and Schwarz, B. 2002- 2003. $10,000.

Margaret Mangel Research Catalyst Fund. College of Human Environmental Sciences. 2003.

Elderly in Rural Communities in Missouri. Team members: Oliver, D.; Aud, M.;

Schwarz, B; Tofle, R.; Bostick, J.; and Galambos, C. $2,000

MU Alumni Association. (2003) Characteristics of Community Dwelling Older Adults with

Dementia. Team members: Oliver, D., Aud, M. A., Bostick, J., Finke, M., Schwarz, B., &

Brent, R. $1,600. Margaret Mangel Research Catalyst Fund. College of Human Environmental Sciences. Impact of

Design Interventions in Nursing Home on Residents with Dementia, their Families, and

Staff. For publication by the Center and Urban Planning Research. University of

Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Team members: Schwarz, B., Cooney, T., Brent, R., Chaudhury,

H. Bostick, J. Dunne, K. 2002. $1,000.

University of Missouri System Research Board, 2001-04. “Effectiveness of Social Model Care

Unit for Dementia” Aud, M. Schwarz, B., Tofle, R. B., Oliver, D., Bostick, J. Finke, M.

$33,020.

Extendicare Foundation, Inc. Milwaukee, WI. Impact of Design Interventions in a Nursing Home

on Residents with Dementia. Research team award. 2000-2001. $18,000.

Faculty Development Project Award. Bryn Mawr, PA. Bryn Mawr Summer Institute for Women

Administrators. Summer, 1999. $6,275.

Margaret Mangel Research Catalyst Fund. Kingswood Study. College of Human Environmental

Sciences. Interdisciplinary project that involves researchers from Environmental Design,

Human Development and Family Studies, and School of Nursing.1998. $3,800.

Passports. Spencer, Massachusetts. Italy Study Tour. Ruth Brent, Group Leader. Summer, 1999.

Travel and living accommodations, $2,000.

EF Education Tours, Cambridge, MA. Paris and London Study Tour. Ruth Brent, Group Leader.

Summer, 1998. Travel and living accommodations, Estimated $2,000.

Margaret Mangel Research Catalyst Fund. College of Human Environmental Sciences. Benyamin

Schwarz and Ruth Brent. Assisted Living Picture Study. 1997. $900.

University of Missouri General Education Program. Ruth Brent. “Computer and Information

Proficiency.” 1998. $2,382.

MUIIT Colloquium Series, “Student Use of Computers in the Design Studio.” Harold Borkin and

James Turner, College of Architecture, University of Michigan, Speakers and

Consultants, June, 1997. $2,548.

Committee on Undergraduate Education, University of Missouri. Grant for the development of the

cluster courses entitled Humanities Through the Arts. Divided between the Departments

of Art, Art History and Archeology, and Environmental Design. $19,755

Illuminating Engineering Society of North America. Summer Workshop for Teachers of Lighting.

Ruth Brent. Durham, NH, Summer, 1994. $3,660.

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The Margaret Mangel Research Catalyst Fund, College of Human Environmental Sciences. Flood

and Detachment. A Study of Place Attachment After the 1993 Big Flood. Schwarz, B.;

Brent, R.; Phillips, R; Eubank, W.; and Danley, M. 1994 $1,300.

University of Missouri Extension. Flood and Detachment. A Study of Place Attachment After the

1993 Big Flood. Schwarz, B.; 1994 $3,300.

Adaptive Environments Center, Boston, MA. Universal Design Education Project of Missouri.

Ruth Brent, Benyamin Schwarz, and Gary Hennigh. 1993-94. $1000.

U.S. Department of Education, Washington, D.C. Fulbright-Hays Seminar Abroad: Continuity

and Change in Morocco and Tunisia. Ruth Brent, Fulbright Fellow Travel and living

stipend. 1993. $7,500.

Chonnam National University, Korean Studies Program. Korean Workplaces and Housing. Ruth

Brent. Summer, 1992. Non-cash award of 2 weeks living accommodations in Kwangju,

Korea. Estimated $2,000.

Matto Friendship Association, Japan Exchange Study Tour. Japanese Culture and the Workplace:

Advancing Multicultural Interior Design Education. Ruth Brent. Summer, 1991. Non-

cash award of 2 weeks living accommodations in Matto, Ishikawa-Ken, Japan.

Estimated $2000.

Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders Program. University of Missouri Board of Curators.

Identifying Housing Inadequacies for Older Adult Extension Clientele and Individuals

with Alzheimer's Disease and Related Mental Disorders. Ruth Brent, Principal

Investigator. Investigators: Ronald G. Phillips, Wanda Eubank, Anne Deaton, and

Edward Brent. 1990-93. $9,450.

Prince of Songkla University--Thailand and University of Missouri. Integrating Eastern Culture in

Environmental Design. Ruth Brent. 1990. Non-cash award of 3 weeks living

accommodations in Thailand. Estimated $2,000.

American Society of Interior Designers Environmental Design Award. Identifying Housing

Inadequacies for Low Income Older Adults. Ruth Brent, Ronald Phillips, Edward Brent,

& Millend Gupta, ERHAP Research Team. 1989-90. $2,400.

Department of Education, Washington, D.C. Fulbright-Hays Seminar Abroad Program: Chinese

History and Culture. Ruth Brent, Fulbright Fellow 1988. Travel and living stipend of

Estimated $ 5,000.

University of Missouri, Institutional Biomedical Research Support Grant RR07050 from the

National Institutes of Health. ERHAP Validation: Identifying Housing Inadequacies for

the Elderly. Ruth Brent, Ronald Phillips, Edward Brent, Principal Investigators. 1986-

1989. $2,586.

Department of Housing and Interior Design and The Idea Works, Inc. Elderly Resident Housing

Assessment Program. Ruth Brent, Edward Brent, Ronald Phillips, (ERHAP Research

Team Leaders). 1984. Non-cash.

University of Missouri Cooperative Extension-Innovative Grant. Housing Decisions of Rural

Families: Translation of Research Data for Extension Programs. Ronald Phillips, Wanda

Eubank, Ruth Brent, Principal Investigators. 1987. $3,600.

Agricultural Experiment Station, North Central Region (NC-178). The Economic, Social,

Psychological, and Health Consequences of Rural Families' Housing Decisions. Ruth

Brent, Missouri Project Leader. 1984-86. Ronald Phillips and Ruth Brent, Missouri Co-

Project Leaders. 1986-1990. Non-cash.

Joel Polsky/Foundation for Interior Design Education Research Endowment. Graduate Programs

in Interior Design. Ruth Brent, Principal Investigator; Andrew Seidel, Associate

Principal Investigator. 1986-1990. $2,400.

Margaret Mangel Research Catalyst Fund. Adapting Elderly Housing: Stage Three. Ruth Brent,

Principal Investigator. 1983-1984. Estimated $500.

Missouri Gerontology Institute and The Center for Aging Studies. Development of a Prototype

Computerized Knowledge Base to be Used in Assessing Housing for the Elderly. Ruth

Brent, Principal Investigator; Edward E. Brent, Co-Investigator. 1982-83. Non-cash.

American Home Economics Association. Environmental Assessments of Housing for High Risk

Elderly. Ruth Brent, Principal Investigator. 1981-1982. $2,662.

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Missouri Department of Natural Resources. State and Local Government Energy-Efficient

Procurement Practices. Housing and Interior Design and Family Economics and

Management. Kate Rogers and Ed Metzen, Principal Investigators. Ruth Brent and

Marilyn Casselman, Co-Project Directors. 1981-82. $6,000.

National Endowment for the Arts. The Study of Two, Three and Four Year Interior Design

Programs. Kate Rogers, Principal Investigator; Ruth Brent, Design Research Associate.

1981-83. $31,000.

Veterans Administration. Principles of Interior Design Training Course for Building Management

Service Interns. Ruth Brent, Principal Investigator, Kate Rogers, Co-Principal

Investigator. 1981. $16,000.

UMC Faculty Development. Advanced Study of Interior Environments. Ruth Brent and Kate

Rogers, Co-Principal Investigators. 1981-82. $3,126.

Harry S. Truman Memorial Veterans Hospital. Roommate Assignments and Environmental

Constraints in a Nursing Home Care Unit. John Winnacher, Principal Investigator, Ruth

Brent, Co-Principal Investigator and Project Director. 1981-82. $6,000.

Administration on Aging Grant HEW HDS AOA 90 AR 2058-01. Environmental Constraints on

the Spatial Organization of Social Interactions in a Nursing Home. Ruth Brent, Principal

Investigator. 1979-81. $30,720.

PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS: PEER REVIEWED

Tofle, Ruth Brent, Richard Sternadori, Harriet Green-Sappington, Dawn Van Scoik. Reflective

Interior Design Practices of Diversity and Inclusion on Campus. 2017 IDEC Regional

Meeting. October, 2017. St. Louis, Missouri.

Tofle, Ruth Brent. “A Flipped Studio: Transforming a Course on Color and Light” Celebration of

Teaching. University of Missouri. May, 2013.

Tofle, Ruth Brent. “Interior Design at the Death Bed.” Interior Design Educators Council

Midwest Meeting.” October, 2012.

Kruse RL, Moore CM, Tofle RB, LeMaster JW, Aud MA, Hicks LL, Canfield SM, Mehr DR. Older Adults’ Attitudes Regarding Falls Prevention in the Home. 20th Caring for the Frail Elderly Annual Conference. Columbia, MO, August 2010.

Tofle, Ruth Brent. Individuality in Place-making at End-of-Life: Gerontopia. ARCC/EAAE

2010 International Conference on Architectural Research (23 June - 26 June 2010).

Architectural Research Centers Consortium.

Kruse RL, Mehr DR, Moore CM, Aud M, Tofle RB. Older Adults’ Attitudes towards Home Modifications for Preventing Falls. Gerontological Society of America 62nd Annual Scientific Meeting. November 2009.

Understanding the Meaning of Color Environments among the Elderly: A Virtual Environment

Exploratory Study. Yoon, So-Yeon; Tofle, Ruth; Schwarz, Benyamin; Cho, Ji Young;

Oprean, Danielle. 19th Annual Conference: Caring for the Frail Elderly. Aug, 2009,

Columbia MO.

Older Adults’ Attitudes towards Home Modifications for Preventing Falls. Kruse RL, Moore CM,

Mehr DR, Tofle R, Aud M. The Gerontological Association of America. Atlanta, GA,

Nov 19, 2009.

Cultural Orientations to Palliative Care Environments in U.S. and Korea. Ruth Brent Tofle and

Jung A Park. 2009 Paper at Environmental Design Research Association International

Meeting (EDRA).

Revisiting Kobayashi’s Theory for Color Environments Using Computer Simulation: Cultural

Difference vs. Universality. So-Yeon Yoon, Ruth Tofle, Benyamin Schwarz, Ji Young

Cho, Danielle Oprean. 2009 Poster at Environmental Design Association International

Meeting (EDRA).

Understanding the Meaning of Color Environments: A Virtual Environment Exploratory Study So-Yeon Yoon, Ruth Tofle, Benyamin Schwarz, Ji Young Cho, Danielle Oprean. 2009

Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Annual Conference.

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Fall Prevention Strategy for the Elderly to Age in Place: Analyzing Home Safety Environmental

Assessments. Hong, YiKyung; Pak, Hee-Jin, Ruth Brent Tofle. 17th Annual Caring for the

Frail Elderly Conference. Poster. Aug, 2007. Columbia, MO.

Musings on methods to demonstrate compliance to CIDA Standards. Tofle, R. (2007) CIDA

Workshop, Interior Design Educators Council. Austin, TX. March 7, 2007.

Effectiveness of social model care units for dementia. [Paper presentation] 16th International

Nursing Research Congress, Sigma Theta Tau International, Aud, M. A., Oliver, D.,

Bostick, J., Schwarz, B., & Tofle, R. B. (2005). July 14-16, 2005. Kona, Hawaii.

Color design in healthcare environments: Evidence based or anecdotal? Schwarz, B., and Brent

Tofle, R. Paper submitted to EDRA 36, Vancouver, Canada. April 27- May 1, 2005.

A Research Study on Color in Healthcare Environments. Tofle, R.B., Schwarz, B. and Yoon, S-Y.

Healthcare Design: A Conference Advancing & Transforming the built Environment.

Houston, TX. Nov 7-9, 2004.

Universal Design: A Philosophy to Inspire. Ruth Tofle. National ADA Symposium and EXPO.

Kansas City, MO. May 11-13, 2004.

The Effectiveness of Social Model Care Units for Dementia: Alzheimer's Special Care Unit

Quality Aud, M. A., Schwarz, B., Tofle, R., Oliver, D., Bostick, J., & Finke, M. [Poster].

Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual Conference, St. Louis, MO. (February 28,

2004). Characteristics of Alzheimer's Special Care Units [Poster]. Aud, M. A., Schwarz, B., Tofle, R.,

Oliver, D., Bostick, J., & Finke, M. Midwest Nursing Research Society Annual

Conference, St. Louis, MO. (February 28, 2004) Does Color Make a Difference in Health Care? Ruth Brent Tofle and Benyamin Schwarz.

Midwest Interior Design Educators Council. October, 2003.

Community Dwelling of Older Adults with Moving Research into Practice: Chronic Disease and

Missouri Women Conference, Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services. Aud,

M. A., Oliver, D., Bostick, J., Marek, K., Ory-Hernandez, R., Schwarz, B., & Tofle, R. B.

(5-12-03). Characteristics of Community-Dwelling Dementia Patients. Debra Oliver, Myra Aud, Benyamin

Schwarz, Jane Bostick, Ruth Brent Tofle. Gerontological Society of America. San Diago,

CA. Nov 2003.

Principles of Universal Design. Ruth Brent Tofle. ADA Symposium. (Invitational). Kansas City,

June 5, 2003.

Impact of Color in Health Care Environments: Knowledge-based or Capricious?”Ruth Brent

Tofle, Benyamin Schwarz, So-Yeon Yoon, and Andrea Max-Royale. Environmental

Design Research Association. Minneapolis, May 2003.

Use of Home Health Services to Promote Aging-in Place. Myra Aud, Debra Oliver, Jane Bostick,

Karen Marek, Benjamin Schwarz, Ruth Brent Tofle, Moving Research Into Practice:

Chronic Disease and Missouri Women--Poster. University of Missouri. May 12-13, 2003

Design Interventions in a Nursing Home: Do They Make a Difference in This Housing Option?

Ruth Brent Tofle, Benyamin Schwarz, and Habib Chaudhury. American Association of

Housing Educators. Minneapolis, MN. October, 2002.

Impact of Nursing Home Design Interventions on Residents with Dementia, Families, and Staff.

Benymin Schwarz, Habib Chaudhury, Ruth Brent, Teresa Cooney, Katie Dunne, Jane

Bostick and Marilyn Rantz. The Gerontological Association of America. Washington, D.

C., November, 2000.

Interior Design Interventions at Kingswood Manor. Benyamin Schwarz and Ruth Brent. SAGE

2000 National Conference. Overland Park, KS. September, 2000.

Design Intervention in Long-Term Care: Does it Make a Difference? Benyamin Schwarz, Habib

Chaudhury, Ruth Brent, Jane Bostick, Teresa Coony, Katie Dunne. Environmental

Design Research Association. San Francisco. May, 2000.

Universal Design: Beyond the ADA. ADA Symposium99. Kansas City, MO. May, 1999.

What Happens When You Give Assisted Living Residents a Camera? B. Schwarz and R. Brent.

Missouri Association of Homes for the Aging. Osage Beach, MO. September, 1998.

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Subjective Impact of Environmental Attributes on Tenants in Assisted Living. B. Schwarz, R.

Brent, and A. Darnell. The Gerontological Society of America. Philadelphia, PN.

November, 1998.

Capturing Images of Therapeutic Goals: Tenants’ Perceptions of Assisted Living Settings. B.

Schwarz and R. Brent. Environmental Design Research Association. St. Louis, MO.

March, 1998.

Understanding Place-Memory in the Process of Creating and Sustaining Places. Workshop

participation. Environmental Design Research Association. St. Louis, MO. March,

1998.

Assisted Living: Concepts, Themes, and Practices. B. Schwarz and R. Brent. Environmental

Design Research Association. St. Louis, MO. March, 1998.

Gerontopia: Issues in Aging and Environment. B. Schwarz and R. Brent. Environmental Design

Research Association One-Day Intensive. St. Louis, MO. March, 1998.

Missouri’s Residential Care Facilities: Are they Assisted Living? B. Schwarz and R. Brent.

MoAHA Annual Conference, Osage Beach, MO. September, 1997.

Residential Attributes in Assisted Living: The Missouri Study. B. Schwarz, R. Brent, Shawn

Bloom, Mohammed Amor. Environmental Design Research Association. Montreal,

Canada . May, 1997.

Environmental Design Issues for Special Care Units. B. Schwarz and R. Brent. The Greater

Kansas City Area Chapter of the Alzheimer‘s Association, Kansas City, MO April, 1997.

Environmental Design Issues for Special Care Units. B. Schwarz and R. Brent. St. Louis Chapter

of the Alzheimer’s Association. St. Louis, MO April, 1997.

Assisted Living: Implications for the Interior Design Community. B. Schwarz, R. Brent, Shawn

Bloom, Mohammed Amor. Interior Design Educators Council Midwest Council.

Minneapolis, MN. October, 1996.

Priceless, Meaningful, and Idiosyncratic: Attachment to Possessions.” B. Schwarz, R. Brent, and

D. Barry. Environmental Design Research Association. Salt Lake City, UT. 1996.

Assisted Living Facilities: An Agenda for Environmental Design Research. B. Schwarz, R.

Brent. Symposium organizers. Environmental Design Research Association. Salt Lake

City, UT. 1996.

Sense of Place in Imaginary Worlds. R. Brent, B. Schwarz, and Beata Balogova. Environmental

Design Research Association. Salt Lake City, UT. 1996.

The Pursuit of Fantasy and the Substance of Place. R. Brent and B. Balogova. Interior Design

Educators Council. Denver, CO. 1996.

Use of Film in Design Business Practices. R. Brent and A. Yordanova. Interior Design

Educators Council. Denver, CO. 1996.

Reviewing Public Policies to Mirror Assisted Living Principles. R. Brent and B. Schwarz,

Symposium Organizers. The Gerontological Society of America. Los Angeles, CA. 1995.

Place Makes a Difference: Advances in Assisted Living for Older Adults. B. Schwarz and R.

Brent, Symposium Organizers. The Gerontological Society of America. Los Angeles,

CA. 1995.

Objects Rescued During a Flood Disaster: Not on an Interior Designer’s Specification List.

Benyamin Schwarz, Ruth Brent, and David Barry. Interior Design Educator’s Council --

Midwest Regional Meeting. Detroit, MI October, 1995.

At the Movies: Design Business Practices. Ruth Brent and Albena Yordanova. Interior Design

Educator’s Council -- Midwest Regional Meeting. Detroit, MI October, 1995.

Nurturing Design Students with Learning Disabilities. Ruth Brent, Benyamin Schwarz, Richard

Helmick. Environmental Design Research Association. Boston, MA March 1995.

Family Regime Structure and Victim Responses to Natural Disasters. Ronald Phillips, Benyamin

Schwarz, Ruth Brent, Margaret Danley, Susan Weaver. Environmental Design Research

Association. Boston, MA March 1995.

Disruptions in Place Attachment Following the 1993 Big Flood. Benyamin Schwarz, Ruth Brent,

Ronald Phillips, Margaret Danley. Environmental Design Research Association. Boston,

MA March 1995.

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Educating Reflective Practitioners through Universal Design. Gary Hennigh, Benyamin Schwarz,

Ruth Brent. Universal Design Education Project Symposium. Boston, MA November

1994.

Universal Design Education at the University of Missouri. Ruth Brent, Benyamin Schwarz, Gary

Hennigh. Interior Designers Educators Council Midwest Meeting. Spring Green, WI

October 1994.

The Meaning and Magic of Place in North Africa. Environmental Design Research Association.

San Antonio, TX March 1994.

Cosmic, Classic, Romantic: The Spirit of Place in North Africa. Interior Design Educators

Council Midwest Region. St. Louis, MO October 1993.

Emphasizing People in Environmental Design. Chonnam National University. Kwangju, Korea.

July 1992.

The Study of Housing: Interdisciplinary, International, and Integrated. Yonsei University, Seoul,

Korea. July 1992.

The Japanese Connection: Perspectives on Changing Economic Trade and Interior Design. Ruth

Brent, Rodney Casebier, Jo Ann Thompson, Nancy Canestaro, and John Kitamura.

Interior Design Educators Council. Grand Rapids, Michigan. April 1992.

Improving Productivity: Workplace Design in Japan and the United States. Kanazawa Institute of

Technology, Kanazawa , Japan. August 1991.

Designing for Older Adults. Prince of Songkla University. Hatyai, Thailand. July 1990.

Will Design Studios Be Extinct in Two Decades? Andrew Seidel and Ruth Brent. Environmental

Design Research Association. Mexico City. March 1991.

Home-Safe-Home: A Computerized Home Assessment. Ruth S. Brent, Ronald G. Phillips, &

Millend K. Gupta. Environmental Design Research Association. Urbana, Illinois. April

1990.

Meeting Extension Needs With a Housing Decision Making Process. Ronald Phillips, Wanda

Eubank, Ruth Brent, & Mary Beth Megrew. American Association of Housing

Educators. Greensboro, NC. October 1989.

An Examination of Scholarly Activities Among Graduate Interior Design Faculties: Responses

By Journal Editors and Program Directors. Ruth Brent, Andrew Seidel, Marge Inman,

Dorothy Fowles, Duncan Case, and Joy Dohr. Interior Design Educators Council.

Cincinnati, Ohio. April 1989.

Community Environments, Public Places, and Housing in Contemporary China. American

Popular Culture Association. St. Louis, MO. April 1989.

Graduate Education in Design Programs. Ruth Brent and Andrew Seidel. Environmental Design

Research Association. Pomona, California. May 1988.

Graduate Interior Design Education: IDEC Sample. Ruth Brent and Andrew Seidel. Interior

Design Educators Council. Santa Fe, New Mexico. April 1988.

Design for Special Groups. Ronald Phillips, Ruth Brent, and Susan Ray. American Home

Economics Association. Indianapolis, Indiana. June 1987.

Preliminary Validation of ERHAP. Susan Ray, Ruth Brent, Ronald Phillips, & Edward Brent.

Environmental Design Research Association. Ottawa, Canada. May 1987.

Funding Opportunities. American Association of Housing Educators. Santa Fe, New Mexico.

Ken Tremblay, et al. October 1986.

Progress Report: Economic, Social, Psychological, and Health Consequences of the Housing

Decisions of Rural Families. Raedene Combs, Coordinator. American Association of

Housing Educators. Santa Fe, New Mexico. October 1986.

Home Assessment for the Aged. (Sponsored by Aging: Actions and Answers Committee) Ruth

Stumpe Brent, Susan Ray, Edward E. Brent, & Ronald G. Phillips. American Home

Economics Association. Kansas City, Missouri. June 1986.

ERHAP: A Computerized Home Assessment for the Elderly. Ruth Stumpe Brent, Susan Ray,

Edward E. Brent, & Ronald Phillips. Midwest Sociological Society. Des Moines, Iowa.

March 1986.

Applications of Research to Family Functioning. American Home Economics Association.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. June 1985.

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The Other Sides of Building Evaluation. (Co-Organizer of Symposium with Andrew Seidel)

Environmental Design Research Association. New York, New York. June 1985.

Multiple Methodologies Used in Graduate Teaching of Environmental Assessment. Interior

Design Educators Council. St. Louis, Missouri. April 1985.

Aging, Environmental Adequacy, and Adaptations. Environmental Design Research Association.

San Luis Obispo, California. July l984.

Experiment with Realism--Verging on Surrealism. (Symposium Presentation) Environmental

Design Research Association. San Luis Obispo, California. July 1984.

Elderly Research Leads to Better Accommodations. American Home Economics Association.

Anaheim, California. June l984.

Significant Issues and Topics in Family Research. American Home Economics Association.

Anaheim, California. June l984.

Funding Your Share: Contracts and Grants. American Home Economics Association. Anaheim,

California. June l984.

Small Town Gathering Places for the Aged. Time, Image, and Aging Conference. Columbia,

Missouri. May 1984.

The Economic, Social, Psychological, and Health Consequences of Housing Decisions of Rural

Families. (Symposium Presentation) American Association of Housing Educators.

Lincoln, Nebraska. October 1983.

Application of Nursing Home Research to Interior Design Education. Interior Design Educators

Conference. Baltimore, Maryland. April 1982.

Adapting Housing Throughout the Life Cycle. Evelyn Franklin and Ruth Brent. World on

Housing. Vienna, Austria. October 1981.

Assessing and Adapting Living and Therapy Settings. Humanities, Social Sciences and Geriatric

Education Conference. May 1981.

An Observational Study of Nursing Home Residents' Behaviors and Use of Space. Midwest

Council for Social Research in Aging. Kansas City, Missouri. January 1980.

The Sociology of Aging: Ladies Lounges. Midwest Sociological Society. Minneapolis,

Minnesota. April 1979.

Public Social Spaces and the Elderly. Midwest Council for Social Research in Aging. Kansas

City, Kansas. January 1979.

TEACHING AND ADVISING (MU unless noted)

People, Places and Design Resources and Materials

Design Business Practices Color and Light

Compliance & Specifications Graduate Seminar

Introduction to Environmental Design Interior Design I - (University of Minnesota)

Contract I Contract II

Design and Behavior Housing Concepts and Issues

Advanced Interior Design Internship / Field Training

Research Methods (Qualitative)

Guiding Design with Historic Preservation-- a Mizzou Quality Certified online course

Recent Trends-- Annual workshop for resident and online learners

Additional graduate level course work led in Problems, Topics, Readings, and Research

Advising

Director of Graduate Studies, 1983-86; 1989-90, 2016-2017; Co-Director 2018.

Graduate Faculty, Since 1982.

Doctoral Faculty, 1983-Present

Advisor for 20 - 45 undergraduates; 1981-2018.

Completed Graduate Students (Advising and Committee Participation)

Kinley, Lori. (Adviser) PhD. Fall, 2018. Analyzing the Physical and Virtual Interior Design

Studio Classroom Practices and Culture.

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Carter, Heather (Adviser) PhD. Fall, 2018. Storied Possessions: Post-Household Disbandment of

Older Adult Late-Life Placemaking with Meaningful Belongings.

Young, Roy (Committee) Fall 2018. Frank Lloyd Wright’s Fallingwater and George

Washington’s Mount Vernon.

Pickerill, Heath (Committee) PhD. Fall, 2018. Solar Adoption in Rural Midwest Missouri.

Knox, Kay (Adviser) Spring, 2018. MA. The Historic Chancellor’s Residence at the University of

Missouri in Columbia, Missouri to 1907.

Luecke, Anna (Committee) Spring, 2018. MA Design Fundamentals in Professional Interior

Design Practice.

Khosravi, Zhaleh (Committee) Spring, 2018. MS Influence of Immersion on User’s Spatial

Presence and Memory in Virtual Environments.

Stockhausen, Jennifer (Committee) Spring, 2018. MA Personal Control in the Creative

Workplace.

Galford, Gregory A. (Committee) Spring, 2018. PhD. Architecture as a Device of Control:

Themes of Prison Life with Focus on Solitary Confinement.

Rachel Molnar. (Committee) Fall, 2017. MS The Role of Place in Assisted Living.

Naderi, Ehsan. (Committee) Fall, 2017. PhD. Examining the Impact of Design Variables and

Media Richness on Responses to Product Design.

Chandrasekera, Kinkini. (Committee) Fall, 2017. MA. Measuring Presence in Virtual Reality

Environments for Design Evaluations in Early Design Studios.

Coberly, Beverly. (Co-Adviser) Summer, 2017. PhD. Age-Generations in the Workplace: An

Organization System Type and Space Use Preference Systems Analysis.

Palmer, Russell. (Co-Adviser) Spring, 2017. MA. Identifying Contributing Factors to Citizen

Engagement: Why Citizens Become Active in Community Decision-Making.

Altenburger, Elke. (Member) Spring, 2017. PhD. The Spaces In Between At Orbit High: An

Analysis of Teenage Behavior During Breaks at School.

Angne, Sarah. (Member) Fall, 2016. PhD. Becoming Christ Cathedral: The Emergence, Rise, and

Transformation of the Crystal Cathedral.

Ding, Suining. (Member) Fall, 2016. PhD. Evidence-based Design Utilized in Hospital

Architecture and Changing the Design Process: A Hospital Case Study.

Stafford, Gloria. (Adviser) Fall, 2016. PhD. Aging Alone in the Family Home: Exploring Place

Attachment and Personal Adaptation.

Schrimpf, Benjamin. (Member) Fall, 2016. MA. Simulating Human Performance in Complex

Environments.

Blake, Charla. (Member) Fall, 2015. MA. Community Revitalization: An Action Research

Strategy.

Parker, Jan. (Member) Fall, 2015. PhD. Environmental Preferences of Users in Co-Located

Colleges.

Islam, AKM Zahidul. (Member) Spring, 2015. PhD. Modality Shift in Design Process:

Understanding the Rationality Behind Modality Shift and its Effect on Architectural

Design.

Vo, Ngoc. Spring, 2015 PhD (Member) College Students’ Choices of Informal Learning Spaces.

Anthony, Lori. Spring, 2015 PhD. (Member) The Influence of Organizational Culture and Power

on Status: How it is Manifested in the Open Office.

Marney, Amanda. Spring, 2015. PhD. (Member) Examining the Relationship Between Place

Attachment and Community Involvement: Impact on Social Capital in Communities in

Rural Missouri.

Fisher, Kandace. Spring 2015. (Member) Images of Community Crime in Ferguson, Missouri:

Older Adults’ Perspectives Prior to July 2014.

Christensen, Renee. Fall, 2014. PhD (Member). Transinstitutionalization: a case study of two

residential care facilities in rural Midwest North America.

Richards, Regan. Fall, 2014. MA (Co-Adviser) Environmental Design for Software

Development.

Prevedeni, Val. Fall, 2014. MA. (Adviser) Interventional Architect Services Enhancing

Productivity in a Near Wicked Problem Environment.

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Oltmanns, Ashton. Summer, 2014. MS. (Committee) Designing the Dream in Post-war American

Suburbia.

Izsack, Vivian. 2014. PhD. (Co-Adviser) Café, Culture and Community: Re-Establishing a

Sense of Place in Little Havana's Calle Ocho.

Murarolli, Marina Scatolin. 2014. PhD. (Member) Exploring the Relative Impacts of Different

Motivations to Adopt Green Housing Features.

Christensen, Renee Desneige. 2014. M.S. (Member) Exploring the Lives of Individuals with a

Mental Illness Living in a Residential Care Facility: A Qualitative Study.

Andrade, Amanda. Fall, 2013. PhD. (Member) A Study of Workplace Attributes: ‘Place to Work’

Index Examined Through Organizational Preference.

Jacquin, Kenneth. Spring, 2013. MA. (Member) Building Heads Up Display Navigation Aids for

VR Models.

Paul, Mario. Spring, 2013 (Member) PhD. Factors that Influence Ease of Wayfinding in a Hospital

Setting.

Carter, Heather Carlile. Fall, 2012. MS (Adviser) Authentic Thresholds: Interior Design Client

Engagement in the Creation of Sense of Home.

Roberts, Emily. Fall, 2012. PhD (Member) Legislating Home: The Impact of the Regulation of

Small House Settings for Long Term Care Residents in Nova Scotia, Canada.

Thai, Thong, 2012. Masters Committee (Member) Exploring Formal Aesthetics in Extreme

Rainfall Conditions: A Case Study of Buddhist Library in Vietnam

Abercrombie, Tommy. Fall, 2011. PhD (Member) Experience by Design: A Post Occupancy

Evaluation of the Tarrant County College Fire Service Training Center, Fort Worth,

Texas.

Boon, Nancy Lee. Fall, 2011. MA (Co-Adviser) Boone Hospital Center.

Rich, Kim. Fall, 2011. PhD (Member) Design and Construction Process of Two Leed Certified

University Buildings: A Collective Case Study.

Fisher, Ellen. Summer, 2011. PhD (Member) Using the Physical Classroom Environment as a

Tool for Learning: A Case Study.

Sadeghi, Reza. M.S. 2011 (Member) The Effect of Level of Detail and Navigability on Spatial

Size Perception.

Cho, Ji-Young. Spring 2011. PhD (Member) Pedagogy of Aesthetics: A Study of Three

Architectural Design Studios.

Hamilton-Hill, Lisa. Spring 2011 MA (Member) 4 Habitat: Building a Better Future - Service

Learning Raises Awareness of Affordable Housing Needs.

Groza, Maria. Spring 2011 MS (Co-Advisor). Factors Driving Process Changes in Facility

Programming at the University of Missouri.

Rains, Devin. Spring 2011 MA (Member) Development of Frank Lloyd Wright Virtual

Presentation for Guggenheim Museum.

Hauptmann, Bobbi. Spring, 2011 MS (Member) Team Regime Assessment in Confined Spaces.

Oprean, Danielle. Spring 2011 MA (Member) Experiencing the 3D Color Environment:

Understanding User Interaction with a VR Interface.

Kona, Silika Rahman. Fall 2010 MA (Member) Architecture and Digital Media Experiences in

Professional Practice).

Trost, Marianna. PhD. Fall 2010 (Member) 5S: A Workplace Case Study.

Lee, Eun-Hee. PhD. 2010 (Member) Culturally Appropriate Environments in Nursing Homes for

Frail Ethnic Minority Elders in the U.S.: Three Case Studies of Korean-American

Nursing Homes.”

Kilpatrick, David R. PhD 2010 (Member) The Theatre Lobby Experience: The Audience’s

Perspective. Department of Theatre.

Schwabrow, Lynsey. PhD 2010 (Member) Part-time Schedules for Children in Campus Child

Care Centers: A MAUT Analysis of Challenges Faced by Administrators.

Falk, Bryan. MA 2010 (Member) Visualizing Lighting Design Using Photometrically Accurate

Materials and Lights.

Cherith Moore. PhD 2010 (Member) Natural Building in an Environmentally-focused Intentional

Community.

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Ingham, Diana. PhD 2009 (Advisor) Aging on the Farm: Toward a Model of Passionate Place

Attachment.

Chowdhury, Mahima Selim. MA 2009 (Member) Professional Practice in K.C.

Swenson, Denise. PhD 2009 (Member. Social Work) Designated Hospice Rooms in Nursing

Homes: A New Model of End-of-Life Care. Talukder, Shahnaz. MA 2008 (Member) Analysis of Bagsvaerd Church—Jorn Utzon Architect.

Sinclair, Brian. PhD 2008 (Member) Urban Mongolia: An Integrative Culturally-Sensitive

Sustainability-Focused Design + Planning Framework for Ger Districts

Tucker, Lisa Marie, Ph.D 2008 (Member) Architects and the Design of Ordinary Single-Family

Houses in the United States: The American Institute of Architects and the Architects’

Small House Service Bureau.

Cloyd, Chris. MA 2008 (Member) A Study of Stereoscopic Image Creation with 3D Studio Max.

Fisher, Ellen. MS 2008 (Member) The Effect of the Physical Classroom Environment on Literacy

Outcomes: How 3rd Grade Teachers Use the Physical Classroom to Implement a

Balanced Literacy Curriculum.

Anandan, Swathika. MA 2007 (Member) Architectural Animation and Cinematic Interpretation.

Willis, Lia. PhD 2007 (Member. Social Work) Housing Subsidy and Self-Perceptions of Well-

Being: Does Housing Subsidy Make a Difference in Residents’ Perceptions of Their

Physical and Mental Health?

Stevenson (Prillaman), Susan. PhD 2006 (Member) Place Advocacy at Snowshoe Mountain

Resort: A Case Study of a Destination Ski Resort.

Gressler, Sandra. MS 2006 (Member) Housing, Culture and Design: Measurable and Non-

measurable Architectural Components. A Comparative Study Between Dwellings in

Dourados, Mato Grosso Do Sul, Brazil and Columbia, Missouri USA

Oliver, Joshua Marvin Leroy. MS 2005 (Member) Environmental Analysis of Pathology

Laboratory Patient Service Centers: A Pattern Language Approach.

Davis, James C. Jr. MA 2005 (Member) Semi-Realistic and Cell-Shaded Visual Styles in 3D

Computer Animation.

Robinson, Cheryl. MA 2005 (Member) Sustainable Design Curriculum.

Klein, Gary. MA 2005 (Member) Jesse Hall Retrospective.

Ingham, Diana. MS 2005 (Advisor) Experiencing Meaning in Two Presbyterian Churches: A

Qualitative Analysis

Yordanova, Albena. MA The Woodbury County Courthouse: A Masterpiece of Prairie Style

Public Building.” 2005 (Member)

Yoshino, Naoki. MA 2004. (Member)

Han, Kuk Hee. MA 2004 (Member)

Tutar, Mustafa. MS 2004. Simplified Green Screening Techniques to Entourage People and

Elements for 3D Animations. (Member)

Ibrahim, Mohammad Arefeen. MS 2004. Wall in 20th Century Architecture: Pattern of Change

and Ideological Factors Behind the Evolution. (Member)

Smith, Malory. MS. 2004. Designer-Client Relationships During the Designer Selection Process.

(Chair)

Delgado, Dharma. Ph.D. 2004 A Stocastaic Dynamic Model for Human Error Analysis in Nuclear

Power Plants. (Member).

Islam, AKM Zahiduhl. MS. 2003. Linear Multimedia for Form and Geometry Analysis: A Case

Study of Louis I Kahn's National Assembly Building. (Member)

McGuire, Aaron. MA. 2003. Architectural Proportions. (Member)

Davis, Kyle. M.A. 2003 (Member). The Chair.

Ory Hernandez, Rebecca. M.S. 2003.Effects of Therapeutic Gardens in Special Care Units for

People with Dementia: Two Case Studies. (Member)

Ferguson, Myra. M.A. 2003 Observing the Reflective Practitioner: A Case Study of One

Designer’s Development of an E-Commerce Website. (Member)

Silverman, Jerry. M.S. 2003. An Organizational Analysis Case Study: Randolph County

Department of Health -- An Application of the Work Unit Regime Assessment Scale

(WURAS). (Member)

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Boughan, Trajn. Ph. D. 2002. Managing Architectural Design Under-Construction: Talking to

Build the Airport Railroad Depot, Hong Kong. (Member)

Molix, Byron. M.A. 2002. A Holistic Approach to 3-D Computer Animation. (Member)

Sanderson, David. M.A, 2002. Web Page for Housing and Service Choices for Elderly People in

Missouri. (Member)

St. Clair, Charles. Ph. D., 2002. “Living with History: An Investigation of the Experience of

Living in a Historic District.” (Chair)

Barry, David Charles, Ph. D. 2000. "Preferences of Frail Elders Regarding Ideal Living

Environment." (Committee Member)

Amor, Mohamed Cherif, Ph. D. 2000. "Arab Muslim Immigrants in the U.S. Home Environment

Between Forces of Change and Continuity." (Committee Member)

Stark, Susan, Ph. D. 1998. "Performance of Environmental Elements that Support the Performance

of Individuals with Disabilities." (Committee Member)

Gassner, Sheila, M.S. 1998 “Does Personalization Contribute to Resident Hall Retention?” (Chair)

Franz, Jill. Ph. D. Candidate 1998; Queensland Institute of Technology, Australia (Outside

Reader)

Winters, Tracy, M.S. 1997 (Committee Member)

Burton, Marietta, M.A. 1997 (Co-Chair) Design of a comprehensive cancer health center for St.

Mary’s Health Center, Jefferson City, Missouri.

Davis, David M.A. 1997 (Committee Member) A study of the Rodes-Morawitz House, Ralls

County, Missouri.

Ho, Ming Fen, (“Jessie”) M.A. 1996 (Co-Chair) Housing in Taiwan.

Tarry, Darlene, M.S. 1996. (Committee Member)

Degges, Susan Ray, Ph. D. 1995 “Privacy: The Experiences of Thirteen Nursing Home

Residents” (Committee Member)

Djuwita, Cut Intan, M.S. 1993. "The Importance of Store Atmosphere in Women's Apparel

Stores." (Committee Member)

Tsai, Jing-Shyan, M.A. 1993. "Comparison of Contemporary and Traditional Gardens Applying

Principles of Feng-Shui." (Major Advisor).

Basiotis, Cheryl, M.A. 1992. "Wayfinding in Adult Day Care Centers." (Co-Advisor).

Mahmood, Atiya, M.S. 1992. "Women's Perceptions of Their Kitchens: An Exploratory Study

on Meaning." (Major Advisor).

Zhinian, Zhang, M.A. (Journalism). 1990. "Mass Media Reform Movement in China."

(Committee Member).

Gupta, Millend, Ph.D. 1990. "Perceived Person-Environment Fit Among Natives and Non-

Natives: Older Adults Residing in Taney County, Missouri." (Co-Advisor).

Margaret Danley, M.S. 1989. "Predicting Leisure Activity Participation Among Older People in

a Recreational Naturally Occurring Retirement Community." (Committee Member).

Susan Elledge, M.S. 1989. "A Post-Occupancy Evaluation of Pershing Cafeteria." (Committee

Member).

Susan Forquer, M.S. 1989. "A Person-Environmental Fit Model Among Older Rural Adults."

(Committee Member).

James Michael, Ed.D. (Special Education). 1989. "The Effects of Degree or Privacy and

Residential Group Size on the Behavior of Institutionalized Mentally Retarded Persons."

(Committee Member).

Paul Steven Gentzler, M.S. (Nursing). 1989. "Perceived Work Environments of Staff Nurses in

For-Profit and Not-For-Profit Hospitals in Missouri." (Committee Member).

Tina Mann, M.S. 1988. "Children's Activities in Health Care Waiting Rooms." (Co-Advisor).

Susan Ray, M.S. 1987. "A Pilot Test of ERHAP: Elderly Resident Housing Assessment

Program." (Major Advisor).

Rodney Casebier, Ph.D. 1986, "Preferences of Design Amenities by Residents in Two

Rehabilitated Areas in St. Louis, Missouri." (Major Advisor).

Dianne Speaks, Ph.D. 1986, "Interior Design Educators' Acceptance of Student Design

Competitions." (Major Advisor).

Jacquelyn Caldwell, M.A. 1986, "Museum Wayfinding Design Criteria." (Committee Member).

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Toni Prawl, M.A. 1986, "The W.L. Cornett Farmhouse, Linn County, Missouri: Cultural

Expression and Family History Through Architecture and Furniture, 1884-1986."

(Committee Member).

Mildred Maury, M.A. 1985, "Calculating the Energy Performance of Houses with Computers."

(Committee Member).

Karen Veatch, M.A. 1985, "Images and Imagination: Adaptive Re-use in Missouri."

(Committee Member).

Teri Niewoehner, M.A. 1984, "Renovation of Public Housing." (Major Advisor).

Roberta Mauksch, M.A. 1983, "Patients Response to Hospital Room Color." (Committee

Member).

Donald Han, M.A. 1983, "Measurement of the Perceived Need of Privacy for Chinese Students."

(Committee Member).

Loretta Hegstad, M.A. 1981, "Color Usage in Successful Restaurants." (Committee Member).

Deborah Lower-Walker, Ph.D. 1981-82, NIMH Post-Doctorate Fellow in Socio-Clinical

Geriatrics (Preceptor).