Presentations

We present at seminars and conferences.
Below are the most recent invited talks, conference presentations, abstracts, & postersfrom SimTigrate.
Jennifer DuBose speaks at a symposium.

2026 Presentations

  • Gholami, Y., Oh, Y., Cai, H., & Calkins, M. (2026, accepted). Wayfinding performance in long-term care facilities: The role of spatial configuration. The Environment for Aging (EFA), Phoenix Convention Center, Phoenix, AZ, March 16–18, 2026.
     

2025 Presentations

  • Cai, H., Spreckelmeyer, K., & Crist, C. (2025). Design to support accessible and high-quality care in rural communities: A collaborative exploration of innovations in rural healthcare environments. 14th Design & Health World Congress & Exhibition, Singapore, Oct 20–Nov 2, 2025.
  • Jiang, S., Cai, H., & Luthy, J. (2025). Through children’s eyes: Rethinking positive distractions at pediatric healthcare facilities. Healthcare Design Conference (HCD), Kansas City, MO, Oct 25–28, 2025.
  • Cai, H., & Jiang, S. (2025). Positive distractions and the impacts on children’s behaviors in pediatric healthcare environments. CRaNECon25 – Architecture and Applied Spatial Cognition, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, May 17–18, 2025.
  • Oh, Y., Gholami, Y., Davis, R., Calkins, M., & Cai, H. (2025). The impacts of nursing home configurations on older adults’ wayfinding performance. CRaNECon25, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, May 17–18, 2025.
  • Jiang, S., & Cai, H. (2025). Through children’s eyes: Rethinking the design of pediatric healthcare A.O.T. spaces. EDRA56 | Designing Communities for Climate Action and Resilience, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, May 27–30, 2025.
  • Cai, H., Bryant, R., Machry, H., Sheward, H., Gomes, L., & Zha, Y. (2025). Supporting healthy food access through farmers’ markets: How retail environments impact consumer experience. EDRA56, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, May 27–30, 2025.
  • Zha, Y., Cai, H., Bryant, R., & Machry, H. (2025). The impacts of perceived environmental satisfaction on farmers’ market use and dwell time. EDRA56, Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, May 27–30, 2025.
  • Zha, Y., Cai, H., Machry, H., & Bryant, R. (2025). Exploring the moderating role of retail environment on farmers’ market use and healthy eating. 65th ACSP Conference, Minneapolis, MN, Oct 23–25, 2025.
  • Cai, H. (2025). PDC Summit researcher roundtable: Key research initiatives. 38th Annual International PDC Summit (invited).
  • Cai, H., & Chowdhury, M. (2025). Design to maximize the flexibility of emergency departments. Texas A&M Arch4Health Lecture Series, Oct 10, 2025 (broadcast on PBS–Architecture for Health).
  • Cai, H. (2025). Exploring the impacts of environment of care (EoC) on nurses’ hand hygiene compliance. IPaT GVU Lecture Series, Sept 11, 2025.

Recent Presentations (2022-2024)

  • DuBose, J. (2024). Architectural design strategies for infection prevention and control in healthcare facilities: prepare for the future. European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases Global 34th Congress, Barcelona, Spain, April 27, 2024.
  • Cai, H., Platt, L., Mcintosh, T., Green K. & Harvey, J. (2023). Examining the Impacts of Patient Room Environmental Design Features on Hand Hygiene Compliance: A Comparative Study of Two Medical-Surgical Units. Abstract, EDRA54 (the 54th annual conference of the Environmental Design and Research Association): Environment and Health: Global/Local Challenges and Actions, June 20-23, Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Cai, H., Polivka, B., Yang, F., Garcia, A., & Spreckelmeyer, K. (2023). Visibility and Accessibility of Hand Hygiene Stations and Fatigue Among Nurses Working in Long-term Care (LTC) during the COVID-19 Pandemic. Abstract, EDRA54 (the 54th annual conference of the Environmental Design and Research Association): Environment and Health: Global/Local Challenges and Actions, June 20-23, Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Platt, L., Cai, H., Mcintosh, T., Harvey, J., & Green K. (2022), Improving Hand Hygiene Compliance Through Collaborative Computational Environment of Care Design, in Proceedings of the International Symposium on Human Factors and Ergonomics in Health Care (HFES 22), 11 (1), 98-103, https://doi.org/10.1177/2327857922111020.
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  • Bilau. I. (2024). Investigating Sleep Quality and Environmental Factors that Impact the Sleep of African Americans with Mild Cognitive Impairment, poster at the American Society of Aging (ASA) On Aging 2024 Conference, San Francisco, CA, March 25-28, 2024.
  • DuBose, J., and Tonetto, L. (2024). Trouble Sleeping? Maybe You Need to Renovate Your Bedroom. Poster at On Aging 2024, San Francisco, CA, March 27, 2024.
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  • Bilau, I., Yang, E., Shagar, M., Baru, A., & Tonetto, L. (2024). Navigating the hybrid work landscape: Unveiling perspectives of the ageing workforce through persona and thematic analysis. Proceedings of the 4th Transdisciplinary Workplace Research (TWR) Conference, 2024, (pp. 759-768). Edinburgh, Scotland.
  • DuBose, J., Yang, E., & Little, E. (2024, August). Cognitive-aging-in-place: Enhancing quality of life through home design. Presented at the Georgia Gerontology Society Annual Meeting & Conference 2024.
  • DuBose, J. (2024). How to Bring Technology and Innovation into Senior Living. Keynote at Georgia Senior Living Association Tech Summit with Age Tech ATL, Atlanta, GA, April 12, 2024.
  • DuBose, J. (2024). Why Researchers Need Community Partners. Collaborative Approaches to Research Engagement (CARE): A Focus on Aging Research, Georgia Tech, March 29, 2024.
  • Golami, Y., Rastegar, R., Machry, H., & Tonetto, L.M. (2024). Could social space design boost social interactions among older adults with mild cognitive impairment? Proceedings of the 55th Annual Conference of The Environmental Design Research Association.
  • Green, A., Bilau, I., Yang, E., Erdogmus, E., Goldstein, F., Boron, J., & Siddiqui, A. (2024, June). Improving sleep quality in black older adults with mild cognitive impairment through built environment interventions: A case study. Presented at the Environmental Design Research Association’s 55th Annual Conference 2024.
  • Rastegar, R., Gholami, Y., Machry, H., & Tonetto, L. (2024, Apr 13-16). Building Bridges of Connection—Enriching Social Interaction in Space Among individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment. Presented at the Environments for Aging conference. Atlanta, GA.
  • DuBose, J. (2023, October). Panelist on Hospital of the Future: Digital Health & Life Sciences. Southeast Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development, Evergreen Planning in an Era of Transformation, Atlanta, GA.
  • DuBose, J. (2023). Panelist on “Psychological and Cognitive Aids Using Technology.” IPaT & GT Neuro hosted Industry Innovation Day: Brain & Technology, Atlanta, GA, April 19, 2023.
  • DuBose, J. (2023). How SimTigrate Uses Evidence. College of Design’s Research Forum: Evidenced Based Research: Why data matters in DESIGN research, Atlanta, GA, March 15, 2023.
  • Little, Elahn, Hermina, Machry, Eunhwa, Yang, Yasaman, Gholami, Raha Rastegar (2023, March). Cognitive Aging in Place – A tool to Improve Quality of Life in Home Environments. On Aging 2023, Atlanta, Georgia, March 27–30.
  • Rosa, V., Herminia, M., & Tonetto, L.M. (2023, October). Designing therapeutic and social spaces for older adults facing Mild Cognitive Impairment: Priorities in spatial and furniture layout. IASDR 2023: Life-Changing Design, Milan, Italy.
  • Gholami, Y., Machry, H., Rastegar, R., Little, E., and Tonetto, L. (2023, September). Designing Therapeutic Settings to Support Social Interactions among People Living with Mild Cognitive Impairment (MCI). Academy of Neuroscience For Architecture, La Jolla, CA.
  • Yang, E., & Bilau, I. (2023, November). Healthy workplace & healthy aging in place. Seoul National University Specialized Graduate School of Intelligent Eco-Science Special Lecture Series.
  • Choi, C., Wilson, W., Jones, B., DuBose, J., & Vickers, K. (2022). Development of Assistive Technologies to Address the Needs of Individuals with Mild Cognitive Impairment in the Pursuit of Independent Living. DS 117: Proceedings of the 24th International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education (E&PDE 2022), London, UK.
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  • DuBose, J. (2023, October). Panelist on Hospital of the Future: Digital Health & Life Sciences. Southeast Society for Healthcare Strategy and Market Development, Evergreen Planning in an Era of Transformation, Atlanta, GA.
  • DuBose, J. (2023). Panelist on “Psychological and Cognitive Aids Using Technology.” IPaT & GT Neuro hosted Industry Innovation Day: Brain & Technology, Atlanta, GA, April 19, 2023.
  • DuBose, J. (2023). How SimTigrate Uses Evidence. College of Design’s Research Forum: Evidenced Based Research: Why data matters in DESIGN research, Atlanta, GA, March 15, 2023.
  • Diaz Moore, K., Cai., H., Rider T., Wingler, D. & Geboy, L. (2022) Interprofessional Collaboration in Health Design: The importance of core concepts and theoretical frameworks. (Group Presentations: Workshops), moderated by Diaz Moore, K., & Geboy, L., EDRA53 (the 53rd annual conference of the Environmental Design and Research Association): Health in All Design, Greenville, SC, June 1-4, 2022.
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  • DuBose, J., Yang, E., & Rao, A. (2024, June). Sleeping while poor: Why we need to improve housing design for low income urban areas. Presented at the Environmental Design Research Association’s 55th Annual Conference 2024.
  • DuBose, J. (2023). Designing to Support Health and Wellbeing. Rapid fire presentation at Health Systems: The Next Generation 2023, Center for Health and Humanitarian Systems, Georgia Tech, Atlanta, GA, October 13, 2023.
  • Rosa, V., Fogliatto, F.S., Saurin, T.A., Tortorella, G.L., & Tonetto, L.M. (2023, October). Transforming resilient healthcare systems: mapping the pathway forward with healthcare 4.0 technologies. IASDR 2023: Life-Changing Design, Milan, Italy.
  • Cai, H., Lewis, R., & Williams, J. (2020, May 28). Rural Right Size Study and FGI Response. American Institute of Architects (AIA)/American Hospital Association (AHA)/ American Society of Healthcare Engineers (ASHE) International Summit & Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction (PDC) Webinar Series, Online.
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  • Chowdhury, M., & Cai, H., (2024). Environmental Features Impacts Healthcare Workers (HCW)’ Well-Being and Safety during the COVID-19 Pandemic in the Emergency Department: A Qualitative Study, Abstract, EDRA55 PORTLAND | Human Centric Environments: Promoting Design that Sustains Human Prosperity, Well-Being, and The Global Environment at All Scales, Portland, June 19-22, 2024
  • Chowdhury, M., Cai, H., Zilm, F., & Augustine J. (2024). A Nationwide Survey on Emergency Departments (EDs) Pandemic’s Responses. Abstract, EDRA55 PORTLAND | Human Centric Environments: Promoting Design that Sustains Human Prosperity, WellBeing, and The Global Environment at All Scales, Portland, June 19-22, 2024
  • Chowdhury, M., & Cai, H., (2022), Evaluation of Cohort Isolation Strategy in Emergency Department in Response to COVID-19 Pandemic, EDRA53 (the 53rd annual conference of the Environmental Design and Research Association): Health in All Design, Greenville, SC, June 1-4, 2022.
  • Chowdhury, M., & Cai, H., (2022), Systematic Literature Review on Emergency Department in Response to Pandemics, EDRA53 (the 53rd annual conference of the Environmental Design and Research Association): Health in All Design, Greenville, SC, June 1-4, 2022.
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  • Becker, L., Libânio, C.S., & Tonetto, L.M. (2024). Enhancing healthcare experiences for people with visual impairments: A systematic literature review on the benefits of user-centered design. Proceedings of the DRS2024: Resistance, Recovery, Reflection, Reimagination, 2024 (pp. 1-13). Boston, United States.
  • Bohn, P.R., Libânio, C.S., Fogliatto, F.S., & Tonetto, L.M. (2024). Proposition of a user navigation program for an oncology clinic: Customizing patients’ journey through experience-based design. Proceedings of the DRS2024: Resistance, Recovery, Reflection, Reimagination, 2024 (pp. 1-13). Boston, United States.
  • Cai, H., Bernal M., Fullam, F. Williams M., & MacAllister, L. (2024). Impacts of Nursing Unit Design Features on Patient Experience: A Cross-Sectional Multi-Phase Post-Occupancy Evaluation of Nursing Units in the Rush University Medical Center. The Healthcare Design Conference 2024 (HCD24), Oct.5-8, Indianapolis, IN.
  • Tonetto, L.M. et al. (2024). Editorial: Design for Wellbeing and Happiness. Proceedings of the DRS2024: Resistance, Recovery, Reflection, Reimagination, 2024 (pp. 1-13). Boston, United States.
  • Jiang, S., Cai, H., Miller, K., & Dash, M. (2023). Exploring the Impacts of Campus Configuration and Building Approach Design on Patient Arrival and Spatial Configuration at Large Hospitals: Methods and Validation, Practitioner-Researcher collaboration workshop, Abstract, EDRA54 (the 54th annual conference of the Environmental Design and Research Association): Environment and Health: Global/Local Challenges and Actions, June 20-23, Mexico City, Mexico.
  • Cai, H., Fullam, F. & MacAllister, L. (2022), Impact of Nursing Unit Design Features on Overall Patient Experience and Perceived Room-level Noise, EDRA53 (the 53rd annual conference of the Environmental Design and Research Association): Health in All Design, Greenville, SC, June 1-4, 2022.
  • Cai, H., Fullam, F. & MacAllister, L. (2022). The impacts of Rush University Medical Center nursing unit design on patients’ satisfaction and perceived response to call lights, the 23rd China Hospital Construction Conference (CHCC), Wuhan, China, July 23-25, 2022.
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Past Presentations (2018-2021)

  • Cai, H., Spreckelmeyer, K., Williams, J., & Tyne, I. A. (2021, Oct. 10). Impact of Visibility on Healthcare Workers Hand Hygiene Behavior: A Comparative Case Study of Two Nursing Units in an Academic Medical Center. Healthcare Design Conference 2021 (HCD21). Cleveland, OH.
  • Tyne, I. A., Cai, H., & Spreckelmeyer, K. (2020, April 7). Impact of Visibility on Healthcare Workers Hand Hygiene Behavior: A Comparative Case Study of Two Nursing Units in an Academic Medical Center. Proceedings of EDRA51 (the 51st annual conference of the Environmental Design and Research Association), Transform: Socially Embedded Collaboration, Tempe, AZ.
  • DuBose, J., & Wong Sala, M. (2019). How design research can reveal solutions for safe environments. Presented at the Center for Health Design.
  • DuBose, J., Wong, M. F. S., & Morgan, J. (2018). Automating safety: How design research can reveal solution for safe environments. Presented at the Health Care Design, Phoenix, AZ.
  • Wong, M., Matic, Z., Campiglia, G., DuBose, J., Zimring, C., Shah, P., & Jacobs, J. (2018). Assessing the role of built environment improvements on doffing high-level personal protective equipment in biocontainment units. Presented at the International Conference on Emerging Infectious Diseases, Atlanta, GA.
  • Wong, M., Matic, Z., Campiglia, G., DuBose, J., & Zimring, C. (2018). Redesigning the biocontainment unit: Improving the safety of healthcare workers during doffing of high level personal protective equipment. Presented at the Health Systems: The Next Generation, Atlanta, GA.
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  • DuBose, J. (2019). Lighting Spaces for Improving the Lives of People Living with Mild Cognitive Impairment: The New Empowerment Program for People with MCI at Emory. Presented at the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) 50, Brooklyn, NY.
  • DuBose, J. (2019). Lighting research across the spectrum. Presented at the Designing the Future of Healthcare Symposium, Georgia Institute of Technology.
  • DuBose, J. (2019). The Power of the Built Environment. Presented at the New Landscape for Autism, Wells Fargo Headquarters.
  • DuBose, J., & MacAllister, L. (2018). Exploring the concept of healing spaces. Presented at the EBD Journal Club.
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  • Aflatoony, L., Tonetto, L. M., Campiglia, G. C., & DuBose, J. R. (2020). Photo Narrative: Co-Designing a Built Environment with Seniors with Mild Cognitive Impairments. Paper presented at the DRS2020: Synergy. 1, Brisbane. DOI: https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2020.142.
  • DuBose, J. (2019). Lighting spaces for improving the lives of people living with Mild Cognitive Impairment: The new empowerment program for people with MCI at Emory. Presented at EDRA 50, Brooklyn, NY.
  • Crews, J., DuBose, J., & Rodriquez, A. (2019). Designing a learning laboratory to empower people with Mild Cognitive Impairment. Presented at Environments for Aging, Salt Lake City, UT.
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  • Zimring, C., Fischer, G., & Shah, S. (2018). Frontstage/backstage or open kitchen? Improving primary care teamwork and the patient experience healthcare design. Presented at the Healthcare Design 2018, Phoenix, AZ.
  • Moore, M., Jasperson, D., Stroebel, R., Zimring, C., & DuBose, J. (2018). Beyond outcome measures: Measuring the difficult to measure – tools to understand and shape transformative change. Presented at the Transform2018, Rochester, MN.
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  • Cai, H., Bryant, R., Li, L., Liston, R., Kimminau, K. (2019), Address Inequity in Food Accessibility through a Multi-phase Collaborative Study, presented at EDRA50 (the 50th annual conference of the Environmental Design and Research Association): Sustainable Urban Environments, Brooklyn, NYC, May 22-26.
  • DuBose, J. (2019). Active Design for Affordable Housing. Panelist at the Southeastern States Housing Conference: Housing Innovation, Atlanta, GA.
  • Rabner, B., Zimring, C., Shah, S., & Matic, Z. (2018). Inventing the future of U.S. healthcare in a town of 16,000 dwellers. Healthcare Design, Phoenix, AZ.
  • Cai, H., Williams, J., & Lewis, R. (2019), Right Size of Rural Hospitals, presented at American Institute of Architects (AIA)/American Hospital Association (AHA)/ International Summit & Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction (PDC)/ American Society of Healthcare Engineers (ASHE), March 17-20, Phoenix, AZ.
  • Cai, H. (2019), AIA-AAH & AAH Foundation Armand Bergun Fellowship in FGI Interest Areas of Health Facility Planning & Design, presented at American Institute of Architects (AIA)/American Hospital Association (AHA)/ International Summit & Exhibition on Health Facility Planning, Design & Construction (PDC)/ American Society of Healthcare Engineers (ASHE), March 17-20, Phoenix, AZ.
  • Cai, H., LeWallen, S., & Crist, C., (2018). Benchmarking Critical Access Hospital: Research-based Design on Future Rural Hospitals, In EDRA 49 (the 49th annual conference of the Environmental Design and Research Association): Social Equity by Design. Oklahoma City, OK, June 6-9. (p.227)
  • Li, L., & Cai., H., (2018). The Impacts of Food Accessibility on Consumers’ Food-Related Travel Behaviors: An Explorative Case Study on Johnson County, Kansas, In EDRA 49 (the 49th annual conference of the Environmental Design and Research Association): Social Equity by Design. Oklahoma City, OK, June 6-9, (p.196-197)
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  • Cai, H., Tyne, I. A., Spreckelmeyer, K., & Zilm, F. (2020, April 7). Impacts of Decentralized Nursing Unit Typology: A comparative Case Study of two ICU units in an academic medical center. Transform: Socially Embedded Collaboration, Tempe, AZ. Proceedings of EDRA51 (the 51st annual conference of the Environmental Design and Research Association): Sustainable Urban Environments.
  • Egan, B., Sathyan, G., Cai, H., Wescott, L., (2020). Patient Tower Expansion – Evidence-Based Decisions and Lessons Learned. Healthcare Design Conference 2021 (HCD20).
  • Cai, H., Spreckelmeyer, K., Schnaare, M., & Sathyan G. (2019), The continuous learning cycle: A multi-phase post-occupancy evaluation (POE) of nursing units design, presented at EDRA50 (the 50th annual conference of the Environmental Design and Research Association): Sustainable Urban Environments, Brooklyn, NYC May 22-26.
  • Fay, L., Cai, H. & Real, K. (2019), Nursing Station Typologies: A Space Syntax Comparison of Unit-related Factors, presented at Clemson University School of Nursing Inaugural International Nursing Conference for Excellence in Healthcare Design: History, Design, and Innovation, August 14-17, 2019.
  • Peavey-Hsieh, E., Cai, H., Renner, K. & Spreckelmeyer, K. (2018). Tools of the Trade: Multi-site use and testing of standard facility evaluation tools. Healthcare Design Conference 2018 Research Track, November 10-13, Phoenix, AZ.
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