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2009 EDRA CAREER AWARD WINNER: Sherry Ahrentzen |
2009 EDRA CAREER AWARD WINNER
Sherry Ahrentzen, Ph.D.
The 2009 EDRA Career Award will be given to Sherry Ahrentzen, Ph.D. for lifetime achievement in environment and behavior research and education. This award is to be presented at EDRAâs 40th annual conference on May 30, 2009 in Kansas City, Missouri. Dr. Ahrentzenâs career has influenced a generation of young scholars who has made their own mark on the field of environment and behavior studies. Her work in gender studies, housing, and design education has created a rigorous body of research that has influenced both policy and the built environment. The Environmental Design Research Association honors the profound influence that Dr. Ahrentzen has made in helping to create more humane environments.
As a leader in environment and behavior research, she has championed the needs of underserved and marginalized populations who are often left out of the design and planning process. Dr. Ahrentzen is the co-editor with Karen A. Franck of the book, New Households, New Housing which is a well respected source for understanding the housing needs of Americaâs families.
As a Professor of Architecture at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee, she helped develop a graduate program that is one of the top in the environment and behavior field while mentoring an impressive array of doctoral and masters students. In addition, she was honored in 2003 as a Distinguished Professor by the American Collegiate Schools of Architecture. At Arizona State University, in addition to being a Research Professor in the College of Design, she is the Interim Director and Associate Director for Research at the Stardust Center for Affordable Homes and the Family, where she is âeducating a new audience of developers and policy makers regarding the impact of the physical environment on human behavior.â
As a long standing member of EDRA, Dr. Ahrentzen has served the organization as a member of the Board of Directors. She also serves on the editorial board of the Journal of Environmental Psychology and on the advisory board of the Housing and Custom Home Knowledge Committee of the AIA.
Dr. Ahrentzenâs impressive career of research, advising, and teaching has made its mark in the challenging arena of built form and policy. For these past achievements and ongoing accomplishments, the Environmental Design Research Association is proud to award Dr. Sherry Ahrentzen the 2009 EDRA Career Award.
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2008 Career Award - Jay Farbstein |
 Jay Farbstein, Phd, FAIA received the 2008 EDRA Career Award at the EDRA 39 Conference in Veracruz, Mexico. A licensed architect in the state of California, Jay has a distinguished career that bridges teaching, practice, research and consulting. He has incorporated environment and behavior methods and knowledge into a body of work that spans over 30 years. |
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2007 Career Award - Robert Gifford |
 In acknowledgment of 37 years of sustained dedication and
distinguished achievement in Environment and Behavior Research, the Board of
Directors of the Environmental Design Research Association is pleased to
recognize Robert Gifford with EDRAâs 2007 Career Award.
As a pioneer in the development of rigorous post-occupancy
evaluation, Professor Giffordâs name is among the most recognized and respected
in the field. His textbook, Environmental psychology: Principles and Practice, is notable for
its scope and rich detail. A member of
the faculty in both the Department of Psychology and the School
of Environmental Studies at University of Victoria, Victoria,
B. C., Canada,
since 1979, he has introduced countless numbers of students to the field of
environment and behavior studies.
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2006 Career Award - Jack Nasar |
 Dr. Jack L. Nasar, Professor of City and Regional Planning at The Ohio
State University, for his sustained and significant contribution to
environmental design research practice and teaching, and for his
encouragement to develop a spirit of environmental design inquiry that
is fundamentally aimed at enhancing the quality of peopleâs lives, was
awarded the 2006 EDRA Career Award.
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