The mission of the Ph.D. in Design program at the NC State University College of Design is to advance knowledge in design through research and scholarship.
This mission is built on the recognition of fertile common ground between the design disciplines and on the need for specificity and depth within them. The PhD program, therefore, values a broad range of research interests that aim to improve the human condition.
The application deadline for Fall 2013 admission is January 5, 2013.
For additional information on Graduate programs available at NC State University, visit the Graduate School website at: http://www.ncsu.edu/grad.
2003 graduate - Dr. Jianxin Hu, Visiting Assistant Professor of Design, College of Design, NC State University.
2003 graduate - Dr. Umut Toker, Assistant Professor of City and Regional Planning, California Polytechnic State University.
2004 graduate - Dr. Zeynep Toker, Faculty of Urban Studies and Planning, California State University at Northridge.
2004 graduate - Dr. Celen Pasalar, Associate Dean of Research and Extension, Extension Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture and Director of the Downtown Design Studio, College of Design, NC State University.
2004 graduate - Dr. Cynthia Van Der Wiele, Sustainable Communities Development Director, Chatham County, North Carolina.
2005 graduate - Dr. Aydin Ozdemir, Instructor of Landscape Architecture, Ankara University, Turkey.
2005 graduate - Dr. Claudia Rebola Winegarden, Assistant Professor of Industrial Design, Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta.
2005 graduate - Dr. Dennis Puhalla, Professor of Design at the University of Cincinnati.
2006 graduate - Dr. Evrim Demir Mishchenko, Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture, Mersin University, Mersin, Turkey
2006 graduate - Dr. Sudeshna Chatterjee, visiting faculty in the graduate departments of Urban Design and Urban Planning in the School of Planning and Architecture, New Delhi.
2007 graduate - Dr. Ryan Hargrove, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of Kentucky.
2007 graduate - Dr. Orçun Kepez, PhD. Instructor. Interior and Environmental Design, Kadir Has University, Istanbul, Turkey.
2008 graduate - Dr. Magdy Ma, Project Manager, "i-do 2009" (The International Design Opportunity) School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
2008 graduate - Dr. Mohammed Zakiul Islam, PhD, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Architecture, Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET), Dhaka, Bangladesh.
2009 graduate - Dr. Andrew Payne, Instructor in Architecture, Savannah College of Art and Design.
2009 graduate - Dr. Hyejung Chang, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, University of New Mexico.
Following are the titles of dissertations by College of Design Ph.D. candidates:
Exploring the integration of sustainability and green building themes within formal architectural education
by Traci Rose Rider
Supporting intergenerational interaction: affordance of urban public space
by Michael R. Layne
Understanding change in place: spatial knowledge acquired by visually impaired users through the change in footpath materials
by Andrew Phillip Payne
Mapping the web of landscape aesthetics: a critical study of theoretical perspectives in light of environmental sustainability
by Hyejung Chang
A semiotic phenomenology of visual rhetoric: communication and perception of attributes of cultural sustainability in the visual environment of public housing
by Magdy Ma
Neighborhood design: associations between suburban neighborhood morphology and children's outdoor, out-of-school, physical activities
by Kristin Thorleifsdottir
Children and urban neighborhoods: relationships between outdoor activities of children and neighborhood physical characteristics in Dhaka, Bangladesh
by Mohammed Zakiul Islam
The relationships between objective and subjective evaluations of the urban environment: Space Syntax, cognitve maps, and urban legibility
by Yixiang Long
Creating creativity in the design studio: assessing the impact of metacognitive skill development on creative abilities
by Ryan Anthony Hargrove
Effect of space on health and well-being: an environmental assessment for home-like long term care settings
by Orcun Kepez.
A photometric characterization methodology for daylighting fixtures
by K. Daryl Carrington.
Physical environmental influences on the physical activity behavior of independent older adults living in continuing care retirement communities
by Arleen A. Humphrey.
Children's friendship with place: an exploration of environmental child friendliness of children's environments in cities
by Sudeshna Chatterjee.
The influences of site design on physical activity and social interaction in residential planned unit developments
by Evrim Demir.
An exploratory study of interpersonal distances and perceived spaciousness and crowding in four shopping malls across two cultures
by Aydin Ozdemir.
Color as cognitive artifact: a means of communication -- language and message
by Dennis M. Puhalla
Visualizing communication structures of nonverbal information for online learning environments
by Claudia R. Winegarden
An assessment of understanding universal design through online visual resources and role-playing simulation exercises
by Marcelo Pinto Guimaraes
Residents' attachment to new urbanist versus conventional suburban developments
by Mine Hatun Hashas
Women's spatial needs in housing: accommodating gender ideologies, use patterns, and privacy
by Zeynep Toker
Understanding the adoption of sustainable natural resource management practices and the role of ecological design within the milieu of chronic conflict and political instability: a case study of smallholder households in Nimba County, Liberia
by Cynthia Fay Van Der Wiele
Understanding children's environments: the effect of outdoor physical environments on children's activities and quality of life within Al-Wihdat Palestinian refugee camp and environs in Amman, Jordan
by Eyyad Al-Khalaileh
Space for innovation: effects of space on innovation processes in basic science and research settings
by Umut Toker
The design and assessment of advanced daylighting systems integrated with typical interior layouts in multi-story office buildings
by Jianxin Hu
The effects of spatial layouts on students' interactions in middle schools: multiple case analysis
by Celen Pasalar