Who we Are

The Institute for Health in the Built Environment was founded by three research laboratories at the University of Oregon: Energy Studies in Buildings LaboratoryBiology and the Built Environment Center, and Baker Lighting Lab.  

 

The long-standing collaboration between these three seemingly disparate fields became the model for what the Institute hopes to achieve.  Not only do these research laboratories share workspace, research tools, and personnel; they share ideas and a new way of conceptualizing the solution to a problem.  Formed in the spirit of this collaborative strategy, the Institute for Health in the Built Environment seeks to broaden the network of researchers and practitioners such that issues concerning health, comfort, and sustainability in the human ecosystem are addressed in a way that benefits our work, our community, and our planet.

STAFF

Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg

Kevin Van Den Wymelenberg

Professor, Department of Architecture; Director, ESBL; Co-Director, BioBE

Jessica Green

Jessica Green

Professor, Department of Biology; Co-Director, BioBE

Siobhan Rockcastle

Siobhan Rockcastle

Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture; Chair, Baker Lighting Laboratory

G.Z. (Charlie) Brown

G.Z. (Charlie) Brown

Philip H. Knight Professor, Department of Architecture; Founding Director, ESBL

Mark Fretz

Mark Fretz

Associate Director of Knowledge Exchange, Research Assistant Professor, Department of Architecture

Jeff Kline

Jeff Kline

Senior Research Associate, ESBL

Dale Northcutt

Dale Northcutt

Senior Research Assistant II, ESBL

Jason Stenson

Jason Stenson

Senior Research Assistant I, ESBL

Gwynne Mhuireach

Gwynne Mhuireach

Post Doctoral Scholar, BioBE

Paul Ward

Paul Ward

Research Assistant Professor, ESBL

Alen Mahic

Alen Mahic

Research Associate, ESBL

Willem Griffiths

Willem Griffiths

Lab Tech, BioBE

Patrick Horve

Patrick Horve

Lab Tech, BioBE

Students

Alida Bevirt

Alida Bevirt

Office Specialist, ESBL

Hooman Parhizkar

Hooman Parhizkar

PhD Candidate, Research Fellow, IHBE

Lily Summers

Lily Summers

Graduate Student Researcher, IHBE, Portland

Olivia Bain

Olivia Bain

Graduate Student Researcher, IHBE, Portland

Michael Yauk

Michael Yauk

Graduate Student Researcher, IHBE,Portland

Catherine Earley

Catherine Earley

Graduate Student Researcher, IHBE,Portland

Katherine Martin

Katherine Martin

Graduate Student Researcher, IHBE, Portland

Sandra Byers

Sandra Byers

Graduate Student Researcher, Energy Studies in Buildings Laboratory

Alex Balog

Alex Balog

Graduate Student Researcher, ESBL

Megan Danell

Megan Danell

Graduate Student Researcher, Baker Lab

Carolina da Silva Correa Leite

Carolina da Silva Correa Leite

Graduate Student Researcher, ESBL

Delaney Hetrick

Delaney Hetrick

Undergraduate Student Laboratory Assistant, ESBL

Georgia MacCrone

Georgia MacCrone

Undergraduate Student Researcher, BioBE

Maranda Yob

Maranda Yob

Web Designer and Content Creator, ESBL/BioBE/IHBE

Featured Collaborators

Ashkaan Fahimipour

Ashkaan Fahimipour

University of California Davis

Sue Ishaq

Sue Ishaq

University of Maine, Orono, Assistant Professor, Department of Veterinary Sciences

Robert Martindale

Robert Martindale

Oregon Health Sciences University, Chief of the Division of GI and General Surgery, Professor of Surgery

Laszlo Kiraly

Laszlo Kiraly

Oregon Health Sciences University, Division of Trauma, Critical Care and Acute Care Surgery, Associate Professor of Surgery

Matthew Butler

Matthew Butler

Oregon Health Sciences University, Butler Clock Physiology Laboratory, Assistant Professor

Andrew McHill

Andrew McHill

Oregon Health Sciences University,Shea Laboratory, Research Assistant Professor

Christopher Minson

Christopher Minson

University of Oregon, Department of Physiology, Kenneth and Kenda Singer Professor of Human Physiology

Erica Hartmann

Erica Hartmann

Northwestern University, Professor of Civil/Environmental Engineering

Elliott Gall

Elliott Gall

Portland State University, Maseeh College of Engineering & Computer Science, Green Building Research LaboratoryAssistant Professor

Rolf Halden

Rolf Halden

Arizona State University, Director of Biodesign Institute of Environmental Security

Curtis Huttenhower

Curtis Huttenhower

Harvard University, Professor of Computational Biology

Deb Johnson-Shelton

Deb Johnson-Shelton

Oregon Research Institute, Associate Research Scientist

Susan Sokolowski

Susan Sokolowski

Founding Director and Associate Professor of the Sports Product Design Graduate Program, University of Oregon

Esther Hagenlocher

Esther Hagenlocher

Associate Professor Department of Architecture and Department of Interior Architecture, College of Design University of Oregon