Tamar Abrahami
Graduate Student
Tamar has a B.S. in Anthropology. Her research interests are in cultural influence on design, early childhood development, sustainability and lighting.
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Emma Christensen
“My name is Emma Christensen and I’m from Panama City, Florida. I received my Bachelor’s Degree in Marketing from the University of Florida but decided to stay to pursue my Master’s Degree in Interior Design because of my passion for design and my love for the Gators! My research topic involves lighting design in retail environments.”
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Xiaoyu Chen
Ph.D Student
Xiaoyu Chen is a Ph.D. student at the University of Florida Interior Design Department and focuses on healthcare interior materials’ sustainability and infection prevention safety.
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Xu Jin
LEED GA & Ph.D. Student
Xu’s research is centered around the influence of interior lighting to human perception, health, and well-being. He also keeps exploring using technologies to enhance the research on human-centered design in built environments.
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Chiara Manhas
2022
Combining her passion for dance and design, Chiara has explored the relationship of human scale and how the body occupies, engages, and moves through spatial compositions.
Aisha Aldhaferi
Creative and highly innovative Interior designer and instructor. Acknowledged for her strong ability to bring ideas into reality through
creative design and instruction.
Chunyao Liu
Ph.D Student
With an interdisciplinary background that spans architecture, historic preservation and interior design, Chunyao’s research focuses on the interconnections between fashion, interiors, and historic preservation. She is also passionate about transnational studies of historic preservation practices in China and the U.S.