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Research

My research interests in human-centered design for healthcare, special populations, and sustainability were developed through several industrial and academic research collaborations. I was fortunate to collaborate with scholars from academia and practice on multiple research projects for healthcare design and special populations. I want to pursue the following scholarly inquiries: 1. physical design strategies for frontline healthcare practitioners to reduce stress and improve efficiency in their workspaces; 2. a theoretical exploration of spatial cognition to improve indoor wayfinding systems to assist individuals with ASD. Click on the links below to see the research.

Peer-reviewed Publications.

Hamilton, E. M., & Rane, A. (2022). Speaking their language: does environmental signage align to personal dimensions of environmentally responsible behavior in undergraduate residence halls?. Sustainability, 14(4), 2025.

Waggener, L., Pati, D., Rane A., Montenegro, E., & Angelo, E. (2021) Lessons Learned from Decentralization of an Elective Surgery Medical-Surgical Unit. Health Environments Research & Design Journal.

Pati, D., Valipoor, S., Lorusso, L., Mihandoust, S., Jamshidi, S., Rane, A., & Kazem-Zadeh, M. (2019). The Impact of the Built Environment on Patient Falls in Hospital Rooms: An Integrative Review. Journal of Patient Safety.

Ongoing Projects.

Teaching and Learning Research

Rane, A. (2024, March. Accepted). Getting Started with Environmental Analysis: A Set of Scaffolded Projects at IDEC National 2024. New York, NY.

Autism Spectrum Disorder and Wayfinding

Wayfinding strategies for pupils with Autism Spectrum Disorder were developed through evidence-based literature review.

Click here to see the IDEC conference abstract.

Peri-operative Services - Facility Performance Evaluation

Waggener, L. & Rane, A. (2023, April) Peri–Operative nurses' assessment of the physical environment regarding clinical efficiency, patient safety and staff satisfaction at AORN Global Surgical Conference and Expo 2023. San Antonio, TX.

Waggener, L. & Rane, A. (2022, June). Opportunities for Transformation in Peri-Operative Services: Nursing Perceptions of Clinical Efficiency at EDRA 53. Greenville, SC.

Reducing Nurses' Stress through Biophilia in an ED

Evaluation of psychological, physiological, and cognitive impacts on reduction stress in clinical nurses when biophilia was introduced in their workspace.

Click here to see the EDRA 51 conference proceeding.

Click here to see the ANFA 2020 conference presentation .

Stay tuned for more!