Professor | Author | Researcher | Designer
Suining Ding, Ph.D.
#design for health, #design for well-being, #environment-behavior studies, #evidence-based design, #healthcare design research, #people-environment interaction
I believe in the power of the environment to heal, cultivate, and serve vulnerable people when people interact with the environment. Through my research, I am committed to helping people gain better experiences in the healthcare environment and solving complex design problems to create better spaces.
I advocate for leveraging environment-behavior studies for healthcare design. My new book "Environment-Behavior Studies for Healthcare Design" explains how E-B studies can contribute to healthcare design research and how EB theories and design practice can be linked.
Professor
Award Winning Professor, Extensive Teaching Experience and Service-Learning Fellow with Expertise in Evidence-based Design and Healthcare Design
Author
Author of Seven Books and Numerous Articles on Environment-Behavior Studies and Research + Design Practice Integration
Researcher
Trained and Passionate for Evidence-based Design and Healthcare Design Research
Recipient of Multiple Research Grants for Healthcare Design Research
Designer
Extensive Experience in Architecture and Interior Design Practice, Expertise in Healthcare Design
Dr. Ding is a professor, author, researcher, and designer integrating research into design practice with an emphasis on fostering human health and well-being through design that is evidence-based and research-informed.
Dr. Suining Ding is a Full Professor of Interior Design at Purdue University Fort Wayne. She is passionate about design for human health and well-being in the built environment. Dr. Ding’s areas of expertise include environment-behavior studies in healthcare design, evidence-based design (EBD), design process and design methodology, cross-cultural comparison of architecture, digital 3D modeling, and architectural graphic communications. Dr. Ding combines science and technology in her creative endeavor, which provides a rationale for her design and creative work.
Trained in architecture and interior design and gained extensive experience in architecture, Dr. Ding is also a researcher and obtained her Ph.D. in Architectural Studies from the University of Missouri-Columbia. Her research inquiry line addresses Evidence-based Design in the healthcare environment. She writes and publishes her research findings and creative work. Dr. Ding’s research and scholarly work has been published in numerous refereed books, journals, and conference proceedings. She also has made numerous presentations of her research at national and international conferences.
Dr. Ding attended The Ohio State University, where she received a Master’s degree in Interior Design. She also holds a bachelor’s degree in Architecture from Southeast University. Dr. Ding is a National Council of Interior Design Qualifications (NCIDQ) Certified Interior Designer. She holds the Evidence-based Design Accreditation and Certification (EDAC) professional credential from The Center for Health Design, and she also holds the LEED Green Associate credential from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). During her professional practice career, Dr. Ding participated in designing many large-scale medical centers, assisted living facilities, and office buildings. Outside of work of teaching and research, Suining enjoys music and travel, especially visiting famous architectural sites. She is a violinist since a young age. She loves playing different violin pieces written by different composers, such as Meditation from Thais by Jules Massenet, Czardas by Vittorio Monti, and several Baroque pieces by Antonio Vivaldi.
Dr. Ding Speaks at the Center for Health Design
Icons & Innovators Webinar Series
How to Supercharge Evidence-Based Design with Environment-Behavior Theory
This webinar explains how environment-behavior (EB) studies can contribute to healthcare design and how evidence-based theories can be applied and integrated into healthcare design practice. In addition, this webinar elaborates on the linkages between EB studies and evidence-based design theory development and research. Moreover, this webinar emphasizes the integration of research and practice through case studies that demonstrate how these theories have been explicitly or implicitly applied to healthcare design projects, thereby enhancing the well-being and efficiency of patients, caregivers, and healthcare organizations by modifying environmental attributes, such as space configuration, color, lighting, signage, acoustics, and artwork. Case studies in this webinar include a range of healthcare facilities including children's hospitals, long-term care, acute care and outpatient care facilities.
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Continue Education Units (CEU) are available through this webinar. EDAC continuing education, AIA continuing education, and IDCEC credits are also available.
Dr. Ding is Presenting "How to Supercharge Evidence-Based Design with Environment-Behavior Theory" at the Center for Health Design Icons and Innovators' Webinar
It is such an honor to be invited to participate in the Center’s 2024 Icons and Innovators webinar series. In the Center's Icons and Innovators webinar series, leading experts and great thinkers in healthcare design deliver innovative and insightful topics. I am honored to be part of it and have the opportunity to present my work at the Center for Health Design's Icons & Innovators webinar series.