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Urban Arts and Placekeeping: Aging-in-Place, Placemaking, and Intergenerational Living: UAA PRESENTATION
D. S. Nicholas, PhD, NCIDQ, AIA, NCARB, LEED GA
Dr. Dee is a participatory evidence-based biodesigner focused on supporting health, aging, and neurodiverse populations through design thinking, environment design, and climate awareness.
Associate Professor Drexel University, Westphal College; she/they Director MS Design MsDes
Drexel Design Research for Health Lab: https://designcare4health.com/ Check Out Our Drexel Research Page!
Coordinator Sustainability in the Built Environment Minor 215.571.4432 INSTA: @dsre_drexel
“Arnstein’s Ladder of Citizen Participation.” Accessed April 23, 2026. https://citizenshandbook.org/arnsteinsladder.html
Deshpande, T., and D. Nicholas. “MIND PALACE: EXPLORING CONNECTIONS BETWEEN MEMORY, ACCESSIBILITY AND PERSONAL STORYTELLING.” ICERI2024 Proceedings, 2024, 10144–49. https://doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2024.2563.
Hurlbert, Margot, and Joyeeta Gupta. “The Split Ladder of Participation: A Literature Review and Dynamic Path Forward.” Environmental Science & Policy 157 (July 2024): 103773. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envsci.2024.103773.
Latour, Bruno. Reassembling the Social: An Introduction to Actor-NetworkTheory. Oxford University Press, 2007.
Neubauer, Brian E., Catherine T. Witkop, and Lara Varpio. “How Phenomenology Can Help Us Learn from the Experiences of Others.” Perspectives on Medical Education 8, no. 2 (2019): 90–97. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40037019-0509-2
Diana Nicholas. “Design Thinking for Health Environments: Case Study Research on Innovation, Design Leadership, and Healthcare Complexity.” Antioch University Dissertations & Theses, January 1, 2025. https://aura.antioch.edu/etds/1124.
Nicholas, D., T. Deshpande, T. Singh, R. Wenrick, and A. Allen-Handy. “AGING COMMUNITY AND CO-DESIGN: THE URBAN PLACEKEEPING DESIGN EDUCATION EXPERIENCE.” ICERI2024 Proceedings, 2024, 10340–48. https://doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2024.2644
Nicholas, Diana. “Design Thinking for Health Environments: Case Study Research on Innovation, Design Leadership, and Healthcare Complexity.” Antioch University Dissertations & Theses, January 1, 2025. https://aura.antioch.edu/etds/1124.
Nicholas, Diana, Tasha Singh, Tanaya Deshpande, Alisha Prabhakar, Rachel Wenrick, and Ayana Allen-Handy. “Intergenerational Creative Spaces, CoLiving, Community: Design for Longevity.” DRS Biennial Conference Series, June 23, 2024. https://dl.designresearchsociety.org/drsconference-papers/drs2024/researchpapers/364
Nicholas, Diana, Kiera Townsend, and Yvonne Michael. “Designing with Dignity: Social Determinants of Health and Design Research.” The Design Journal 20, no. sup1 (2017): S2238–46. https://doi.org/10.1080/14606925.2017.1352740
