PLANNING, DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION
Design in Action
The PhD in Planning, Design and Construction degree is available to students wishing to pursue a specialized research or creative agenda. This program consists of coursework tailored to the student’s interests, providing them with an opportunity to deepen their expertise in a particular realm of built environment research. Students work closely with their faculty committee to select courses from across the University to create an individualized educational plan, with a concentration in one of the the College’s five primary disciplines: Architecture, Construction Science, Interior Design, Landscape Architecture or Regional and City Planning. Students have the opportunity to study with leading scholars in the Christopher C. Gibbs College of Architecture, as well as University-wide fields as diverse as Engineering, Geography, History of Science, and more. Graduates of this program are prepared to continue their work in specialized fields, such as professional researchers, post-secondary educators, and non-profit leaders.
Student Publications
Rashidzadeh, Z., & Heidari Matin, N. (2023). “”Sustainability, 15 (3), 2294.
Najmi Sarooghi, E. & McCuen, T. (2022). “Smart Cities’ Strategies for Contractors: A Thematic Analysis of Selected Documents.” EPiC Series in Built Environment, 3: 452-460.
Zhou, L., Wu, Y., Wu, Y., Zhu, R., Woodfin, T., & Chen, T. (2018). “.” Sustainability, 10 (1).
Heidari Matin, N., Mojtaba Mirabedini, S., & Rashidzadeh, Z. (2022). “.” Facade Tectonics 2022 World Congress Conference Proceedings.
Bigelow, B., Perrenoud, A., Rahman, M., & Saseendran, A. (2019). “.” International Journal of Construction Education and Research, 17 (1).
Najmi Sarooghi, E. & McCuen, T. (2021). “.” EPiC Series in Built Environment, 2: 255-263.
Zhou, L., Shen, G., Woodfin, T., Chen, T., & Song, K. (2018). “.” Journal of Environmental Planning and Management, 61 (3): 430-450.
McCuen, T., Rahman, M., & Gunderson, D. (2019). “.” 55th ASC Annual International Conference Proceedings.
Recent Dissertations
Fast, S. (2023). I [Doctoral dissertation, Christopher C. 911ɱ]. SHAREOK
Faisal, A. (2022). [Doctoral dissertation, Christopher C. 911ɱ]. SHAREOK
Rahman, M. (2022). [Doctoral dissertation, Christopher C. 911ɱ]. SHAREOK
Ridley, W. (2023). [Doctoral dissertation, Christopher C. 911ɱ]. SHAREOK.
Sogol, S. (2021).. [Doctoral dissertation, Christopher C. 911ɱ]. SHAREOK.
Yi, Y. (2021). . [Doctoral dissertation, Christopher C. 911ɱ]. SHAREOK.
Zhou, L. (2016). . [Doctoral dissertation, Christopher C. 911ɱ]. SHAREOK.
Zhao, K. (2016). . [Doctoral dissertation, Christopher C. 911ɱ]. SHAREOK.
Contact
Suchi Bhattacharjee
Program Contact
Suchi@ou.edu
Apply
For Fall admission, submit applications by April 1
Current Students
Salma Akter Surma
Research Interests: Resilient Built Environments, Refugees’ Well-being, Quality of Life, Child Friendly Space, Human-Environment Interactions, Infrastructure Justice (WASH), Indoor Environmental Quality, Life Cycle Analysis
Advisor: Dr. Suchi Bhattacharjee
Contact: s.surma@ou.edu
Ramtin Mirmohammad Sadeghi
Research Interests: Building Materials and Methods, Structural Analysis, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Timber Construction, Earth Architecture
Advisor: Dr. Shideh Shadravan
Contact: ramtin.msadeghi@ou.edu
Rebecca Blaine
Research Interests: Historic Preservation + Downtown Revitalization
Advisor: Dr. Charlie Warnken
Contact: rblaine@ou.edu
Emad Najmi Sarooghi
Research Interests: BIM-GIS Integration, Building Energy Management in Smart Cities, and 3D Simulations for Smart Solutions
Advisor: Dr. Tamera McCuen
Contact: emad.najmi@ou.edu
Abhay Chavan
Research Interests: Modular Construction, Virtual Reality, Sustainability in Building, Healthcare Construction
Advisor: Dr. Somik Ghosh
Contact: apc09@ou.edu
Zhina Rashidzadeh
Research Interests: Responsive Facade, Sustainable Design, Visual Comfort, Thermal Comfort, Building Energy Simulation, Computational Design
Advisor: Dr. Negar Matin
Contact: zhina.rashidzadeh@ou.edu
Felipe Flores
Research Interests: Perception of time, space, and body that indigenous communities of Ecuador use in the production of space
Advisor: Dr. Angela Person
Contact: ff@ou.edu
Yousef Haghighi
Research Interests: Climate Adaptive Design, Responsive Architecture, Computational Design, Human-Building Interaction, High-performance Building, Building Energy Efficiency
Advisor: Dr. Shakil Shimul
Contact: myousef.haghighi@ou.edu
Halley Reeves
Research Interests: Community Health Planning, Economic Development, Health in All Policies, Cross Sectorial Collaboration Building, Health Impact Assessments, Resilient Communities
Advisor: Dr. Bryce Lowery
Contact: halley-reeves@ouhsc.edu
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