Person-Centered Health Care Design

Dak Kopec is an associate professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Dak has authored several books used by interior design educators, including three editions of Environmental Psychology for Design. He is a two-time Polsky Prize winner, is credited with researching, developing, and administering the first low-residency graduate program focused on designs for human health at the Boston Architectural College, and has been awarded honorary Fellowship to ASID (Hon.FASID). Dak served as a visiting professor at the University of Hawaii with a joint position in architecture and medicine, was listed as a Fulbright Specialist, and subsequently served two terms as a Fulbright Reviewer. In 2017, Dak won IDEC's Community Service Award for the design of a group home for people with developmental disabilities and early-onset dementia. Today, Dak is calling upon his diverse educational background in health sciences, psychology, and architecture to promote interdisciplinary and person-centered design.

1. Introducing the Health Care Designer; 2. Evolving Beliefs, Lifestyles, and Diseases; 3. Body Insults; 4. Muscular Disorders, Joint Deterioration, and Skeletal Dysplasias; 5. Autoimmune Diseases; 6. Allergens and Sensitivity Disorders; 7. Chronic Lung Diseases; 8. Acquired Brain Injuries; 9. Sensory Deficits; 10. Cognitive Disabilities; 11. Neurological Disorders; 12. Dementias; 13. Post-Traumatic Stress and Mood Disorders; 14. Psychosis and Neurosis