Credentials
- NCIDQ Certificate holder: certification number 021387 [National Council for Interior Design Qualification Certification]
- WELL AP [WELL Accredited Professional]
- LEED AP (BD+C) [Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design Accredited Professional]
Awards
- Best Presentation, Scholarship of Design Practice, “Multi-Sensory Environments in Higher Education: Opportunities to Build Resiliency,” IDEC 2024
- Best Presentation, Scholarship of Design Research, “Students’ perceptions of wellbeing in campus buildings: A study of university classrooms and lounges,” IDEC 2023
- Nominated to the Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) Board of Directors
- Best Presentation, Scholarship of Design Research, “Multidisciplinary Views Regarding Interior Design Features That Promote Student Wellbeing,” IDEC 2020
Education
B.A. Interior Design, Michigan State University
M.A. Interior Design and Facilities Management, Michigan State University
Ph.D. Technology, Eastern Michigan University
Courses Taught
- IAR 124: Introduction to Sustainable Design
- IAR 302: Interior Architecture II (studio)
- IAR 411: Interior Architecture III (studio)
- IAR 432: Chicago + NeoCon (travel course)
- IAR 434: Design Seminar (Sustainability in the Built Environment)
Research
Sustainability: sustainability issues at the human-environment interface, including occupant behaviors, impact on health, and sustainable design education.
Career Preparedness: the connection between work experience and education, including the role of internships, professional expectations, and service learning.
Selected Publications
Gale, A. & Dickinson, J. (2025). Enhancing Community Impact: The Critical Role of Soft Skills in Design, Planning, and Outreach. For presentation at and publication in proceedings of the 50th Annual conference of the Environmental Design Researchers Association, Halifax, N.S. Canada
Gale, A. & Turner, H. (2025) . Do We Practice What We Teach: Results of a Comparative Waste Audit. For presentation at and publication in proceedings of the 62nd Annual conference of the Interior Design Educators Council, Chicago, IL.
Sickler, S. & Gale A. (2025). Cultivating Competencies in Emerging Professionals: Enhancing Soft Skills through Vertical Charrettes. For presentation at AAC&U Conference on Learning and Student Success (CLASS), San Juan, PR.
Gale, A. (2024). Multi-Sensory Environments in Higher Education: Opportunities to Build Resiliency. For presentation at and publication in proceedings of the 61st Annual conference of the Interior Design Educators Council, New York, NY.
Gale, A., Pearson, M., & Fay, T. (2024). Assessing Student Belonging Through Supportive Environments and Program Atmosphere: An Intercollegiate Longitudinal Study. For presentation at and publication in proceedings of International Conference on Humanities, Social and Education Sciences, San Francisco, CA
Morgan, G. & Gale, A. (2024). Multi-sensory environments and student mental health. For presentation at A4LE LearningSCAPES 2024, Portland, OR.
Silverman, F., Gale, A., Graham, J. & Busch, J. (2024) Cultivating Emerging Designers: Education to Practice. Recorded virtual presentation at NeoCon.
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