Saman Jamshidi, Ph.D., EDAC, IDEC, NCIDQ.
Assistant Professor
Biography
Saman Jamshidi’s areas of interest include wayfinding, healthcare design, evidence-based design, architectural technology, and sustainability. He holds a Ph.D. in interior and environmental design, a master of architecture, and a master of environmental design. Jamshidi’s past work includes research on the influence of the hospital environment on (1) reducing fall risk among patients, (2) improving patient outcomes (such as length of stay, pain, satisfaction, etc.), and (3) rural healthcare. He is currently examining the effect of environmental factors on human wayfinding. His research has resulted in several peer-reviewed papers published in journals such as the Journal of Patient Safety, Frontiers in Psychology, Health Environments Research and Design (HERD), and Frontiers of Architectural Research.
Jamshidi has served as a reviewer for several journals and conferences including the Journal of Interior Design, Health Environments Research & Design (HERD) journal, Journal of Advanced Nursing, IDEC, and ERDA. He is NCIDQ certified and has more than 10 years of experience in research, practice, and teaching. He was involved in a wide variety of design projects, such as residential, commercial, hospitality, cultural, landscape, and renovation.
Selected Publications
Jamshidi, S., Hashemi, S., & Valipoor, S. (2024). Adapting to change: A systematic literature review of environmental flexibility in emergency departments.Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 17(2), 326–343.https://doi.org/10.1177/19375867231224904
Jamshidi, S., & Pati, D. (2024). Identifying environmental elements and attributes that contribute to indoor wayfinding: An exploratory study utilizing think-aloud protocol. Journal of Interior Design, 49(2), 117–138. https://doi.org/10.1177/10717641231207031
Jamshidi, S., & Pati, D. (2023). Hierarchy of evidence: An appraisal tool for weighting the evidence in healthcare design research based on internal validity. Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 16(3), 19–38. https://doi.org/10.1177/19375867231175916
Jamshidi, S., & Pati, D. (2021). A narrative review of theories of wayfinding within the interior environment.Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 14(1), 290–303. https://doi.org/10.1177/1937586720932276
Pati, D., Valipoor, S., Lorusso, L., Mihandoust, S., Jamshidi, S., Rane, A., & Kazem-Zadeh, M. (2021). The impact of the built environment on patient falls in hospital rooms: An integrative review. Journal of Patient Safety, 17(4), 273. https://doi.org/10.1097/PTS.0000000000000613
Jamshidi, S., Ensafi, M., & Pati, D. (2020). Wayfinding in interior environments: An integrative review. Frontiers in Psychology, 11. https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2020.549628
Jamshidi, S., Parker, J. S., & Hashemi, S. (2020). The effects of environmental factors on the patient outcomes in hospital environments: A review of literature. Frontiers of Architectural Research, 9(2), 249–263. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.foar.2019.10.001