Our Mission

CADRE aims to improve the health and wellbeing of communities through fostering innovation and excellence in design by conducting meaningful research and evaluation that is openly shared with the world.

We form diverse coalitions with organizations pursuing tangible impact on health, education and community.

We empower designers and the communities they serve with access to our ever-expanding research and evaluation knowledge base.

We are a trusted research partner in design endeavors that rely on a deep understanding of pressing social issues of our time.

We link the design of the built environment to the health and wellbeing outcomes of the community.

Our Mission in Action

CADRE leading a workshop on how design can encourage healthy choices on college campuses. Photo courtesy of HKS.

CADRE’s President and Executive Director, Tom Harvey and Upali Nanda, lead a panel discussion. Photo courtesy of HKS.

CADRE leading an ideation session. Photo courtesy of HKS.

Workshop participants walking through Point of Decisions on college campuses. Photo courtesy of HKS.

Photo courtesy of HKS.

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- Tom Harvey, CADRE President

“Research and evaluation are essential to advance design for health and wellbeing. But the research needed cannot be done in silos. This is the time to come together in coalitions – committed to collecting, sharing, and collaborating towards positive impact.”
- Upali Nanda, CADRE Executive Director

“Working as project manager on research projects inspires me every day. My team members are the brightest in the field, and I am in awe of their inquisitiveness, brilliance and willingness to give back to the community.”
-Aletta Van der Walt, Research Program Manager

Our Team

Board of Directors

Tom Harvey, FAIA, MPH, FACHA, LEED AP President — **Tom Harvey**, FAIA, MPH, FACHA, LEED AP
*President*

Mik Pietrzak, MD Board Secretary — **Mik Pietrzak,** MD
*Board Secretary*

Sally Augustin, Ph.D. Board Member — **Sally Augustin**, Ph.D.
*Board Member*

Carolyn Cason, Ph.D., RN Board Member — **Carolyn Cason**, Ph.D., RN
*Board Member*

David Duthu Board Member — **David Duthu**
*Board Member*

Philip Macey, AIA Board Member — **Philip Macey**, AIA
*Board Member*

Past Leadership

Debajyoti Pati, Ph.D., FIIA, IDEC, LEED AP Founding Executive Director of CADRE (2008 - 2013) — **Debajyoti Pati**, Ph.D., FIIA, IDEC, LEED AP
*Founding Executive Director of CADRE (2008 - 2013)*

Research Team

Upali Nanda, Ph.D., ASSOC. AIA, EDAC Executive Director — **Upali Nanda**, Ph.D., ASSOC. AIA, EDAC
*Executive Director*

Aletta Van der Walt Research Program Manager — **Aletta Van der Walt**
*Research Program Manager*

Melissa Hoetling, WELL AP Design Researcher, Information Designer — **Melissa Hoetling**, WELL AP
*Design Researcher, Information Designer*

Makenzie O’Connor, M.S. Design Researcher — **Makenzie O’Connor**, M.S.
*Design Researcher*

Casey Lindberg, Ph.D. Senior Design Researcher — **Casey Lindberg**, Ph.D.
*Senior Design Researcher*

Babak Soleimani, Ph.D. Data Scientist, Design Researcher — **Babak Soleimani**, Ph.D.
*Data Scientist, Design Researcher*

Dr. Deborah Wingler, Ph.D., MSD-HHE, EDAC — **Dr. Deborah Wingler**, Ph.D., MSD-HHE, EDAC

Research Scholar and Fellow

CADRE welcomes rotating fellows and scholars to join us to focus on specific topics we are pursuing to gain experience and develop talent.

Sonali Wadhwa, Ph.D. Visiting Scholar, Digital Collaboration in the Pandemic Era — **Sonali Wadhwa**, Ph.D.
*Visiting Scholar*, Digital Collaboration in the Pandemic Era

Evie Guo, Experimental Psychology Ph.D. Student, Visiting Scholar — **Evie Guo**, Experimental Psychology Ph.D. Student,
*Visiting Scholar*

Elinor Oren Live-Learn Fellow — **Elinor Oren**
*Live-Learn Fellow*

Contributors

Contributors to CADRE come to us from throughout the industry to share their expertise and contribute to specific projects and topics we are pursuing.