Keynote Speaker Lorraine E. Maxwell, Ph.D. will discuss how school building conditions impact a school’s social climate… and directly impact student performance. Register today!
Dr. Maxwell is an environmental psychologist and associate professor emerita in the department of Design and Environmental Analysis. Her research focuses on the role of the physical environment in children’s and adolescents’ cognitive development, well-being, self-identity and behavior. Her research looks closely at the physical environment of schools and early childhood facilities and its role in student outcomes and child development. She is also interested in the role of neighborhood design and quality in adolescent development.
Professor Maxwell taught the design programming course for the department, a course looking at the role of ability/disability, stage in the life cycle, culture and gender in facility design, as well as a graduate seminar in theories of human-environment relations. She also taught a course in strategic planning for educational and long-term care facilities. She publishes in Environmental Psychology journals and participates in national and international professional organizations dealing with human-environment interactions. She has given radio interviews on the Canadian Broadcasting Company, the British Broadcasting Company and National Public Radio. She was a Public Voices Fellow in 2016.
Professor Maxwell served as president of the North East Regional chapter of the Council of Educational Facility Planners, International (new name – Association for Learning Environments) and was a frequent contributor to the regional and national conferences. Prior to coming to Cornell, she was a project manager in NYC architectural firm where her responsibilities included programming different facility types including educational facilities. She has programmed early childhood centers, K-12 schools and post-secondary facilities. She will return to Cornell this fall to teach online the programming course for her department.
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