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Ruth
Brent Tofle
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Education
B.S. - University of Missouri
M.A. -University of Minnesota
Ph.D. - University of Minnesota
NCIDQ certified
Registration,
Certification, and Accreditation
Missouri Commercial Interior Designer
National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ)
LEED Accredited Professional
Professional organizations
International Facilities Management Association
International Interior Design Association
Illuminating Engineering Society Association
Interior Design Educators Council
Environmental Design Research Association
Gerontological Society of America
Midwest Council for Social Research on Aging
Fulbright Alumni Association
Gamma Sigma Delta
American Institute of Architects, Associate AIA
Professional experience
Fulbright Fellow-People's Republic of China
Fulbright Fellow-Morocco and Tunisia
Post doctorate fellow in social gerontology (National Institute
of Mental Health)
Principal Investigator and project director of research and training
grants (Administration on Aging, Veterans Administration)
City planner, Columbia, MO
Study abroad: Japan, Thailand, Korea, China, Morocco, Tunisia
Professional Service
Associate Editor, Journal of Architectural and Planning Research.
1991-Present.
Deputy Editor, Journal of Housing for the Elderly. 2000 - Present.
Univeristy Service
Chair, Campus Planning Committee for Facilities and Grounds. 1993-Present; Committee Member 1992-93.
MU Capital Review Committee. Campus Planning Committee Representative. 2004-Present.
MU Center of Excellence on Aging: Research on Aging Seminar Series. “Banishing Myths: A Study on Color in Health Care” May, 2005.
Governance and Commitment to Compliance Subcommittee, NCAA Certification. Department of Athletics. 2005.
Community Service
The Rotary Club of Columbia, Missouri. (“Downtown Rotary Club”) 2004 -
Board of Trustees, The Missouri 4-H Foundation. 1997-Present
Books and Publications
• Schwarz, Benyamin and Ruth Brent, Editors. (1999). Aging, Autonomy, and Architecture: Advances in Assisted Living. The Johns Hopkins University Press.
• Brent, Ruth and Benyamin Schwarz, Editors. Popular American Housing: A Reference Guide. Westport, CT: Greenwood Publishing Group, Inc. 1995. (Honorable Mention, Best Textbook or Reference Book / Ray and Pat Browne Award, American Culture Association. Popular American Housing. 1995.)
• Tofle, Ruth Brent, Benyamin Schwarz, So-Yeon Yoon, and Andrea Max-Royale. (2004) Color in Health Care Environments. San Francisco, CA: Coalition of Health Environments Research.
• Publications include: Journal of Interior Design, Journal of Architectural and Planning Research, Housing and Society, The Gerontologist.
Line of inquiry
Environment & Aging (dementia care, long term care)
Design Education & Research
Place Attachment
Residential and Sustainable Living Environments
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