A passion for creating healthy spaces and equitable communities that last
Our lab creates translational research for an aging population to remain and flourish in their creative urban communities
Mantua Creative Standard for Aging-in-Place
Our team developed the Mantua Creative Standard for Aging-in-place (MCSAP), an interiors-focused trauma-informed analytical scorecard with actionable next steps for residents to repair and maintain their urban interior spaces and develop creative space….
Care Kits
Trauma-informed kits for transitional experiences — evidence-based and systemic approaches to a crisis…caring for caregivers at different stages of life…current projects include kits for caregivers of those living with dementia, hospital environments for those with dementia, and kits for those caregivers experiencing housing insecurity….
Human-Centered Biodesign
Aging, health, home and Biodesign — nature drives a healthy home…explore our work with biodesign to support those aging in their homes, the most important health environment we have…
Community-making
Our evidence-based design research process is equitable, participatory, and socially responsive…We build community through annual and semi-annual design sprints, symposia, and facilitation.
Drexel Design Research Program
Working through the Drexel Design Research Program to bring innovative thinkers to consider healthy urban living…
Coaching and Consulting
We work as facilitators, analysts, and coaches to help organizations and professionals using a process we have developed to guide and create innovation. Reach out to hear how we can help your organization…
An array of solutions for urban families
Our comprehensive research process caters to diverse communities, ranging from families to those living alone, from renters to homeowners…
Our Team
- Participating in 2 million dollars of funded research
- External partners include hospitals, shelters, non-profit care providers, and industry experts.
- Part of the Second Story Collective for Intergenerational Housing
- We cross disciplinary boundaries and work with Public Health, Education, Humanities, and STEM faculty and students.
- Members of the American Hospital Association Age-friendly Care Action Group
- Working with the Age-Friendly University Core Principles
Our Partners
- Swiss Center for Design and Health AG, Penn Medicine Center for Healthcare Transformation and Innovation, American Hospital Association Age-Friendly Care Action Group
- Domestic Violence Centers of Chester County, The Alliance of Non-Profit Care Providers, Presbyterian Homes
- Fabric Health, Ewing Cole, St Christopher’s Hospital, IMPACT Services, FAIMER, DUO, People’s Emergency Center, Scattergood Foundation
- The Autism Institute, Drexel Writers Room, Dornsife School of Public Health, Agewell Collaboratory
“Cultures of Care celebrates people that practice collective care in unconventional and insurgent ways. Care is an essential, immediate and practical way to create belonging. Perhaps most vitally in our urgent times, at the heart of each profile you will find provocations that are seeds for reshaping society and how we relate to each other and the world.”
Berkeley University
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