Designers' perceptions of biophilia and testing of the biophilic interior design matrix in China Available to Purchase

Beth McGee is an Assistant Professor at Georgia Southern University in the School of Human Ecology. Her PhD degree is from the University of Florida in the College of Design, Construction and Planning with a concentration in interior design. She has passed the NCIDQ exam and is also a LEED AP. Her personal focus areas for teaching, scholarship and service are through service learning and biophilic design (nature-inspired). She follows a mission to do good through design by working with students/stakeholders/users to integrate diverse perspectives into the design process from the beginning for more environmentally responsible actions.

Xu Jin, LEED GA, is a Ph.D. student in Interior Design at the University of Florida. He received a Master of Interior Design in 2018 from the University of Florida. His research is centered around the influence of interior lighting to human perception and well-being. He also keeps exploring using technology to enhance the research human-centered design in built environments.

Nam-Kyu Park is an Associate Professor in the Department of Interior Design at the College of Design, Construction and Planning. She is a LEED accredited professional and NCIDQ certified interior designer. Also, she possesses Evidence-based Design accreditation (EDAC), and a LC-Lighting Certificate. Her principal areas of research address the impact of lighting in interior environments and environmental design for special needs populations. She also examines cultural dimensions of the built environment defining environmental and social sustainability. Currently she is serving as an Associate Editor of the Journal of Interior Design.

Skylar Ball was a research assistant and has a Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Child and Family Development from Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, United States. She is currently in her first year pursuing her Doctor of Psychology in Clinical Psychology from Regent University, Virginia Beach, VA, United States. She has experience with quantitative and qualitative research and both presented and co-authored on service-learning in higher education during COVID-19.

April Carr was a graduate research and teaching assistant at Georgia Southern University, Statesboro, GA, United States, where she earned a Master of Science in Experimental Psychology with an emphasis in Teaching. She received a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology with a minor in legal studies at the University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, United States. She is currently employed as a Psychometrist at the University of Mississippi Medical Center's MIND Center, Jackson, MS, United States. She has experience with quantitative and qualitative research presenting research on weather and decision-making. She also co-authored on service-learning in higher education during COVID-19.