Marzia Chowdhury Ph.D.
Employment Portfolio of Research, Design, and Teaching Work
Fall 2024
Healthcare Planning Intern
Spring 2024
Studio Instructor, ARCH 109: Architectural Foundation II
University of Kansas, United States
Fall 2020- Fall 2023
Teaching Assistant, Arch 108: Architectural Foundation I ARCH 103: Introduction to Architecture ARCH 658: Programming and Pre-Design Issues ARCH 630: Theory of Architecture
University of Kansas, United States
Fall 2019 -Fall 2023
Research Assistant
University of Kansas, United States
Spring 2021
Graduate Assistant
University of Kansas, United States
Spring 2015
Residential Planning Intern
Bio Marzia Chowdhury has awarded a Ph.D. from Architecture Department at the University of Kansas, specializing in the resilient design of Emergency Departments (EDs) in response to pandemic-related surge events. With over five years of research experience, she focuses on evidence-based healthcare design, including projects in emergency, behavioral health, and cancer care settings. Her work integrates spatial design with operational efficiency, and human-centered research to advance resilient and efficient healthcare environments. She has received multiple recognitions for her contributions, including the AIA Arthur N. Tuttle, Jr. Graduate Fellowship in Health Facility Planning and Design (2022–2023), and the Joseph G. Sprague New Investigator Award (2022). She is passionate about bridging research and practice through evidence-based design strategy to create human-centered environments that improve well-being, efficiency, and resiliency.
2022
2022-2023 AIA Arthur N. Tuttle, Jr. Graduate Fellowship in Health Facility Planning and Design ~$10,000 Issuer: The American Institute of Architects’ Academy of Architecture for Health
2022
2022 Joseph G. Sprague New Investigator Award Issuer: The Center for Health Design $10,000
2022
Foundation for Health Environments Research (FHER) Issuer: The American Institute of Architects’ Academy of Architecture for Health PI: Hui Cai $30,000
MA
B. Arch
Certification
Department of Architecture, University of Kansas, United States Project: Emergency Department Design for Pandemic Conditions: Lessons Learned from the COVID-19 Pandemic Co-Chair: Kent Spreckelmeyer, University of Kansas Co-Chair Hui Cai, Georgia Tech (2019-2026) Department of Architecture, University of Kansas, Kansas, United States (2019-2022) Department of Architecture, Bangladesh University of Engineering & Technology, Dhaka, Bangladesh (2011-2017)
CubeInside, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Awards and Honors
Education Ph.D.
Ballinger, Philadelphia, United States
2026-2029
Protection of Human Subjects – Social and Behavioral Research Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative Program
2023
Health Information Privacy and Security (HIPS) - Health Privacy (HIPAA) for Researchers Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative Program
2023
GCP: Social and Behavioral Research Best Practices for Clinical Research Collaborative Institutional Training Initiative Program
Skills Auto CAD Revit SketchUp Vray Adobe InDesign Adobe Illustrator Adobe Photoshop
Qualtrics MaxQoda IBM SPSS Microsoft Office Tools
FlexSim Mixed Method Research Geographic Information Predictive Analyst System (GIS)