Design

Marilyn Read

Associate Professor, Laura B. Smith Faculty Scholar
Marilyn.Read@oregonstate.edu

Office: 541-737-0982

Milam Hall

Milam Hall 329

2520 SW Campus Way

2520 SW Campus Way
Corvallis, OR 97331
Credentials: 
Ph. D.: Oregon State University, Human Behavior in the Near Environment Minor: Early Childhood Development and Education
M. A.: California State University, Long Beach Interiors: Environmental Factors
B. S.: California State University, Northridge Interior Design
NCIDQ, #014695

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At OSU
Affiliated with: 
College of Business
Research/Career Interests: 

 

Research area: The design of child care and development environments

Research interests: My research area is the design of child development and care facilities. Children’s memories of place are significant. An enriched child care and development center designed with color, form, and light provides children opportunities to explore and engage with the environment, thereby creating a sense of place. The center then becomes a familiar place of meaning, belonging, and connection for children, families, and teachers.

 

Sponsored Research:

Oregon State University College of Health and Human Sciences Pilot Grant. The impact of environmental color on the cooperative behavior of children with sensory processing challenges. 

Auburn University Competitive Research Grant. Alabama’s child care facilities: Are they designed to promote child safety and self esteem? 

Interior Design Educators Council Special Project Award. Evaluation of physical environments of child care facilities in Alabama. 

College of Human Sciences Faculty Development Grant. Presentation of multicultural design teaching approach at the World Congress on Environmental Design.

Beyond OSU
Employment: 

 

 

My Publications

Journal Articles


M. Read, “Environmental Color and the Cooperative Behavior of Children with Sensory Processing Challenges: An Exploratory Study”, Creative Education, vol. 10, no. 11, pp. 2448-2456, 2019.

M. Read, “Designing with Color in the Early Childhood Education Classroom: A Theoretical Perspective”, Creative Education, no. 10, 2019.

A. Pulay, Read, M., Tural, E., and Lee, S., “Examining student behavior under two correlated color temperature levels of lighting in an elementary school classroom”, Educational Planning, vol. 23, no. 3, pp. 57-69, 2016.

L. C. Fidzani and Read, M., “Identity Expression and Bedroom Personalization by Urban Adolescents in Botswana”, Journal of Adolescent Research, vol. 29, no. 6, pp. 691-715, 2014.

L. C. Fidzani and Read, M., “Bedroom personalization by urban adolescents in Botswana.”, Children, Youth and Environments, vol. 22, no. 2, pp. 66-92, 2012.

S. S. Dazkir and Read, M., “Furniture forms and their influence on our emotional responses toward interior environments”, Environment and Behavior, vol. 44, no. 5, pp. 722-732, 2012.

M. Read and Owens, N. J., “Teaching residential design based on a multicultural education ideology.”, Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, vol. 103, no. 3, pp. 37-42, 2011.

M. Read, “Contemplating Design: Listening to Children's Preferences About Classroom Design”, Creative Education, vol. 1, no. 2, pp. 75-80, 2010.

M. Read and Upington, D., “Young Children's Color Preferences in the Interior Environment”, Early Childhood Education Journal, vol. 36, no. 6, pp. 491-496, 2009.

Presentations


E. Tural, Read, M., and Lee, S., “Design for collaborative learning: The shifting ground of campus building design”, IDEC Annual Conference. Portland, OR, 2016.

A. Puley, Read, M., Tural, E., and Lee, S., “A Case Study Examining the CCT of Fluorescent Lighting on Student On-task behavior in an Elementary School Classroom”, Interior Design Educators Council Annual Conference. Portland, OR, 2016.

E. Tural, Lee, S., and Read, M., “Collaborative learning and campus building design: A case study.”, Environmental Design Research Association. Los Angeles, 2015.

A. Pulay, Tural, E., and Read, M., “Impact of Lighting on Children's On-Task Behavior in an Elementary Education Classroom: A Case Study”, National Conference. Pittsburgh, PA, 2014.

S. S. Dazkir and Read, M., “Interviews with Turkish women: Rise of consumerism and its influence on home interiors.”, Interior Design Educators Council Annual Meeting. New Orleans, 2014.

Miscellaneous


M. Read, “Sustainable Living: Cultural Meaning of Home, Work, and Retail.”. 2021.