BIO
Prof. Dr. Yasemin Afacan received her Ph.D. degree in the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design from Bilkent University in 2008. After working as a lecturer at the Queens University of Belfast, School of Planning in the Department of Architecture and Civil Engineering, Dr. Afacan joined Bilkent University Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design in 2011 as a faculty member. Dr. Afacan is the acting dean of the Faculty Art, Design and Architecture and department chair in the Department of Interior Architecture and Environmental Design at Bilkent University. Dr. Afacan has won the Young Scientist Award by the Science Academy of Turkey (BAGEP-2017) and the Outstanding Young Scientist Award by the Turkish Academy of Sciences (GEBIP-2018). She teaches sustainable design for interiors, and her research interest has been focused on environmental gerontology and sustainable architecture.
NEWLY PUBLISHED
D.S.O. Turan, Y. Afacan, E. Sürer, “Effects of biophilic design on sustainable behaviors: introducing the use of serious game as a measure of sustainable behavior”, Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research, In Press, (A&HCI). https://doi.org/10.1108/ARCH-07-2024-0287
Y. Afacan, “Exploring The Facilitators of The Gerotranscendence Theory: Correlations among Sustainable Behaviors, Biophilic Design, and Nature Connectedness”, HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 2024, In Press. (SSCI) https://doi.org/10.1177/19375867241271433
Y. Afacan, B. Barshan, “Exploring the Importance and Performance Priorities of Older Adults With a User-Centred Approach to Create a Fall-Free Bathroom”, International Journal of older People Nursing, 2024, 19 (4). (SCIE) https://doi.org/10.1111/opn.12623
Y. Afacan, “Experimental Assessment of Impact of Different Ventilation Modes on Cognitive and Academic Performance: A Study Based on Classrooms in Türkiye”. Journal of Building Engineering, 2024, 86, 108849. (SCI). https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jobe.2024.108849
Santos Nouri1, I. Charalampopoulos, Y. Afacan, A. Matzarakis, “Detection and quantification of seasonal human heat and cold stress frequencies in representative existing and future urban canyons: The case of Ankara” Theoretical and Applied Climatology, 2023. (SCI). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00704-023-04482-5
Y. Afacan, “Impacts of Urban Living Lab (ULL) on Learning to Design Inclusive, Sustainable, and Climate-resilient Urban Environments” Land Use Policy, 2023, Volume 124, 106443. (SSCI). DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.landusepol.2022.106443
MEDIA
“Portre: Yasemin Afacan”, Dergi Bilkent, 37, 6-9.
“World Sustainability Day Panel”, Bilkent News, Volume 30, 9, 7th November 2023.
“Sustainability Committee Established”, Bilkent News, Volume 30, 1, 13th September 2023.