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Lydia E. Sondhi, Ph.D. Department of Family and Consumer Sciences:   Consumer Affairs    Family and Consumer Sciences FA-10 California State University Long Beach (562) 985-4370ÝoffÝÝ (562) 985-4414 fax lsondhi@csulb.edu Ý ÝOffice Hours for Fall 1997:     M/WÝÝÝ10:45-11:30   T/TR          2:00-3:00 Ý

 Family Housing and the Urban Community/ FCS 322(will link to course page)

Prerequisites:  Upper-division standing.  Critical analysis of family housing in the urban community including aspects of shelter, city and service providers.  Sociological, psychological, legislative, economic and technical factors are investigated.  Special attention is given to families of various structures and socioeconomic background. (Discussion 3 hours)

 

Housing Policies:  Public and Private/ FCS 422 (will link to course page)

Prerequisitites:  Upper division standing.  Federal, state, and local policies, programs and legislation concerning houisng and urban development.  Analysis of the housing industry and its influlence on the consumer market. (Discussion 3 hours)

 

International Housing/ FCS 428 (will link to course page)

Prerequisites:  Upper division standing.  Theories and solutions of family housing in urban and rural communities throughout the world. (Discussion 3 hours)

Education & Background:

Research Interests:

Green Design

Environmental consciousness is increasinly an issue that is confronting each of us but specifically is important for those whose professional decisions can and do impact the environment as well as the health.  For the design professions, the issue concerns the choices of building and interior finish materials that are used to build the environment; for the mechanical engineer, the issue is the specification of the appropriate HVAC system;  for the consumer, the issue concerns maintenance of the built environment.  Designers are ethically responsible for  the health, safety, and welfare of their clients

Publications & Honors:

Publications:

Baker, I., Sondhi, L.E. (1990). "Entry -level competencies and attributes needed by interior design

graduates: A survey of top interior design firms".  Journal for Interior Design Education and Research.  15(2):35-40.

Lee, D.N., Sondhi, L.E. (1990). "Built-in closets and storage inKorean apartments". Journal of

Korean Home Management Association, 8(1): 17-22.

Walsh, L.M., Toma, R.B., Tuveson, R.V., Sondhi. (1990). "Color Preferences and food

choice among children".  Journal of Psychology. 124(6), 645-653.

Sondhi, L.E., Stanley, S. (1990). "Southern California professionals speak out:  Textile

competencies for interior designers".  Journal for Interior Design Education and Research. 16(1),

 

Conference Presentations and Proceeding Publications:

Baker, I., Sondhi, L.E. (1990). "Entry-level competencies and attributes needed by interior

design graduates".  IDEC International conference, April 19, 1990, San Francisco, Ca.

Kellett, Carol, Sondhi, L.E., Baker, I. (1990). "Competencies needed by interior designers".

AHEA national conference, June 26, 1990, Austin Texas.

Sondhi, L.E., Toma, R. (1990). "Dual Worker Marriages".  Presentation to joint meeting of the South

Coast and Orange County California Home Economics Association, February 20, 1990.

Sondhi, L.E., Buddharuksa, B. (1994). "Lighting Demonstration Model". IDEC International

conference, April, 1994, Austin, Texas.

Cooper, L., Sondhi. (1995). "Designers' and carpet  manufacturers' knowledge and professional

applicaiton of infoion related to sick uilding syndrome, ilding relted illneses, and volatile organic compounds".  Presentation to regional conference of IDEC, November 11, 1995, Portland, Oregon.

Read, M., Sondhi, L. (1995). "Administrative factors of pre-school design".  Poster presentation to

National Family and Child Studies Conference, November 15, 1995, Portland, Oregon.

Sondhi, L. (1996). "Green Resource and Handbook". Presentation  to International IDEC conference,

Denver, Colorado, April, 1996.

 

Honors, Academic Distinctions, Fellowships, Grants:

Omicron Nu, 1972

Phi Upsilon Omicron, 1972

Delegate to Delphi Conference, 1974: AHEA, Lake Placid, New York

SCAC Grant, 1986: 3 units of release time and $750.00 for "Dual-worker marriages: therir real and

potential impact on the marketplace".

NCIDQ passage, 1987

CSULB ACS Computer grant, 1989

Baron's Who's Who in Interior Design, 1989, 1990, 1991

CSULB ACS Computer grant, 1990

Baron's Iernational Who's Who in Interior Design, 1992-93

IES Library Grant: $4,500 worth of library materials received as a competitive grant from Illuminating

Engineering Society, 1994.

California Certified Interior Designer (CCID), 1992:  #3948

TEAM Grant, 1995:  $5,000 grant for "Interactive Multimedia Project: Interior Design Resource Library".

 

Current Professional Memberships:

Interior Design Educators' Council, 1985-present

Related Web Site Resources

Gardening

 

Multimedia Development

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Housing

Interior Design

©1997 - This page was developed in electronic form and made available on-line by: Dr.Lydia Sondhi, Family and Consumer  Sciences, FIT: Faculty Integrating Technology - a program sponsored by CSULB New Media Center and the University Library.