People
ANFA Board
 
            
            Margaret Tarampi
                President 2025
            
                        
                Associate Professor of Psychology and Neuroscience; Director of University Interdisciplinary Studies; Director of Spatial Cognition and Physical Environments (SCaPE) Laboratory 
University of Hartford
            University of Hartford
                West Hartford, United States
            
         
            
            Sergei Gepshtein
                Vice-President, Portfolios
            
                        
                Scientist and Principal Investigator, Salk Institute for Biological Studies; Director, Center for Spatial Perception & Concrete Experience, University of Southern California
            
            
                La Jolla and Los Angeles, CA, United States
            
         
            
            Kris Mun
                ANFA Secretary
            
                        
                Principal of studioMUN, architecture, landscape & design || Founder of SensoryArchitecture(s)
            
            
                Venice, CA , United States
            
         
            
            David Kirsh
                President, Jan 2021 – Dec 2023
            
                        
                Cognitive Science, UC San Diego, Director: XRLab, Interactive Cognition Lab.
            
            
                La Jolla, CA, United States
            
         
            
            Kurt Hunker
                Immediate Past President
            
                        
                Principal, Kurt C. Hunker, Architect, San Diego, California, USA; Professor Emeritus,  NewSchool of Architecture + Design, San Diego; Fellow of the American Institute of Architects; author and presenter on topics ranging from the architecture of Alvar Aalto to public school design.
            
            
                San Diego, CA, United States
            
         
            
            Alison Whitelaw
                Founding member, Past President, 2011 – 2012
            
                        
                Retired Principal, Platt/Whitelaw Architects, Inc.
            
            
                San Diego, CA
, United States
            
         
            
            Thomas D. Albright
                Past President, 2013 – 2014
            
                        
                Professor and Director
Vision Center Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies
            Vision Center Laboratory, Salk Institute for Biological Studies
                La Jolla, CA, United States
            
         
            
            Meredith Banasiak
                Director of Research, Boulder Associates Architects.  
Host of the Science + Design video podcast. YouTube @Science_and_Design .
Bio at www.meredithbanasiak.com
            
            Host of the Science + Design video podcast. YouTube @Science_and_Design .
Bio at www.meredithbanasiak.com
                Westminster, CO, United States
            
         
            
            Eve Edelstein
                Stanford School of Medicine Faculty, Designer, Researcher, & Public Speaker.
            
                        
                I translate clinical, neuroscientific, and anthropological knowledge into design solutions. Adjunct Professor, Stanford University School of Medicine, Neuro-Architecture Consulting International, CEO, Clinicians for Design Co-founder, Innovative Design Science President, Faculty at Pratt & Venice. 
            
            
                Palo Alto, CA, USA, United States
            
         
            
            Claire Gallagher
                Professor Emerita
School of Education, Georgian Court University
            School of Education, Georgian Court University
                Spring Lake, NJ, United States
            
         
            
            Sarah Goldhagen
                After having published Welcome to Your World: How the Built Environment Shapes Our Lives, I continue to consult with clients and write about architecture, cities, and design from a human-centered perspective, advocating for design practices grounded in neuroaesthetics and environmental psychology. 
            
            
                New York, United States
            
         
            
            Frederick Marks
                Fred, AIA, LEED AP BD+C, Six Sigma Green Belt, is currently a Visiting Scholar and Research Collaborator at the Salk Institute for Biological Studies in La Jolla, CA. He has been a licensed architect for 30+ years and has a planning & design specialty in healthcare and laboratory science facilities.
            
            
                La Jolla, CA, United States
            
         
            
            Upali Nanda
                One of the 6 pioneers of Eberhard's original cohort as a grad student, Dr. Nanda now serves on the Board of Directors
            
                        
                Global Director of Research for HKS; Associate Prof of Practice at Taubman College and member of ANFA board, Dr. Nanda is an award winning researcher working at the intersection of human perception and design, dedicated to bridging practice and academia, art and science, brain and building. 
            
            
                Ann Arbor, United States
            
         
            
            Alan Penn
                Professor in Architecture and Urban Computing
The Bartlett School of Architecture
University College London
            The Bartlett School of Architecture
University College London
                London, United Kingdom
            
         
            
            Satchidananda Panda
                Principal Investigator, Panda Lab, Regulatory Biology Laboratory
Salk Institute
            Salk Institute
                La Jolla, CA
, United States
            
         
            
            Ramesh Rao
                Director, Division of California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology (Calit2)
Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Jcaobs School of Engineering
University of California, San Diego
            Professor, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Jcaobs School of Engineering
University of California, San Diego
                La Jolla, CA, United States
            
        Matthew Smith
                Architect, University of California San Diego Capital Program Management 
            
            
                La Jolla, CA, United States
            
         
            
            Laura Wolszon
                Laura was an Associate Scientist at Columbia University, specializing in brain neurophysiology. At UCSD, she was a Senior Licensing Officer and Manager of Strategic Partnerships, initiating its first scientist/architect collaboration on wayfinding. She taught Neuroscience for Architecture at NSAD.
            
            
                La Jolla, CA, United States
            
         
            