Beth McGee

Beth McGee has a Ph.D. degree from the University of Florida with a concentration in interior design. She has passed the NCIDQ exam and has been licensed to practice in the state of Florida since 2008. She is also a LEED AP. Her personal focus areas for teaching, scholarship and service are through service learning and biophilic design (nature-inspired). It follows a mission to do good through design by working with stakeholders/users to integrate diverse perspectives into the design process from the beginning. This increases beneficial choices, reduces waste and increases the opportunity for voices to be heard with the optimal outcomes including greater place attachment and more environmentally responsible actions. She is involved with the Rural Health Research Institute at Georgia Southern, an interdisciplinary hub of research focusing on rural health issues spanning the health spectrum (physical health, mental health, and prevention). She is also engaged in the NIH HiBR organization connecting health research to practice.