Young Lee, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
201C Human Ecology
517.432.3242
Fax: 517.432.8108
leeyou35@msu.edu  

Research Interests: sustainable indoor environment, long-term care environment, healing environment, post-occupancy evaluation, building information modeling

Dr. Young S. Lee is Assistant Professor of Interior Design at School of Planning, Design, and Construction at Michigan State University (MSU). She received a Ph.D. in Interior Design from the University of Minnesota and a M.IArch in Interior Architecture from the University of Oregon. She also has a M.Eng in Interior Architectural Design from Chung Ang University and a B.A in Literature and Linguistics from Yonsei University in Korea. She received a certificate in Interior Design as well. Her design practice involved various types of spaces from retail to office for about four years.

Her areas of teaching expertise include visual communication, building information modeling, digital representation of design, as well as design process. She has taught such classes as design studios, computer-aided design, place attachment, presentation and media, advanced communication methods at the University of Minnesota and Michigan State University.

Her current research involves evaluation of indoor environmental quality in green buildings including LEED-certified buildings, long-term care facility design and evaluation, and use of building information modeling for green indoor environment. She is interested in contributing to providing better indoor environment for the public as well as vulnerable populations through her research.