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Ayse Ozbil Torun is an Associate Professor in the Architecture and Built Environment Department at Northumbria University. She holds a PhD in Architecture from the Georgia Institute of Technology (2010). Her research focuses on urban design, children’s wellbeing, walkability, and sustainable communities. She actively contributes to interdisciplinary studies linking urban form to health outcomes and child-friendly city design.
Key research interests include:
- Urban form analysis and its impact on mental wellbeing
- Child-centered urban design principles
- Walkability metrics in digital age urban planning
Recent publications emphasize trends in child-friendly urban spaces and data-driven spatial modeling for walkability. She has contributed to projects like 'Navigating Urban Ecologies,' exploring socio-ecological dynamics in urban environments.
Professional activities include peer-review roles for journals like Heliyon and International Journal of Behavioral Nutrition and Physical Activity, as well as organizing conferences such as the 'Architecture Media Politics and Society: Global Health Conference.'
