Berit Ann Roos

Berit Ann Roos is a PhD Candidate and Facility Management Lecturer-researcher at Hanze University of Applied Sciences. She is affiliated with the Research Centre for Built Environment – NoorderRuimte and serves as Principal Investigator (PI) in multiple projects focusing on architecture's impact on quality of life for individuals with challenging behaviors. Her work bridges healthcare design, sensory stimuli, and behavioral studies.

Key affiliations include:

• Research Centre for Built Environment – NoorderRuimte
• Facility Management Department

Her research interests center on:

• Challenging Behaviour mitigation through architectural design
• Quality of life improvements in healthcare facilities
• Routinely collected data analysis in healthcare environments

Recent work trends emphasize interdisciplinary approaches combining:

• Case studies of Dutch healthcare facilities
• Sensory stimuli interventions
• Data-driven design solutions

Notable collaborations include the HSD Innovation Lab Health Space Design network. She actively participates in workshops and conferences, including presentations at Design4Health and ARCH22 events.

Labs/Teams: Member of the Facility Management Organisational Unit and co-PI in the HSD Innovation Lab.