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Research and Publications

IDES faculty actively pursue various research agendas including environments for children, color perception, teaching pedagogy, privacy issues related to Saudi residential environments, interconnectedness of fashion and architectural representations of culture, and analysis of cultural and social control using the built environment.

Helen Peterson, PhD

  • Peterson, H. P. (2021) Built Environment accessibility in the Eastern Province of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as seen by persons with disabilities. Journal of Accessibility and Design for All. 11(1), 115-147. DOI: 10.17411/jacces.v11i1.294
  • AlKhateeb, M. & Peterson, H. P. (2021). The impact of COVID-19 on perceptions of home and house design in Saudi Arabia. Strategic Design Research Journal. Volume 14, number 01, January – April 2021. 327-338. DOI: 10.4013/sdrj.2021.141.27
  • Peterson, H.P., Al Kassim, Z. (2020) A Case Study on Perceptions of Public Transportation in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia. Transport Problems (15) 2, 5-15. DOI: 10.21307/tp-2020-015.
  • Peterson, H.P.; Al Shamasi, S.; Al Khateeb, M. (2019) Analysis of Spatial Ability Testing Results and Interior Design Program Success for Female University Students in Saudi Arabia. Test Engineering and Management, 81, 01-08.
  • Samir El-Nakla, Chedly B. Yahya, Helen. P. Peterson, Omar K. M. Ouda, and Mohamed Ouda, (2018), “Residential Consumers Awareness of Energy Conservation Practices in Saudi Arabia” in Sustainability and Resilience Conference: Mitigating Risks and Emergency Planning, KnE Engineering, pages 244–258. DOI 10.18502/keg.v3i7.3097
  • Ouda, Omar K.M., Samir El-Nakla, Chedly B. Yahya, Helen P. Peterson and Mohamed Ouda. (2017) Energy Conservation Awareness among Residential Consumers in Saudi Arabia. Int. J. Com. Dig. Sys. 6, (6). International Journal of Computing and Digital Systems.
  • Ouda, O.K.M., Peterson, H.P., M. Rehan, M., Sadef, Y., Alghazo, J. M., Nizami, A. S. (2017) A Case Study of Sustainable Construction Waste Management in Saudi Arabia. Waste and Biomass Valorization https://doi.org/10.1007/s12649-017-0174-9 Published online 13 December, 2017.
  • Samir El-Nakla, Chedly B. Yahya, Helen P. Peterson, Mohamed Ouda and Ouda, Omar K.M. (2017) Residential Consumers Awareness of Energy Conservation Practices in Saudi Arabia, presented at 9th IEEE-GCC Conference and Exhibition (GCCCE), Bahrain, May 2017.
  • Samir El-Nakla, Chedly B. Yahya, Helen P. Peterson, Mohamed Ouda and Ouda, Omar K.M. (2017) Renewable Energy in Saudi Arabia: Current Status, Initiatives and Challenges, presented at 9th IEEE-GCC Conference and Exhibition (GCCCE), Bahrain, May 2017.
  • Peterson, H.P. (2008) Clarkdale, Arizona: Built Environment, Social Order, and the City Beautiful Movement, 1913-1920. Journal of Arizona History 49, (1), 27-46.
  • Peterson, H.P. “The Killer Flu of 1918: How the Verde Valley Stared Down a Pandemic.” Verde Independent October 21, 2009: 1-3.

Maryam Al Khateeb, PhD

  • Using Skype as a Qualitative Interview Meduim within the Context of Saudi Arabia. The Qualitative Report, 23(10), 2253-2260. https://nsuworks.nova.edu/tqr/vol23/iss10/1"
  • Peterson, H.P.; Al Shamasi, S.; Al Khateeb, M. (2019) Analysis of Spatial Ability Testing Results and Interior Design Program Success for Female University Students in Saudi Arabia. Test Engineering and Management, 81, 01-08.

Shams Al Shamasi, PhD

  • Peterson, H.P.; Al Shamasi, S.; Al Khateeb, M. (2019) Analysis of Spatial Ability Testing Results and Interior Design Program Success for Female University Students in Saudi Arabia. Test Engineering and Management, 81, 01-08.