Dr. Hui Cai is the Associate Professor and Associate Director of the Institute of Health and Wellness Design at the School of Architecture and Design. Prior to joining the faculty, she taught at the University of Missouri, Columbia. She also served as the Health + Science research leader and designer at RTKL Associates in Dallas. Cai received her Ph.D. degree in evidence-based design from the Georgia Institute of Technology after several years of architectural education and practice in China and Singapore. Dr. Cai's current research focus is using a performance-driven and evidence-based design approach to analyze the relationship between culture, human behavior, and the physical environment, especially in healthcare settings. She has both presented at several international conferences and published several papers in peer-reviewed journals. Her research has been acknowledged with the 2011 International Academy of Design and Health Best Research Award and the 2019 AIA/AAH Burgun Fellowship.