Xiaobo Quan, PhD, EDAC

Dr. Xiaobo Quan is professor of practice and the director of the Center for Health Research & Design (CHRD) at Washington University in St. Louis. With more than 20 years’ experience in research and practice, Dr. Quan leads multidisciplinary collaborative efforts in using rigorous methods to examine the built environment’s impact on human behaviors and health outcomes, evaluating design innovations, and creating tools and resources for applying research-based knowledge in design practice. He

publishes and presents widely at national and international levels.

Prior to joining the center, Xiaobo was a senior researcher at The Center for Health Design in Concord, California. He also is an experienced architect with extensive professional work in the U.S. and China. He holds a doctoral degree in architecture from Texas A&M University and two professional degrees in architecture from Southeast University in China.