Sharon Wohl, Ph.D.

Dr. Sharon Wohl joins us from the College of Design at Iowa State University, where she served as Interim Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Success. Alongside that role, she contributed as an Associate Professor in the Department of Architecture and to that department’s leadership as Undergraduate Coordinator. 

Dr. Wohl received her PhD in Spatial Planning and Strategy from Delft Technical University in the Netherlands. Wohl’s research examines how principles of complex adaptive systems can be operationalized within the built environment. Her expertise in complexity has been recognized in various ways:  through a research fellowship with the Institute for Advanced Studies in Amsterdam, invitations for speaking/guest lecture events, and through her academic appointment as a named FRK Faculty Fellow at ISU. Her research has been published in a variety of journals, including Planning Theory, Progress in Human Geography, and Space and Culture.  Prior to completing her doctorate degree, she practiced with the award-winning Canadian Architectural firm, 5468796 Architecture.