- Pronouns:
- she/her
- Email:
- hassmoha@iu.edu
- Campus:
- IU Bloomington
Education
- Ph.D. Human Ecology- Design Studies, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2022
- Master of Arts: Public Affairs, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, 2015
- B.S. Interior Design (Honors); B.S. Communications Media, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Indiana, PA , 2014
About
Hassnaa Mohammed is an Assistant Professor of interior design at the Eskenazi School of Art, Architecture + Design. Her current research is on human-place relationships in socio-religious spaces and community buildings. She is driven by her passion for community work and developing design guidelines for safe spaces that promote emotional and spiritual wellbeing from individuals from all backgrounds. Dr. Mohammed has presented her research at the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) several times and has published manuscripts in the Health Environments Research & Design journal, Community Development Journal, and Gender, Place and Culture.
Dr. Mohammed was formerly an assistant professor at The Design School at Arizona State University (ASU) and a core affiliate of the Center of Muslim Experience in the US at ASU. She has instructed a wide variety of undergraduate and graduate studios and lecture-based courses. Additionally, she worked for several leading interior design firms in the United States and Portugal. She received Dual Bachelor of Science in Interior Design and Communications Media from Indiana University of Pennsylvania, as well as her Master of Art in Public Affairs with a focus on international development and Muslim women.
Recent Publications
Peer Reviewed Journal Papers
Mohammed, H. (2024). Designing a new brand of Islamic places in the United States: The hidden program of third spaces. Design Issues, 40(1), 45-60. https://doi.org/10.1162/desi_a_00743
Mohammed, H. (2023). “Come as you are”: Place attachment to Islamic third spaces in the United States. Community Development Journal, 59(1), 49-67. https://doi.org/10.1093/cdj/bsad002
Mohammed, H. (2022). From women’s sections: Place affordances and women’s sense of place in American mosques. Gender, Place, and Culture, 31(8), 1095-1117. https://doi.org/10.1080/0966369X.2022.2150606
Shin, J., Dennis, S. & Mohammed, H. (2021). Mental Health Outcome Measures in Environmental Design Research: A Critical Review. Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 14(3),331-357.https://doi.org/10.1177/1937586721999787
Creative Scholarship
Mohammed, H. (2018). THE WALL. in:cite journal, 1, 16-17. http://dx.doi.org/10.33137/incite.1.28853 [peer reviewed]
ASU HUB: Redesigning a mixed-use room in an Arizona prison (January 2023-July 2024), [Collaborative Project]. Project implemented in July 2024.
Peer Reviewed Conference Proceedings
Hassan, H. K. (2014). Graffiti as a communication medium during the Arab Spring. The Proceedings of the Laurel Highlands Communications Conference.
Other Publications
Mohammed, H. K. (2015). Enhancing slum conditions in Cairo, Egypt: An inter-sector perspective. Indiana University of Pennsylvania. (Master’s thesis)