Heather Kolakowski is a lecturer in food and beverage management at Cornell’s Nolan School of Hotel Administration and Associate Director of the Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures. She teaches several food and beverage courses, including “Restaurant Management” and “Nonprofit Social Enterprise and Food Justice.” Ms. Kolakowski is also the faculty advisor for Hotel Ezra Cornell (HEC), the student-run hospitality showcase conference that allows students the opportunity to put theory into practice each spring while taking on leadership responsibilities. She is the recipient of the 2017 Kaplan Family Distinguished Faculty Fellowship for her dedication to service learning.
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Designing for Healthy Sleep and Travel
A Research Perspective
Tuesday, March 23, 2021, 10am EDT
Event Overview
The pandemic has disrupted all aspects of our lives: how we work, how we socialize, how we provide healthcare, how we travel, and even how we sleep. As we confront this health crisis, healthy sleep is especially essential for our safety, work performance, and well-being.
Sponsored by the Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures, this live online session features insight from health, hospitality, and design researchers, who will highlight academic perspectives and tangible industry practices to increase our understanding of the impact of healthy sleep in our homes and in travel settings. Join this interactive panel event to learn about evidence-based clinical trials and cutting-edge research on sound sleep and circadian rhythms, and discover how, using this research, we can design for better sleep and change our sleep culture to travel safely and lead healthier lives.
Sponsored by the Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures, this live online session features insight from health, hospitality, and design researchers, who will highlight academic perspectives and tangible industry practices to increase our understanding of the impact of healthy sleep in our homes and in travel settings. Join this interactive panel event to learn about evidence-based clinical trials and cutting-edge research on sound sleep and circadian rhythms, and discover how, using this research, we can design for better sleep and change our sleep culture to travel safely and lead healthier lives.
What You'll Learn
- The surprising relationship between guest sleep satisfaction and overall hotel satisfaction
- The hospitality attributes that are the strongest predictors of guest sleep and hotel satisfaction
- Effective, evidence-based educational programs to improve sleep and prevent disturbances to circadian rhythms during times of social/physical distancing and the COVID-19 pandemic
Speakers
Heather Kolakowski
Lecturer, Food and Beverage Management
Cornell Nolan School of Hotel Administration
Lecturer in Food and Beverage Management, Cornell's Nolan School of Hotel Administration; Associate Director, Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures
Rana Zadeh
Associate Professor, Co-director, and Co-founder
Health Design Innovations Lab (HDIL), Design + Environmental Analysis, Cornell College of Human Ecology
Associate Professor, Co-director, and Co-founder of the Health Design Innovations Lab (HDIL), Design + Environmental Analysis, Cornell College of Human Ecology
Rana Zadeh specializes in evidence-based and human-centered healthcare design. Her work focuses on improving quality of life and management of symptoms for individuals who experience chronic, advanced, or life-limiting illness, and optimizing working environments and caring experiences for their formal and informal caregivers.
Dr. Zadeh’s lab develops translational solutions to bring best evidence to practice using a systems approach combining available capacities in design, engineering, psychology, business, and medicine, and in partnership with communities. These include environmental, technological, or educational guidelines and solutions to support safety, quality of life, and dignity.
Rebecca Robbins, M.S., Ph.D.
Instructor in Medicine and Associate Scientist
Harvard Medical School
Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Associate Scientist, Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Rebecca Robbins is a sleep researcher and co-author of “Sleep for Success!” Her research includes communication, design, and marketing principles to create interventions that improve sleep and circadian outcomes.
Rohit Verma
Professor
Cornell Nolan School of Hotel Administration
Founding Provost, VinUniversity; Professor, School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University
Rohit Verma (Professor, Operations, Technology, and Information Management area; School of Hotel Administration; Cornell SC Johnson College of Business) is currently on leave from Cornell University and serving as the Founding Provost/Rector (Chief Academic Officer) of VinUniversity, Hanoi, Vietnam. Prior to his current appointment, Dr. Verma was the Dean of External Relations for Cornell SC Johnson College of Business (May 2016 – June 2019), Singapore Tourism Board Distinguished Professor (January 2014 – June 2019), Executive Director of Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures (July 2015 – June 2018), and Executive Director of Cornell Center for Hospitality Research (July 2009 – June 2012).
Heather Kolakowski
Lecturer, Food and Beverage Management
Cornell Nolan School of Hotel Administration
Lecturer in Food and Beverage Management, Cornell's Nolan School of Hotel Administration; Associate Director, Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures
Heather Kolakowski is a lecturer in food and beverage management at Cornell’s Nolan School of Hotel Administration and Associate Director of the Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures. She teaches several food and beverage courses, including “Restaurant Management” and “Nonprofit Social Enterprise and Food Justice.” Ms. Kolakowski is also the faculty advisor for Hotel Ezra Cornell (HEC), the student-run hospitality showcase conference that allows students the opportunity to put theory into practice each spring while taking on leadership responsibilities. She is the recipient of the 2017 Kaplan Family Distinguished Faculty Fellowship for her dedication to service learning.
Rana Zadeh
Associate Professor, Co-director, and Co-founder
Health Design Innovations Lab (HDIL), Design + Environmental Analysis, Cornell College of Human Ecology
Associate Professor, Co-director, and Co-founder of the Health Design Innovations Lab (HDIL), Design + Environmental Analysis, Cornell College of Human Ecology
Rana Zadeh specializes in evidence-based and human-centered healthcare design. Her work focuses on improving quality of life and management of symptoms for individuals who experience chronic, advanced, or life-limiting illness, and optimizing working environments and caring experiences for their formal and informal caregivers.
Dr. Zadeh’s lab develops translational solutions to bring best evidence to practice using a systems approach combining available capacities in design, engineering, psychology, business, and medicine, and in partnership with communities. These include environmental, technological, or educational guidelines and solutions to support safety, quality of life, and dignity.
Rebecca Robbins, M.S., Ph.D.
Instructor in Medicine and Associate Scientist
Harvard Medical School
Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Instructor in Medicine, Harvard Medical School; Associate Scientist, Division of Sleep and Circadian Disorders, Brigham and Women’s Hospital
Rebecca Robbins is a sleep researcher and co-author of “Sleep for Success!” Her research includes communication, design, and marketing principles to create interventions that improve sleep and circadian outcomes.
Rohit Verma
Professor
Cornell Nolan School of Hotel Administration
Founding Provost, VinUniversity; Professor, School of Hotel Administration, Cornell University
Rohit Verma (Professor, Operations, Technology, and Information Management area; School of Hotel Administration; Cornell SC Johnson College of Business) is currently on leave from Cornell University and serving as the Founding Provost/Rector (Chief Academic Officer) of VinUniversity, Hanoi, Vietnam. Prior to his current appointment, Dr. Verma was the Dean of External Relations for Cornell SC Johnson College of Business (May 2016 – June 2019), Singapore Tourism Board Distinguished Professor (January 2014 – June 2019), Executive Director of Cornell Institute for Healthy Futures (July 2015 – June 2018), and Executive Director of Cornell Center for Hospitality Research (July 2009 – June 2012).
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