Sherry Ahrentzen

Sherry Ahrentzen, Ph.D., is a Professor Emeritus at the University of Florida (UF) and at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM). Until January 2021, she was Shimberg Professor of Housing Studies and a Professor in the M.E. Rinker, Sr., School of Construction Management at UF.  Her research on housing and community design that fosters the physical, social and economic health of households has been published extensively in journals and received numerous research and instructional grants from various agencies. Her research projects reflect a multidisciplinary approach to studying building performance for occupant health, ranging from policy to design/construction to human behavior. Dr. Ahrentzen’s doctorate in social ecology from the University of California, Irvine, reflects the multidisciplinary and collaborative nature of her research and teaching practices.