Jeanne Kisacky is a writer and architectural historian whose research focuses on the interaction of design and health. She has studied architectural design as well as architectural history and has taught classes at Cornell University, Syracuse University, and Binghamton University. Her publications have focused on the history of hospital design up to World War II.
She is fascinated by the influence of design process and modern building materials and technologies on healthcare facilities. She considers the hospital as a community element–influenced by urban context, nursing strategies and patient communities as well as by theories of disease and ever-changing medical practices.
She is currently working on a history of post-war hospital design and construction, focusing on the Hill-Burton Act of 1946 which spread hospitals and hospital design standards to all corners of the country.
To contact her send an email to jeannekisacky at gmail.com.