Dr. Nadime Adi, PhD, M.Arch, B.Arch

Dr. Nadim Adi is an assistant professor in the School of Family and Consumer Sciences at Texas State University’s College of Applied Arts. His academic work focuses on the relationship between people and the built environment, including interior design, architecture, environmental psychology and emerging technologies. Texas State identifies him professionally as Mohamad Nadim Adi. The faculty profile provided refers to him as “Dr. Nadim Adi,” rather than “Nadim Ali.” Texas State faculty profile

Adi’s published research has examined how architectural and interior environments affect human behavior, mental health and well-being. His work includes studies of architecture and mental disorders, the psychological effects of COVID-19 quarantine on children and the role of environmental design, and the use of recycled materials in architectural education. He has also co-authored research on classroom lighting and its visual and non-visual effects in a large university setting, published in Building and Environment in 2025.

His broader scholarly interests connect design with aging, mental health, sustainability and human-computer interaction. At Texas State, he has participated in the Alliance of Researchers in Aging and has served as a reviewer for journals and academic publications involving virtual reality, dementia, human factors and green urbanism. His professional honors include recognition from the Marie Curie Alumni Association, Future Earth and the International Consortium of Research Staff Associations. The university also lists him as a participant in efforts to expand artificial-intelligence curriculum and infrastructure at Texas State. Texas State service record