Frank Becker
Professor and Chair
fdb2@cornell.edu
E106 Martha Van Rensselaer Hall
607.255.1950
Education
PhD 1972 - University of California, Davis Social and Environmental Psychology
BA 1968 - University of California, Davis Psychology
Bio
Professor Becker is Director of the International Workplace Studies Program (IWSP), and Co-Director of the Design Concepts Laboratory (DCL). The IWSP research focuses on innovative workplace strategies that leverage the scarce reources of people, space, technology, and finance to strengthen organizations’ competitive advantage.
The Design Concepts Laboratory extends the boundaries of traditional academic research programs by including, but going beyond, evaluation research and the exploration of relationships between how facilities are planned, designed, and managed and their impact on individuals, teams, and the organization as a whole. The DCL seeks to develop innovative design concepts for processes, products and environments that can be systematically tested and refined. Two major research themes are Workscape 21 and Healthscape 21. Workscape 21 focuses on offices and the workplace of professionals and service workers. Healthscape 21 focuses on facilities and facility systems intended to improve health and well-being.
Courses
DEA 451/659 - Seminar in Facility Planning and Management
DEA 453/653 - Planning and Managing the Workplace: The Ecology of the Healthcare Environment
Research and Publication
Professor Becker is a founding editor of the Journal of Corporate Real Estate and the Journal of Facilities Management. He is a Fellow of the American Psychological Association, and a member of the International Facility Management Association.
Publication
What is facility management? The changing role of facility management
Facility Management Journal