James W. Varni

Professor Emeritus
Curriculum Vitae

Quick Information

Affiliations

  • Department of Landscape Architecture & Urban Planning
  • Center for Health Systems & Design

Education

B.A.

(Psychology)
University of California
Santa Barbara
1972

M.A.

(Psychology)
University of California
Los Angeles
1974

Ph.D.

(Psychology)
University of California
Los Angeles
1976

Postdoctoral Fellow

Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine
1977

Scholarly Interests

Dr. Varni’s areas of expertise are measurement instrument development and conceptual models in pediatric health conditions. He also conducts research on the built environment of pediatric patients as a basis for evidence-based architectural design.