Stephani K. A. Robson
Stephani K. A. Robson
Facilities Management, Planning & Design
255 Statler Hall
Phone: 607-255-6852
Email: skr4@cornell.edu
Primary Research Focus
Effect of environmental factors on behavior in hospitality settings
Professional Biography
Stephani Robson, senior lecturer, worked for several years in restaurants and retail food operations in her native Canada before deciding to pursue a college degree in the field. She graduated from the School of Hotel Administration in 1988, and began her career as a foodservice designer with Cini-Little International and subsequently with Marrack Watts in Toronto, Ontario. As a professional foodservice designer, she has designed kitchen facilities for hotels, restaurants, airports, hospitals, universities and catering halls. She joined the school’s faculty in 1993; and in 1999, she completed a master of science degree in Human-Environment Relations from Cornell’s Department of Design and Environmental Analysis. Her academic interests and current doctoral studies center on how environments affect preferences and behavior, with a particular focus on hospitality settings. She is a specialist in restaurant design psychology, and has presented and published her research in a wide range of industry and academic forums around the world.
Courses Taught
- Spring 10: HADM 2255 - Hospitality Development and Planning
- Fall 09: HADM 2255 - Hospitality Development and Planning
Academic Degrees
- M.S., Cornell University
- B.S., Cornell University