Dr. Julie Zook is an assistant professor at the Texas Tech College of Architecture. Her research focuses on society, health, and architecture. With colleagues, she recently published the co-edited book “The Covert Life of Hospital Architecture,” which presents new research and reflective essays on the design and social life of hospitals. She is a board member of the Texas Tech University Humanities Center. This year she is co-leading a cross-disciplinary speaker series, film series, and spring conference on the theme of health sponsored by the Humanities Center. Outside of the university, she is a board member and research chair for the Foundation for Health Environments Research and owner of the consultancy Spatial Form.