Education
Doctorate Degree
PhD in Housing, Interior Design and Resource Management
Virginia Poly Inst & State Univ, 2004
Master's Degree
MFA in Interior Architectural Design
Chung-Ang University, 1995
Featured grants
- Tyne, Intisar Ameen (Principal), Ahn, Mira (Co-Principal), Kabir, Md Mahruf (Co-Principal). 2023-2024 College of Applied Arts Undergraduate Research Learning Communities grant, 2023-2024 College of Applied Arts Undergraduate Research Learning Communities grant, Texas State University, $6000. (Submitted: July 27, 2023, Funded: July 31, 2024). Grant.
- Kabir, Md Mahruf (Principal), Ahn, Mira (Co-Principal), Tyne, Intisar Ameen (Co-Principal). Engaging students in research through design-build learning: Wayfinding improvement in the Family and Consumer Sciences building (FCS), 2025-2026 College of Applied Arts Undergraduate Research Learning Communities Grant, Texas State University, $6000. (Funded: October 28, 2025 - Present). Grant.
- Hegde Niezgoda, Asha Latha (Principal), Westerberg, Carmen E (Co-Principal), Martinez-Ramos, Gloria P. (Co-Principal), Ahn, Mira (Co-Principal). Effects of indoor lighting interventions on sleep, well-being, and safety in older adults living independently in public housing, Multidisciplinary Team Incentive, Texas State University, $2460. (Funded: July 2016 - Present). Grant.
- Ahn, Mira. Older people’s home modification behavior in rural areas, University of Tennessee – Martin, $881.52. (Funded: April 2007). Grant.
- Kwon, Hyunjoo (Principal), Percent Contribution: %50, Ahn, Mira (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %25, Kim, Daejin (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %15, Hwang, Eunjoo (Co-Principal), Percent Contribution: %10. Smart Home Models for Aging Stages: A Data-Driven Approach to Environmental Behavior, National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF), Federal, $610000. (Funded: March 1, 2025 - February 29, 2028). Grant.
Featured scholarly/creative works
- Ahn, M., Kwon, H. J., & Kang, J. (2020). Supporting aging-in-place well: Findings from a cluster analysis of the reasons for aging-in-place and perceptions of well-being. Journal of Applied Gerontology, 39(1), 3–15. https://doi.org/10.1177/0733464817748779
- Ahn, M., Kang, J., & Kwon, H. J. (2020). The concept of aging in place as intention. The Gerontologist, 60(1), 50–59. https://doi.org/10.1093/geront/gny167
- Ahn, M., Beamish, J. O., & Goss, R. C. (2008). Understanding older adults’ attitudes and adoption of residential technologies. Family and Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 36(3), 243–260. https://doi.org/10.1177/1077727X07311504
- Kwon, H. J., Ahn, M., Hwang, E., & Oh, C.-O. (2022). Korean older adults’ intention to choose home modifications: A case study of Busan residents. In Housing Education and Research Association (HERA) conference proceedings (pp. 5–7). Retrieved from https://housingeducators.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2022-hera-proceedings-final.pdf
- Kang, J., Ahn, M., & Kwon, H. J. (2022). The role of human environmental well-being in predicting life satisfaction: Focus on Hispanic and white older adults. Journal of Educational Gerontology. https://doi.org/doi:10.1080/03601277.2022.2143028
Featured awards
- Award / Honor Recipient: College Achievement Award of Excellence in Service, TXST. 2025
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Awards for Excellence in Scholarship Activities, TXST. 2021
- Award / Honor Recipient: Favorite Professors for Spring 2019, Alpha Chi. 2019
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Distinction Award for Excellence in Teaching Activities, TXST. 2018
- Award / Honor Recipient: Presidential Awards for Excellence in Scholarship Activities, TXST. 2015
Featured service activities
- Other
Interior Design Program
- Member
Classroom Renovations - College representative
- Member
Housing Education and Research Association (HERA) Awards Committee
- Member
FCS Personnel Committee
- Member
School Curriculum Committee
- Reviewer / Referee
Housing and Education and Research Association (HERA)