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Cleo Valentine
I am a design researcher
My work explores the impact of architectural forms on neuroimmunological activity, with a particular focus on the relationship between neuroinflammation and the built environment. This research aims to uncover new insights that can inform architectural practices to promote better health outcomes.
I hold industry research roles as a Design Researcher in Neuroarchitecture at HKS and Research and Innovation Lead at the RISE Research Institutes of Sweden, alongside academic appointments as an Affiliate Lecturer at the University of Cambridge and Research Associate at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.
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Publications
Valentine (2023)
DOI:10.3390/ijerph20095637
DOI:10.3390/ijerph20095637
Valentine (2023)
DOI:10.3390/ijerph20032735Valentine (2024)
DOI:10.3389/fcomp.2023.1237531DOI: 10.3390/buildings14051292
DOI: 10.1080/17508975.2024.2407319
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.q2773
DOI.org/10.3390/brainsci15020201
DOI.org/10.1016/j.foar.2025.05.004
DOI.ORG/10.3390/buildings15173212
DOI.ORG/10.4324/9781003469162-26
DOI.ORG/10.1007/s44327-025-00167
DOI.ORG/10.3390/buildings16040885
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A Computational Analysis of Sensory Environments
Research Ongoing
A Computer Vision and Machine Learning Approach
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Bio
Cleo Valentine is a researcher and lecturer working at the intersection of architecture, computational neuroscience, bioethics, and public health. She is an Affiliate Lecturer in Architecture at the University of Cambridge and an Department Associate at Harvard University, where she is investigating how visual exposure to architectural form influences allostatic activity and neurophysiological stress. In doing so, she is working to establish the emerging field of architectural neuroimmunology.
Cleo serves as Senior Design Researcher in Neuroarchitecture at HKS and Senior Research and Innovation Lead at RISE Research Institutes of Sweden.
Cleo completed a Doctoral Visiting Fellowship in Public Health at Harvard University (2025) and holds both a PhD in Architecture and an MPhil in Architecture and Urban Studies from the University of Cambridge (2022), an MSc in Sustainable Urban Development from the University of Oxford (2019), and a BA in Urban Systems and Economics from McGill University and the University of Copenhagen (2016).
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