Publications & Conferences
Peer-Reviewed Journal Articles
2026
El-Ghazouly, Y., Lee, H., Barnstaple, R., Kenny, S., & Hansen, P. “Mature Artistry and Adaptive Practices: Reframing Aging through Participatory and Transdisciplinary Inquiry.” CENA Journal 44(2). doi.org/10.22456/2236-3254.152844
2026
El-Ghazouly, Y. “The Etiquette of Access: Cultural Press, Relational Accessibility, and the Embodied Negotiation of Belonging in Later Life.” Journal of Aging Studies 76: 101407. doi.org/10.1016/j.jaging.2026.101407
2025
El-Ghazouly, Y., & Hansen, P. “SpaceScript: An Improvisational Method for Exploring Older Adults’ Lived Spatial Experience in Participatory Research.” International Journal of Qualitative Methods 24. doi.org/10.1177/16094069251407801
2021
El-Ghazouly, Y., & El Antably, A. “Using Digital Human Models to Evaluate the Ergonomic Comfort of Interior Layouts and Furniture Design.” Technology | Architecture + Design 5(2): 245–259. doi.org/10.1080/24751448.2021.1967061
Manuscripts Under Review
2026
El-Ghazouly, Y. “Provisional Spatial Fit in Shared Interiors: Older Adults’ Adaptive Spatial Practices as Architectural Evidence.” Archnet-IJAR. Under Review
2026
El-Ghazouly, Y., & Mastour, M. “Negotiating Privacy and Social Image: Socio-Spatial Dualities in the Contemporary Household in Cairo.” Journal of Housing and the Built Environment. Under Review
Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers
2026
El-Khouly, T., Eldiasty, A., El-Ghazouly, Y., Abubakr Ali, L., & Ali Mustafa, F. “Visibility Is Not Enough: Wayfinding Loss, Re-orientation, and the Integration–Choice Conflict in Multi-Storey Buildings.” 15th International Space Syntax Symposium (SSS15), Malaysia.
Conference Papers Under Review
2027
El-Ghazouly, Y., & Maurer, F. “Translating Situated Behavior into Design Evidence: An Observation-Based Framework for Older Adults’ Spatial Participation.” CAADRIA 2027. Under Review
2026
El-Ghazouly, Y. “Spatial Decision-Making in Later Life: A Participatory Study of Social and Spatial Interactions.” Canadian Association on Gerontology Conference. Under Review
2026
El-Ghazouly, Y., Lee, H., Barnstaple, R., Kenny, S., & Hansen, P. “Toward a Transdisciplinary Understanding of Mature Dancers’ Artistry and Adaptive Practices in Canada.” Canadian Association on Gerontology Conference. Under Review
Conference Presentations
2025
El-Ghazouly, Y., Lee, H., Barnstaple, R., Kenny, S., & Hansen, P. “Mature Artistry and Adaptive Practices.” Dance Research Conference, Movement Research Festival, Calgary.
2020
El-Ghazouly, Y. “Architecture as a Symbol and Objectivation of Human Rage.” Time, Space and Culture International Conference, Oxford.
Selected Design Competitions
2015
1st Place, Jotun Mentorship Competition (National, Egypt)
2015
2nd Place, Urban Innovations Phase II · 3rd Place, Phase I (National, Egypt)
2014
1st Place, Un-Design Product Design Award (International)
2014
Shortlisted, Nasser Bin Hamad Housing Competition (International)
Methods & Technical Expertise
Research methods
Participatory researchQualitative designBehavioral observationEmbodied & performative methodsCommunity-engaged researchResearch with older adults
Design evaluation
Inclusive design evaluationErgonomic evaluationDigital human modelingWayfinding & spatial behaviorPre-occupancy evaluation
Digital & design tools
UnityUnreal EngineVR / immersiveRhino 3DGrasshopperRevitAutoCADAgent-based simulation