Amanda Cleveland graduated Cum Laude from Florida State University with a Bachelor of Science in Interior Design in 2011. Currently a second-year M.F.A. candidate at The Florida State University, Department of Interior Design, Amanda is a Graduate Teaching Assistant, serves as the chairperson for the Graduate Visual Communications Committee and is the Graduate Representative for the university's Interior Design Student Organization (IDSO). Amanda's thesis research and project focuses on biophilic design and its relation to the human affinity for nature and the integration of this form of design into alternative healing environments. With this she is studying how people benefit from nature-conscious spaces and furnishings, and the potential it has to impact their overall well-being. Amanda plans to complete her Masters degree in the summer of 2014 and focus her career on biophilic design, alternative healing environments, hospitality design, commercial design, and evidence-based design.