As associate dean, Velikov will enhance research across the architecture and urban and regional planning programs to generate knowledge and creative work that challenges and enriches the future. She will work with faculty to continue to catalyze research and creative practice initiatives that encompass the breadth and range of the college. Velikov has a broad range of interdisciplinary and collaborative research interests that engage with critical questions of design across matter, technology, and spatial practices. Her work in responsive building envelopes, urban and social infrastructures, and territories of the Anthropocene cultivates environmentally conscious thinking and practices within society.