Home and Place Project, LLC
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About

Home and Place Project

Nichole Kain

Doctoral Candidate, Antioch University New England

Hi, I’m Nichole, the primary investigator for this study: Aging in Place with a Warming Climate.
My background in occupational therapy, environmental gerontology, and home modifications for healthy aging guide my interest in regional and residential climate adaptation strategies for medically vulnerable populations. Specifically, I am passionate about age-friendly housing design for areas experiencing extreme weather events.

“I’m on a mission to change the way we think about homes in America.
No more Peter Pan houses, building as if we will never get old.”
— Nichole Kain

Education

PhD Environmental Studies, Sustainable Community Planning (in progress)
Antioch University New England

Graduate Certificate (2019) Community Planning
Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff, AZ, USA
Research projects included: legal and ethical implications of age-restricted communities, elder migration trends in Colorado, history of residential post-occupancy evaluations, age-friendly housing policy

MA (2010) Gerontology with emphasis in Health, Wellness, and Aging
San Francisco State University, San Francisco, CA, USA
Thesis: Naturally Occurring Retirement Communities, mapping trends and predicting patterns of aging in America

BSc. (2005) Occupational Therapy
Florida Gulf Coast University, Fort Myers, FL, USA

Additional training

  • 2021 Reframing Aging training. FrameWorks Institute.

  • 2020 EcoDistricts AP

  • 2019 NCI System Certified Trainer, National Charrette Institute. Brooklyn, NY.

  • 2018 Design Psychology Workshop, housing interior emphasis. Toby Israel Consulting, Inc. Online.

  • 2018 Certification in Older Adult Mental Health First Aid. Mental Health First Aid USA. Longmont, CO.

  • 2017 Certified Aging in Place Specialist (CAPS). National Association of Home Builders. Denver, CO.

Community Engagement

Nichole presents guest lectures and and hosts workshops to groups as large as a handful or hundreds.
Some of her popular topics include:

  • Climate Change and Aging

  • Environments for Aging

  • Accessible Tiny Homes

  • Environmental Autobiographies

  • Residential Universal Design

  • AARP HomeFit