Dak Kopec is an Architectural Psychologist and Professor in the School of Architecture at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Dak has authored several books used by design educators, including three editions of Environmental Psychology for Design. He has also written the novel Broken Boys Beyond Friendships, a story that details the lives of young people coming to terms with growing up in the early 1990’s. Dr. Kopec is a two-time Polsky Prize winner, is credited with researching, developing, and administering the first low residency graduate program focused on designs for human health at the Boston Architectural College, and has been awarded honorary Fellowship to ASID (HFASID). Dak served as a Visiting Professor at the University of Hawaii with a joint position in the schools’ architecture and medicine, was listed as a Fulbright Specialist, and subsequently served two terms as a Fulbright Reviewer. In 2017 Dak won IDEC’s Community Service Award for the design of a group home for people with developmental disabilities and early onset Dementia. Today Dak is interested in the use of design as a means to promote social equity and healthy spaces especially for LGBTQ+ youth. Community by calling upon his diverse educational background in Health Sciences, Psychology, and Architecture. He is committed to design that promotes social equality for all people.