positions HELD in higher education

AUBURN UNIVERSITY | Interior Design Program Coordinator, 2018 – 2023 | Associate Professor in Interior Design, 2017 | Assistant Professor in Interior Design, 2011 – 2016

  • #1 NCIDQ, EDAC pass rates in AL
  • Pre-major enrollment up 100%
  • 4-year graduation rates up 90%
  • Full time faculty up 63%
  • Major enrollment (limited admission) up 60%
  • Retention to major up 23%
  • Award-winning internal assessment practices
  • CIDA & NASAD external re-accreditation successful

KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY | Assistant Professor in Interior Design 2008 – 2011

FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY | Graduate Teaching Assistant in Interior Design 2006 – 2008 | Online Learning Inquiry Specialist 2001 – 2004, 2006

  • Centralized support strategist and first-contact face of online learning at FSU
  • Information architect for executive-level analytic reports
  • Technical writer and content developer for internal- and external-facing comunications

degrees

MFA INTERIOR DESIGN | Exploring the hidden symbolism and secret influence of the contemporary interiors where we spend 93% of our lives (Florida State University, 2008)

PhD FORESTRY | Harnessing design as an intervention to improve food security and community resilience in the modern urban ecosystem (Auburn University, ABD, 2024)

BS INTERIOR DESIGN | Analyzing the historically-embedded meaning of space among and between classical civilizations of Europe and Asia (Florida State University, 2005)

certifications

NCIDQ-Certified Interior DesignerCouncil for Interior Design Qualification, 2012

EDAC-Certified Evidence-Based Designer | Center for Health Design, 2012

LEED-Certified Green Classroom Professional | United States Green Building Council, 2016

State-Certified Prescribed Burn Manager | Alabama Forestry Commission, 2019

micro-credentials

Building Resilience | LinkedIn Learning, 2020

Selling with Empathy | LinkedIn Learning, 2021

Responsible Conduct of Research | Florida State University, 2007

Philosophy Minor | Florida State University, 2005

teaching

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teaching online

GRADUATE

CADS 6200 Interior Design Portfolio

CADS 7050 Research Methods in Design

CADS 7900 Directed Studies

CADS 7920 Graduate Internship

CADS 7930 Advanced Design Projects

CADS 7960 Special Problems

CADS 7970 Special Topics

CADS 7990 Research and Thesis

CADS 8990 Research and Dissertation

UNDERGRADUATE

CADS 1000 Introduction to Interior Design

CADS 2150 Project Management

CADS 4900 Undergraduate Teaching Experience

CADS 4950 Interior Design Internship

CADS 4960 Special Problems in Design

CADS 4980 Undergraduate Research

CADS 5200 Interior Design Portfolio

teaching on site

GRADUATE

CADS 6400 Healthcare Design

CADS 7100 Environmental Design Theories

CADS 7910 Supervised Teaching in Design

CADS 8970 Special Topics: Studio Teaching

UNDERGRADUATE

CADS 1100 Technical Processes of Design

CADS 2100 Studio III: Visual Presentation I

CADS 2200 Studio IV: Computer-Aided Design

CADS 2400 Interior Materials and Components

CADS 2550 Lighting, Mech., and Enviro. Systems

CADS 3100 Studio VI: Lighting Design

CADS 3200 Studio VII: Residential Interiors

CADS 3400 Studio VIII: Non-Residential Interiors

CADS 3500 Business Practices in Interior Design

CADS 5350 ID Studio: Advanced Design Project

CADS 5400 Studio XI: Healthcare Design