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 Designer | Council 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
- Most Innovative Educator, Top Hat
- Most Admired Educator, DesignIntelligence
- SGA Outstanding Faculty, Auburn University
- Outstanding Diversity & Inclusion, AU
- CAD Lab Goddess, Florida State University
- Mary Jo Weale Award for Excellence, FSU
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