Education and Certifications
MFA, Department of Design, University of Kansas
BS-Family and Consumer Sciences, Interior Design, Pittsburg State University
Interests, Publications, and Presentations
Professional Interests
My professional interests include interaction design and cultural sustainability as it relates to interior spaces. Through the user centered design process, my research is focused on the interaction of humans (physically and mentally) with objects and spaces that surround them.
Selected professional activities
Conference Presentation: "Kitchen-soap Skin isn't Kissable: Idealized Femininity in Post-WWII Personal and Home Maintenance Advertisements", International Conference on Arts and Humanities, Honolulu, Hawaii, January 2009
Conference Presentation, "ER One" Using an Innovative Design Process for a Hospital Emergency Room. Continuing Education Conference, Harvard University School of Design Cambridge, MA
Presentation, " The Effects of Cultural Sustainability on Learning Environments" Department of Design, University of Kansas Lawrence, KS
Graduate Work Information
Link to ER One project
Link to Kindle video project
Student Projects
FCS 110
FCS 120
Professional Practice—Business plan
Studio II Greenbush projects
Studio II office projects
