BS, Architectural Studies, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign (UIUC) MUP, Urban Planning, UIUC MFA, Interior Design, ISU PhD, Education, ISU
Research Interests Cognition in design education, instructional technology in the studio environment, predicting student success in design programs, interdisciplinary education and formative assessment.
Current Projects A case for Adaptive Identification and Control of Interior Design and Engineering Education using Formative Assessment
Standardized tests for admissions criteria into interior design programs: How effective are they in predicting success in college?
The role of personality traits and The Big Five in the admissions process for interior design programs
Mathematics anxiety and the interior design student
Undergraduate interior design program admissions: What is the best predictor of future “success?
