This signature research area emphasizes experimental teaching methodologies like field teaching and learning labs, fostering holistic art education and promoting visual and design thinking within inclusive environments. Grounded in evidence-based practices and the scholarship of learning and teaching, faculty’s work advocates for risk-taking pedagogy and participatory design approaches, fostering community building and advancing the role of art education in advocating for inclusive and creative learning experiences.

Miriam Martincic by Christopher Gannon ISU

Graphic design professor illustrates for some of the biggest names in the publishing world

Miriam Martincic persevered through plenty of rejection when she began submitting her original illustrations for competitions and publication. Attempt after attempt resulted in a pass – assuming she got any response at all. Then something changed.

Faculty Expertise

Anson Call>

Anson Call

Associate Professor
Graphic Design

Bernard Canniffe>

Bernard Canniffe

Associate Professor
Graphic Design

Yongyeon Cho>

Yongyeon Cho

Associate Professor
Interior Design

Clark Colby>

Clark Colby

Assistant Teaching Professor
Art and Visual Culture

Shelby Doyle>

Shelby Doyle AIA LEED AP

Associate Professor
Architecture

Pete Evans>

Pete Evans AIA IDSA

Assistant Professor
Industrial Design

Patrick Finley>

Patrick Finley

Assistant Professor
Graphic Design

Cruz Garcia>

Cruz Garcia

Associate Professor
Architecture

Jiwnath Ghimire>

Jiwnath Ghimire PhD

Assistant Professor
Community and Regional Planning

Ted Grevstad-Nordbrock>

Ted Grevstad-Nordbrock PhD

Associate Professor
Community and Regional Planning

Raluca Iancu>

Raluca Iancu MFA

Assistant Professor
Art and Visual Culture

Julie Irish>

Julie Irish PhD

Associate Professor
Interior Design

Hans Klein-Hewett>

Hans Klein-Hewett PLA, ASLA

Assistant Professor
Landscape Architecture

Seda McKilligan>

Seda McKilligan PhD

Senior Associate Dean
Design Administration

Kimberly Moss>

Kimberly Moss

Associate Professor
Art and Visual Culture

Daniel Neubauer>

Daniel Neubauer

Associate Teaching Professor
Industrial Design

Ruki Neuhold-Ravikumar>

Ruki Neuhold-Ravikumar MFA

Professor of Practice
Graphic Design

Bruno Oro>

Bruno Oro

Assistant Professor
Industrial Design

Andrea Quam>

Andrea Quam

Associate Professor
Graphic Design

Nicholas Senske>

Nicholas Senske

Associate Professor
Architecture

Douglas Spencer>

Douglas Spencer PhD

Associate Professor
Architecture

Rob Whitehead>

Rob Whitehead FAIA

Associate Dean for Academic Programs and Student Success
Design Administration

Aaron Yang>

Aaron Yang PhD

Assistant Professor
Graphic Design

Sarah Zenti>

Sarah Zenti

Assistant Professor
Interior Design

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