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Education

  • May 2018

    Athabasca University - Athabasca, AB
    EdD, Distance Education
    Dissertation Title: The Transient Spaces of Studio Learning: Building a Theory of Online Studio Pedagogy in Graphic Design Education
    (https://dt.athabascau.ca/jspui/handle/10791/257)
    Committee Members: George Siemens (Supervisor), Jon Dron, Catherine Spann, Katy Campbell
  • May 2011

    Academy of Art University - San Francisco, CA
    MFA, Graphic Design
    Thesis Title: Urban Acres: An Interactive, Educational Campaign to Demystify Living Roofs for Urban Spaces
  • May 2004

    Wheaton College - Wheaton, IL
    BA, Art History

Professional Academic Experience

  • 2021–present

    Learning Designer
    Maryville University
    ■ Successfully implement custom HTML to customize Canvas LMS platform.
    ■ Collaborate with faculty course authors to strategize interactive curriculum content, supporting student engagement and success.
    ■ Guide course authors in sound instructional and pedagogical learning principles for optimal online course delivery.
    ■ Perform course peer reviews consisting of content copyediting, content flow auditing, and analyzing for overall visual design consistency.
  • 2021–present

    Adjunct Instructor, Department of Graphic Design
    Bunker Hill Community College University
    ■ Leverage expertise in graphic and user experience (UX) design to teach graphic & web design courses.
  • 2019–present

    Adjunct Instructor, Department of Graphic Design
    Bellevue University
    ■ Teach entry level, intermediate, and advanced graphic and web design courses in a fully asynchronous distance learning environment
  • 2018–2021

    Associate Dean of Curriculum, Department of Graphic Arts
    Independence University
    ■ Implement targeted curriculum updates to ensure program professional relevancy
    ■ Mentor subject matter experts through course re-write process
    ■ Manage program-wide transition from existing three credit course model to five credit course model
  • 2015–2018

    Adjunct Instructor, Department of Graphic Arts
    Independence University
    ■ Taught entry level, intermediate, and advanced design courses in a blended synchronous/asynchronous distance learning environment
  • 2014–2015

    Dean of the College of Graphic Arts
    Independence University
    ■ Managed team of 23 adjunct and 5 full-time instructors
    ■ Created and updated undergraduate graphic design program curricula
    ■ Strategized incentives to increase graduation and retention efforts amongst 700+ active student population
  • 2011–2014

    Associate Dean, Department of Graphic Arts
    Independence University
    ■ Mentored 120 geographically diverse students through the duration of their degree program
    ■ Taught entry level, intermediate, and advanced design courses in a blended synchronous/asynchronous distance learning environment

Professional Graphic Design Experience

  • 2016–present

    Contract Graphic Designer
    The Practice
    ■ Create custom graphics and design effective layouts for both web and print application
    ■ Create and manage Wordpress website, implementing updates, creating graphics, and writing content as required
  • 2018–2019

    Contract Graphic Designer
    iDesign
    ■ Create custom icons, symbols, and information design for online course content
    ■ Apply UX/UI principles to ensure optimal online student experience
    ■ Integrate accessible, sensory-based learning content within LMS constraints
  • 2008–2011

    In-house Graphic Designer
    Willow Creek Community Church - South Barrington, IL
    ■ Developed print, digital, motion graphics and environmental design materials to support global compassion and justice initiatives in 20,000+ member organization

Awards

  • 2019

    Design Incubation Fellowship Recipient – Article Track
  • 2018

    1st place – 2018 Athabasca Graduate Student Conference Abstract Submission Contest
  • 2016

    2nd place – Athabasca University Three Minute Thesis Contest
  • 2015

    Digital Pedagogy Lab Instructure Fellowship

Conference + Panel Presentations

  • 2020

    Response and Adaptation for Online Teaching 1.0: A Moderated Discussion for Educators
    Design Incubation – Online Event
  • 2019

    (Effectively) Teaching Studio Art and Design Online
    FATE, Foundations in Art – Columbus, OH
  • 2019

    Traversing the Replication-Collaboration Continuum
    Design Principles and Practices Conference – St Petersburg, RU
  • 2018

    The Replication-Collaboration Continuum: Creating a Theory to Describe the Transient Spaces of Studio Pedagogy
    Athabasca University Graduate Students Conference – Edmonton, AB
  • 2018

    Design for Decentralized Studio Learning
    Design Incubation Colloquium 5.1 – Chicago, IL
  • 2018

    Design for Decentralized Studio Learning
    IDSA/Eastman Education Symposium – New Orleans, LA
  • 2016

    Research Interlude
    Co-presented with Peggy Lynn MacIsaac
    Athabasca University Graduate Students Conference – Research Without Borders – Edmonton, AB
  • 2016

    Pixels and Tweed: A Pop-up Installation about Online Graphic Design Studio Practice
    Frontier: AIGA Design Educators Conference – Bozeman, MT
  • 2016

    MOOC-ing Design Education?Alternate models of learning & critique within growing enrollments and online cultures
    Frontier: AIGA Design Educators Conference – Bozeman, MT
  • 2016

    Networking Through Conversation: Using Community to Overcome Barriers to Connection
    Panel Participant
    T3 Conference: Transformative Teaching Through Technology – DePere, WI
  • 2016

    ...but how can I teach without seeing the whites of their eyes?
    Panel Moderator
    UCDA Design Education Summit – Union, NJ
  • 2013

    Pixels and Tweed: Graphic Design Distance Education Explored
    AIGA Design Educators Conference: Head, Heart, Hand – Minneapolis, MN

Publications

  • 2019–Present

    AACE (Association for the Advancement of Computers in Education) Review Writer
    Write twice monthly blogposts outlining new technological innovations and their pedalogical implications
    Available at: www.aace.org/review/
  • 2018

    Design for Decentralized Studio Learning
    Education Papers from the Industrial Designers Society of America
    Available at: https://www.idsa.org/educationpaper/design-decentralized-studio-learning
  • 2018

    The Transient Spaces of Studio Learning: Building a Theory of Online Studio Pedagogy in Graphic Design Education
    Doctoral Dissertation
    Available at: https://dt.athabascau.ca/jspui/handle/10791/257
  • 2018

    Distributed Leadership in Education
    Journal of Online Higher Education, 2(1)
    Available at: http://192.41.99.37/arc/ojs/index.php/JOHE/article/view/43
  • 2012–Present

    Pixels and Tweed: Graphic Design Distance Education Explored
    Personal blog exploring graphic design distance education and the doctoral learning experience
    Available at: https://lisasdesignjourney.wordpress.com