Associate Professor and Director of Research Initiatives and Fabrication Facilities for the School of Architecture and Design at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette
Skillful and accomplished academic and administrative leader with 30+ years of experience in professional and educational settings. Offering a transdisciplinary understanding of art and design fields with experience in Product Design, Furniture Design, Beginning Design, and Architecture at both undergraduate and graduate levels. Providing a strategic and successful record of research, accreditation, curricular development, team management, program growth, and academic success. Fostering a collegial and collaborative environment among faculty, staff, and students. Committed to diversity, equity, engaged citizenship, and the wellbeing of the communities I serve.
Looking Back: The Foundations of Industrial Design
In many ways, any speculation about the future of design education is dependent upon an understanding of the foundational structure that constitutes our fundamental beliefs and assumptions about that education. Just as we teach our students that their design efforts must be grounded within a particular context, we, as educators, must likewise have something to respond to in making any claims about the future. Like our students, we must begin with a fundamental question; we must ask ourselves what we know about design education. We must come to some understanding concerning its origins—origins both historical and philosophical—before we can make any meaningful speculations concerning its future. In considering the future of design education, in looking forward, there is also some implication that the present educational environment is not ideal; that there is some room for criticism of our contemporary beliefs and practices related to education in design.
