Biography
Adjunct Faculty, Fashion Studies Dept. Teaching areas include Visual Merchandising, Design on Display workshops, Intro to Fashion Industry and Fashion Design Principles
Instructional Areas
Teaching a variety of Fashion Industry-related courses, I seek to inform students about the context, complications and creative challenges that new professionals will encounter in the field. There are many, many opportunities for innovators and problem-solvers and I enjoy exploring those in the classroom and throughout Chicago.
Creative Practice and Research Interests
My work as a retail design consultant, while quite varied in client messaging and scope, is focused on the needs of today's independent retailer in economically depressed communities and districts undergoing restoration and renaissance. I also explore discipline overlaps between theater design, visual merchandising and museum exhibitions as an ongoing discussion of experiential design and its value in academic and educational settings.
Degrees
B.S., Speech Northwestern University 1980