Research expert directory
Interdisciplinary scholars and researchers
The Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts is home to world-class researchers, scholars, artists and designers who work across fields on interdisciplinary projects that make an impact locally, nationally and globally. Our faculty’s research is grounded in the transformative power of design and the arts and its ability to change the world.
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Assistant Professor
The Design School
Expert in:
industrial design, user experience, design education
Assistant Professor,
The Design School
Expert in:
design / embroidery and social-ecological crises, service design and digital products
Clinical Professor
The School of Music, Dance and Theatre
Expert in:
piano, music and austism, early childhood, music education
Assistant Professor
The GAME School
Expert in:
AI and ethics, AI and sustainability, digital media and technology, cultural studies and technology
Assistant Professor and Theatre Season Artistic Director
The School of Music, Dance and Theatre
Expert in:
dramaturgy, contemporary performance, consumer culture and neoliberalism, processes of identification
Assistant Professor
The Design School
Expert in:
civil engineering, architecture, built environment sustainability, data-driven modeling
Clinical Assistant Professor
The School of Music, Dance and Theatre
Expert in:
acting, movement, music, music theatre, performance, theatre, voice
Interim Associate Director and Professor
The Sidney Poitier New American Film School
MIX Center
Expert in:
entertainment management and innovation, technology, film
Assistant Professor
The Design School
Expert in:
architecture, lighting design, health and well being, sleep disorders, sustainability
Vice Dean and Professor
The School of Music, Dance and Theatre
Expert in:
music education, music pedagogy
Assistant Professor
The School of Music, Dance and Theatre
CACTUS Lab
Expert in:
music theory