My research and creative work are at the intersection of technology, psychology, and design. I study soft robots, interactive objects, and responsive environments designed to help humans flourish. My projects explore a range of topics, critical investigations on the future of emerging technologies to human-centered research to validate the effectiveness of technological systems for therapeutic purposes. In my current practice, I design and test interactive systems to promote human wellbeing and research how design can be used to embrace neurodiversity. My work studies the relationship between humans and the physical environment at multiple scales, from products to buildings, and utilizes a diverse set of methodologies, including empirical studies, narrative storytelling and media products, and designing and building full-scale interactive artifacts and immersive environments. As a neurodivergent researcher (Autistic and ADHD), I am passionate about neurodiversity and design and aim to use research and design to create supportive environments.
ENVD 1010 - Studio 1: Introduction to Environmental Products of Design
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Fall 2024
Introduces students to concepts and techniques related to the design of products at a human scale. In an immersive project-based studio environment students develop the foundation of design communication and thinking through a series of hands-on projects with physical outcomes. Course is part of a co-requisite sequence: ENVD 1010, Studio 1: Introduction to Environmental Products of Design is taken the first 7-weeks of the semester, followed by ENVD 1020, Studio 1: Introduction to Architecture, taken in the second 7-weeks of the semester, along with ENVD 1002, Technology 1: Applications for Environmental Design, a 14-week class that is taught alongside the two 7-week studios.
ENVD 1020 - Studio 1: Introduction to Architecture
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Fall 2023
Introduces students to strategies and techniques of architectural design and communication in a hands-on studio environment. Students explore architectural form-making and design opportunities through an iterative design process culminating with a small-scale architectural project that responds to environmental, contextual and programmatic needs. Course is part of a co-requisite sequence: ENVD 1020, Studio 1: Introduction to Architecture, an 7-week class which is taken in the second half of the first semester. ENVD 1010, Studio 1: Introduction to Environmental Products of Design, taken during the first 7-weeks of the semester, and ENVD 1002, Technology 1: Applications for Environmental Design is a 14-week class that is taught alongside the two 7-week studios.
ENVD 1120 - Studio 2: Fundamentals of Environmental Design 2
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Fall 2025
Explores the core principles shared across environmental design disciplines, including Architecture, Landscape Architecture, Environmental Product Design, and Sustainable Planning and Urban Design. Through a multidisciplinary studio approach, students engage in spatial problem-solving, sustainable design strategies, peer-to-peer collaboration, and design thinking. Hands-on projects challenge students to apply foundational tools and methods to real-world challenges, considering social, environmental, and cultural impacts in both built and natural environments. The course is part of a co-requisite sequence: ENVD 1120, Studio 2: Fundamentals of Design 2, a 7-week class which is taken in the second half of the first semester. ENVD 1110, Studio 2: Fundamentals of Environmental Design 1, taken during the first 7-weeks of the semester, and ENVD 1022, Technology 3: Intermediate Applications for Environmental Design, a 14-week class that is taught alongside the two 7-week studios.
ENVD 4361 - Topics in Environmental Design: Social Factors
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Fall 2024 / Fall 2025
Addresses variable topics in the relationship of human experience and behavior to the built environment, e.g., social research methods in environmental design. May be repeated up to 12 total credit hours.
ENVD 4979 - Honors Thesis
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Fall 2023 / Spring 2024 / Fall 2024 / Spring 2025
Working with an advisor, students prepare, complete, and defend a research-based honors thesis project, in an area of Environmental Design. May be repeated up to 3 total credit hours.
EPOD 2100 - Studio 1: Foundations of Environmental Products of Design
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Spring 2024
Project-based studio in which students focus on the design of products at a human scale with an emphasis on visualization, both graphic and 3D modeling, digital fabrication file production, and translation to physical form to design and build solutions for real users. Recommended corequisite: EPOD 2004.
EPOD 4100 - Studio 3: Capstone in Environmental Products of Design
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Spring 2025 / Spring 2026
Draws on design research processes such as design thinking, human-centered design, and speculative/critical design to create a comprehensive proposal. In this capstone experience, students identify a specific need, opportunity, or problem and then develop a design solution that addresses the challenge. This proposal is brought to life through the creation of a full-scale physical prototype.
