Full Time Faculty
Jeremy Alexis
Assistant Professor & Assistant Dean | B.Arch., M.Des., Illinois Institute of Technology. Economics and Design | Concept Evaluation | Decision Making | Problem Framing
Judith Gregory
Assistant Professor | Ph.D. -Communication, University of California at San Diego Cultural Human Factors | Philosophical Context of Design Research | Special Problems: Emotions and Design | Workshop: Wellness Experience Research | Designing ACCESS Healthcare
John Grimes
Professor & Associate Dean | B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.S., Illinois Institute of Technology. Graduate Intro To Digital Media | Strategic Design Research | Design Languages
Vijay Kumar
Associate Professor | M.S., Illinois Institute of Technology. www.id.iit.edu
Planning Workshop | Strategic Design Research
Tom MacTavish
Visiting Associate Professor | B.A., Central Michigan University; M.A. University of Iowa; M.A. University of Michigan http://ixdstrategies.com/
Communication Workshop: Mobile Devices | Interface Design | Interactive Media | Immersive Media and Intensely Interactive Environm
Anijo Mathew
Assistant Professor | B.Arch., Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi; MDesS, Harvard University Graduate School of Design http://www.anijomathew.com
Special Problems: Ubiquitous Computing | Interactive Media Workshop | Comm Workshop: Early Stage Decision Making | Extensions of Media and Technology
Charles Owen
Distinguished Professor Emeritus | B.S., Purdue University; M.S., Illinois Institute of Technology. Structured Planning | Information Structuring | System Evaluation | Systems Workshop
Keiichi Sato
Professor | B.S., M.S., Osaka Institute of Technology; M.S., Illinois Institute of Technology. Interactive Systems Design Workshop | Systems and Systems Theory in Design | Design Workshop: Robotics | Interaction Design Methods
Martin Thaler
Visiting Associate Professor | BFA, Rhode Island School of Design; MFA, Royal College of Art, London Product Design Workshop: Chicago Buses | Graduate Intro to Product Design 2
Patrick Whitney
Dean and Steelcase/Robert C Pew Professor | M.F.A., Cranbrook Academy of Art Strategic Design Research
Part Time Faculty
Michelle Curry
Adjunct faculty | Research Lead, Gravity Tank Research Methods for Product Development
Ken Douros
Adjunct faculty | Director, Experience Design, Motorola Government & Public Safety Business; BS, Psychology, Illinois State University; MBA, Marketing, Entrepreneurship & Innovation, Northwestern University Cognitive Human Factors
Jereme Dumm
Adjunct faculty | Vessel Ideation; BFA Computer Graphics, Syracuse University; MDes, IIT Institute of Design http://www.jeremedumm.com
Graduate Intro to Product Design 2
Suzanne El-Moursi
Adjunct faculty | Principal, Interaction Design, Global Design, GE Healthcare; M.S. in Human Computer Interaction - DePaul University Special Problems: Re-imaging Healthcare
Kim Erwin
Adjunct faculty | BA, Philosophy, Loyola University; MDes, IIT Institute of Design Theories of Information and Communication | Metaphor and Analogy in Design | Advanced Communication Design
Megan Fath
Adjunct faculty | Director of Design, Conifer Research; BFA- Visual Communication Design, Kent State; MDes, IIT Institute of Design Graduate Intro to Comm Design 2
Bill Hill
Adjunct faculty | President and Managing Director, MetaDesign; B.A., Stanford University http://www.metadesign.com
Visual Language: Designing Wellbeing
Tomoko Ichikawa
Adjunct faculty | B. A., International Christian University, Tokyo; MS, IIT Institute of Design Graduate Intro to Comm Design 1 | Communication Design Workshop: Visualizing Information Types
Ben Jacobson
Adjunct Professor | M.A. Behavioral Sciences, University of Chicago; M.A. Cultural Anthropology, University of Wisconsin-Madison http://www.coniferresearch.com
Social Human Factors | Observing Users
Larry Keeley
Adjunct faculty | President, Doblin Inc. http://www.doblin.com
Design Planning | Advanced Design Planning | Strategic Design Planning
JohnPaul Kusz
Adjunct faculty | Associate Director, IIT Center for Sustainable Enterprise; MFA, Industrial Design, University of Illinois at Chicago; MBA,, Marketing, Dominican University; BFA, Industrial Design, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign http://www.stuart.edu/cse/kusz
Life Cycle and Sustainable Design | Planning Workshop: Sustainability
Peter Laundy
Adjunct faculty | Design Synthesis Lead, Doblin Inc.; BA, Princeton University; MFA, Yale University School of Art http://www.doblin.com
Communication Planning | Comm Design Workshop: Concept Illustration
Aaron Marcus
Adjunct faculty | President, Aaron Marcus & Associates; B.A., Princeton University, physics; B.F.A., Yale University Art School, graphic design; M.F.A., Yale University Art School, graphic design http://www.AMandA.com
Matt Mayfield
Adjunct faculty | Business Planning Manager, Motorola; BS, IIT Institute of Design Product Planning
Tim McCarthy
Adjunct faculty | Attorney-at-law, Trexler, Bushnell, Giangiorgi, Blackstone & Marr; B.S. Chemical Engineering, University of Illinois; J.D., University of Houston http://timmccarthylaw.com
Intellectual Property and Product Development
Todd McCullough
Adjunct faculty | Managing Director/CFO, Doblin Inc.; BBA, Harding University; MBA, Vanderbilt University http://www.doblin.com
Design Planning Implementation
Tim McKeown
Adjunct faculty | 3GSM Design Lead, Mobile Devices, Motorola; BFA, University of Illinois Advanced Product Development | Production Methods
Thomas McLeish
Adjunct faculty | Interactive Systems Design Workshop | Product Design Workshop: Collaborative Environments
Colleen Murray
Adjunct faculty | Jump Associates; B.F.A., University of Illinois; MDes, IIT Institute of Design http://www.colleenmurray.org
Applied Design Research
John Pipino
Adjunct faculty | Doblin Inc.; BA, Frostberg State University Systems Workshop | Design Analysis | Design Synthesis
Russ Rosenzweig
Adjunct faculty | CEO, Round Table Group; BA, Northwestern University; MBA, University of Chicago http://www.roundtablegroup.com
Business Frameworks
Brianna Sylver
Adjunct faculty | President, Sylver Consulting; BFA-Comm Design, SUNY Buffalo; MDes, IIT Institute of Design http://www.sylverconsulting.com
Jeffrey Tull
Adjunct faculty | Doblin Inc.; BS-Graphic Design, University of Cincinnati; MDes, IIT Institute of Design Graduate Intro to Design 2
William Verplank
Adjunct faculty | Lecturer, Stanford University; B.S., Stanford University; MS, PhD, Massachusetts Institute of Technology http://www.billverplank.com
Physical Human Factors
Robert Zolna
Adjunct faculty | Communications lead, Gravity Tank; BFA, Northern Illinois University; Certificate, Central St. Martins, London; MDes, IIT Institute of Design Graduate Intro to Comm Design 2
