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 | Developing Options | Case Studies | Identifying Options | Developing Options
Kim Erwin
Visiting Associate Professor | BA, Philosophy, Loyola University; MDes, IIT Institute of Design Theories of Information and Communication | Metaphor and Analogy in Design | Advanced Communication Design | Comm Design Workshop: Communicating Research | Communicating Design
Dale Fahnstrom
Professor | B.A., M.F.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Product Design Workshop: Play by Your Own Rules | Product Design Workshop
Judith Gregory
Assistant Professor | Ph.D. Communication, University of California at San Diego; B.A., Social Research, Antioch College; Professor Honorar, Human-Centered Informatics, Aalborg University Cultural Human Factors | Philosophical Context of Design Research | Emotion and Design | Readings in Design Research | Wellness Experience Research | Re-Imaging Health
John Grimes
Professor & Associate Dean | B.A., University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign; M.S., Illinois Institute of Technology. Graduate Intro To Digital Media | Design Languages | Photo Workshop: Social Techtonics
Vijay Kumar
Associate Professor | M.S., Illinois Institute of Technology. www.id.iit.edu
Comm Design Workshop: Data Visualization | Planning Workshop
Tom MacTavish
Visiting Associate Professor | B.A., Central Michigan University; M.A. University of Iowa; M.A. University of Michigan http://ixdstrategies.com/
Interface Design | Interactive Media | Immersive Media | Comm Design Workshop: Mobile Devices | Interaction Design for Embedded Systems
Anijo Mathew
Assistant Professor | B.Arch., Birla Institute of Technology, Mesra, Ranchi; MDesS, Harvard University Graduate School of Design http://www.anijomathew.com
Interactive Media Workshop | Comm Design Workshop: Early Stage Decision Making | Extensions of Media and Technology | Interactive Environments | Ubiquitous Computing | Prototyping Communications and Interactions
Charles Owen
Distinguished Professor Emeritus | B.S., Purdue University; M.S., Illinois Institute of Technology. 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 | Interaction Design Methods | System Integration | Product Design Workshop: Interactive Systems | Product Design Workshop: Interactive Systems | Design Process and Knowledge
Martin Thaler
Visiting Associate Professor | BFA, Rhode Island School of Design; MFA, Royal College of Art, London Graduate Intro to Product Design 2 | Product Design Workshop: Chicago Childrens Museum | Prototyping Methods | Prototyping Products
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 Re-Imaging Health
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
Tomoko Ichikawa
Adjunct faculty | B. A., International Christian University, Tokyo; MS, IIT Institute of Design Graduate Intro to Comm Design 1 | Comm Design Workshop: Visualizing information across multiple channels
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
Peter Laundy
Adjunct faculty | Design Synthesis Lead, Doblin Inc.; BA, Princeton University; MFA, Yale University School of Art http://www.doblin.com
Communication Planning
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 | Advanced Portfolio 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
David McGaw
Adjunct Faculty | MDes, IIT Institute of Design; BA, Yale University www.mcgaw.net/
Managing Creativity
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 | Product Design Workshop: Play by Your Own Rules
Tom Mulhern
Adjunct faculty | B.A. University of Chicago http://tom.mulhern.googlepages.com
Engaging Stakeholders in Innovation
Colleen Murray
Adjunct faculty | Jump Associates; B.F.A., University of Illinois; MDes, IIT Institute of Design http://www.colleenmurray.org
Applied Design Research | Research Methods for Product Development
Michael North
Adjunct faculty | PhD Computer Science, Illinois Institute of Technology Agent-based Modeling
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
Ruth Schmidt
Adjunct faculty | B.A, Brown University; Archeworks, School of Design; M.Des. IIT Institute of Design http://www.kitchenbox.com
Graduate Intro to Comm Design 1 | Behavioral Finance
Jose Sia
Adjunct faculty | BS, Massachusetts Institute of Technology; MS, George Washington University; MDes, IIT Institute of Design Survey of Quantitative Methods for Designers
Brianna Sylver
Adjunct faculty | President, Sylver Consulting; BFA-Comm Design, SUNY Buffalo; MDes, IIT Institute of Design http://www.sylverconsulting.com
Cross Cultural Research
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
Denis Weil
Adjunct faculty | MDes, IIT Institute of Design Service Design Seminar | Branding of Services
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
