Art and Design Faculty

Associate Professor and Department Chair

MFA - Metalsmithing, University of Kansas, 2008

Research/Studio Interests
Observational astronomy, cartography, the relationship between identity and place, installation art and ritual, the relationship between physical objects and faith in practice, site-specific functional artwork

Associate Professor

MFA - Printmaking, University of South Dakota, 2013

Research/Studio Interests
Merging digital/mixed media with traditional intaglio methods; layering prints with digital transfers, serigraphy, photogravure, and oil painting; hand bound books

Assistant Professor 

M.F.A. - Computer Graphics Design, Rochester Institute of Technology

B.F.A. - Environmental Design, Rochester Institute of Technology

Adjunct Associate Professor

MAET-ATR - Art Therapy, University of Louisville, 1999

Research/Studio Interests
Creativity and the Neurobiological Science of aesthetics; Art’s use for social change; Color psychology: Implications in aesthetics, expression and art criticism; Creativity’s role in education, the STEAM movement and development of curricular advancements for success, retention, and problem solving.

Lecturer

MFA – Drawing/Painting, University of Kansas, 2017

Research/Studio Interests
Modern and Post-Modern art histories. Exploring the visual interactions of forms, mark-making, and composition through drawing and painting. Preferred mediums include charcoal, graphite, beeswax, and various painting media.

Lecturer

MFA - Photography, Brooks Institute, 2013

​​Research/Studio Interests
Fine art and conceptual photography that contains myriad possibilities, but leaves it to the viewer to participate and complete the experience.

Adjunct Instructor

​​Research/Studio Interests
Figurative sculpture, ink drawing, mark making, and portraits. Exploring themes in identity, conscious and unconscious being, and​trauma.