EDUCATION

MFA Graphic Design, Indiana University, 2004
Scuola Internationale di Graphica; Venice, Italy; Summer 2003
BA in English and Journalism, Indiana University, 1990

ACADEMIC APPOINTMENTS / EMPLOYMENT

Assistant Professor, Graphic Design
Southern Utah University, 2004–present
Cedar City, Utah
Instructing students in the growing graphic design program. Courses include interactive and motion graphics, intro and advanced web design, print and graphic design, digital imaging, typography, packaging design. Selected student projects include: web ads for the Utah Summer Games, website design for Cedar Breaks National Monument, and "Bird's Eye View" project with the Southwest Wildlife Foundation.

Associate Instructor, Graphic Design
Indiana University, 2003–2004
Bloomington, Indiana
Instructed students in Graphic Design II, focusing both on type-in-motion, audio, and time-based graphic design using Macromedia Flash and print typography using InDesign. Researched and designed a new teaching module that focused on type-in-motion and audio.

Graphic Designer (Print and Digital)
Indiana University Foundation, 1999–2004
Bloomington, Indiana
Responsibilities included: concepting and designing visual communication pieces for print and digital media, from annual reports, books, and identity collateral to newsletters and invitations; determining production specifications for print pieces, working with printers and vendors; designing websites and interactive new media modules. Responsible for original photography and the art direction of freelance photographers for many projects.

Graphic Designer (Print)
Inari Information Services, Inc., 1990–1999
Bloomington, Indiana
Responsibilities included: concepting and designing book covers and interior layouts for Yale University Press, Ohio University Press, and University of Hawaii Press, among others; concepting and designing marketing materials for local and regional clients, including Bloomington Hospital, John Waldron Arts Center, and Strategic Development Group.

AWARDS / EXHIBITIONS/ WORK (selected)

“Counterform 2007,” juried exhibition of book works at the University of Utah,
       February–March 2007
“Fiction, Poetry, Dance, and Graphic Design: Case Studies in Collaborative
       Interactive and Print Design Projects,” multimedia presentation, 2007 Hawaii
       International Conference on Arts and Humanities; Honolulu, Hawaii,
       January 2007
“Please Do Not Discard,” solo exhibition of graphic design, art, writing; Vincennes
       University, Indiana, January–February 2007
“Creative Writing and Visual Exploration,” visiting artist/designer lecture, Vincennes
       University, Indiana, 2007
February 2007 Faculty Development Grant, 2006
“Restless Boundaries,” exhibition of graphic design, art, writing, at Bellevue
       University, Nebraska, October–November 2006; visiting artist/designer
“Open Space,” visiting artist/designer lecture, Bellevue University, October 2006 Identity and website for the Southern Utah Recycling Coalition (SURC)
Guest Lecturer, Central Washington University, St. Cloud State University, 2006
“Raising Awareness through Graphic Design and New Media,” lecture and workshop
       at SUNY-Osego, Feb. 2006; visiting designer/artist
Faculty Development Grant, SUU, 2006
“Get Real” Exhibition, Springville Museum of Art, Utah, Jan.–Feb. 2006
Born magazine (bornmagazine.org), “Unexpurgated,” with Lisa Nold and Jay
      Berlinsky, interactive poetry design, 2006
“Toward Closing the Rift,” co-authored with Professor Todd Petersen, was selected
      for presentation at University and College Designers Association’s Design
      Educators Summit; Nashville, TN; August 2005
Born magazine (bornmagazine.org), "Notes from the Night Highway (II),"
      interactive poetry design, 2005
Faculty Development Grant, SUU, 2005
Art Seminar Show, with Brian Kershisnik, painter; Robert Neubecker, illustrator;
      Braithwaite Fine Arts Gallery, 2004, SUU
Art Major Seminar Presentation, SUU, 2004
MFA Thesis Show, “Views of Home,” IU School of Fine Arts Gallery,
      December 2003
20 in 10, MFA and BFA Graphic Design Show, IU School of Fine Arts Gallery,
      Fall 2003
Grant-in-Aid Award, Indiana University, Fall 2003
L’ Estate di Venezia, Exhibition from Venice, Indiana University, Fall 2003
George Pinnelle Award for Excellence, Indiana University Foundation, 2003
2 Gold Medals, CASE (Council for the Advancement and Support of
      Education), 2003
Design Excellence Award, UCDA (University and College Designers
      Association), 2003
The Visual Book, IU School of Fine Arts, Spring 2001
Silver Medal, CASE, 2001

CLIENTS (selected)

Purdue University Press
University of Hawaii Press
Ohio University Press
Indiana University Press
College of Performing and Visual Arts, SUU
Bird's Eye View, Southwest Wildlife Foundation
Indiana University Foundation
GreatHouse Publishing
Nine Bridges Press
Strategic Development Group
K. Anderson Design
Indiana University
Bloomington Hospital

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

American Institute of Graphic Arts

RECENT CONFERENCES

University and College Designers Association's Design Educators Summit;
      Nashville, TN; August 2005
Intermountain Great Teachers Summit, Park City, 2005
FlashForward FilmFest, San Francisco, 2005
The Design Conference That Just Happens to Be in Park City, 2005
AIGA FutureHistory, Chicago, October 2002
HOW Design Conference; Atlanta, Georgia, 2000
Council for the Advancement of Secondary Education 5, Chicago, 1999

LOCAL / NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance
The Nature Conservancy
Sierra Club
Amnesty International