Accepting Applications for the Doctor of Design Program
The Interdisciplinary Design Institute on Washington State University’s
Spokane campus is pleased to announce we are currently accepting
applications for students interested in pursuing our Doctor of Design
degree, commencing fall 2008. The priority application deadline is January
10, 2008. This is a program undergoing tremendous growth while addressing
issues on the cutting-edge of design thinking. This August we welcomed six
extremely qualified new students from Turkey, Iran, India, Iowa and
Washington, and we hope to add a similar class to our cohort next fall.
At the same level of academic standards as a Ph.D. program, the Doctor of
Design focuses on applied research and emphasizes the advancement of
interdisciplinary knowledge. Faculty supporting the program come from
architecture, interior design, landscape architecture and related fields—
University wide. Our current foci of research include:
· Daylighting and human performance
· Health-environment interactions
· Design for an Aging Society
· Workplace performance and creativity
· Design pedagogy and design leadership
· Human-centered sustainability
· Participatory design processes
· Culture-environment studies
The program has outstanding research faculty who genuinely seek to offer
personal mentorship to doctoral students, including Nancy Blossom, Kerry
Brooks, Janetta McCoy, Bob Scarfo, Judy Theodorson, Jo Ann Thompson, and
David Wang. For a full list of Interdisciplinary Design Institute faculty,
please click here. Students are also encouraged to research cross-
disciplinary faculty located at WSU Spokane and WSU Pullman who may share
similar research interests and expertise.
Successful candidates will exhibit strong critical thinking abilities and
be highly motivated to extend inquiry in one of the research foci
identified above. Of particular interest at the current time are the areas
of health and aging, daylighting and related environmental systems, and
design education and leadership. Being an interdisciplinary program, a
respect for other perspectives, openness to challenging new ideas and a
collaborative spirit are essential. Students in our program are more than
doctoral students; they are essential members of our team of researchers
and educators. This is why we provide them with mentorship from
personable, stellar research faculty and access to excellent facility
resources, including two state-of-the-art research labs: the Geographical
Information Systems and Simulation Lab and the Daylighting Lab.
If you care to join us in furthering the body of evidence for design
decision-making, please visit our website at www.idi.spokane.wsu.edu . We
hope you will take the time to explore the program and join us in this
innovative learning experience.
For further information, please contact:
Ms. Jaime L. Rice, Ed.M
Academic Coordinator
Interdisciplinary Design Institute
668 N. Riverpoint Blvd.
PO Box 1495
Spokane, WA 99210-1495
T: (509) 358-7945
F: (509) 358-7900
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http://www.idi.spokane.wsu.edu
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