Meet the DI Team

DI Team Members
DI Regular Members
DI Affiliate Members
J.R. Campbell

J.R. Campbell

Executive Director, Design Innovation Initiative

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Margarita Benitez

Margarita Benitez

Associate Professor, Fashion Design & Merchandising

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James Blank

Professor, Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

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Bloebaum

Christina Bloebaum

Dean, College of Aeronautics and Engineering

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Bukowski

Marie Bukowski

Director, School of Art

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Burhanna

Ken Burhanna

Interim Dean, University Libraries

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Chatfield

Sheryl Chatfield

Assistant Professor – Public Health; Co-coordinator – Graduate Certificate in Qualitative Research

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Clements

Robert Clements

Associate Professor, Biological Sciences

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Dowling

Kristin Dowling

Business Development Manager and Director for IdeaBase, College of Communication & Information

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Scott Hallgren

Scott Hallgren

Assistant Professor, School of Media and Journalism

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Michael Hawkins

Subject Librarian for Geography, Geology, Communication Studies, Journalism and Mass Communications, Honors College and Biological Science

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Julee Henry

Julee Henry

Staff & Adjunct Instructor for Educational Technology; Instructional Resource Center, College of Education, Health and Human Services

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Hines

Shannon Hines

Faculty Part-Time - Foundations, School of Art

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Honesty

Tamara Honesty

Assistant Professor of Scenic Design, School of Theatre and Dance

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Lamar Hylton

Interim Vice President, Division of Student Affairs

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Kavulic

Michael Kavulic

Director, Research Strategic Initiatives, Division of Research and Sponsored Programs

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Kennedy

Hilary Kennedy

Manager, Library Makerspaces, Lecturer, University Libraries

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Kooijman

Edgar Kooijman

Associate Professor, Biological Sciences

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Annette Kratcoski

Annette Kratcoski

Director of the Research Center for Educational Technology

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Lapolla

Kendra Lapolla

Assistant Professor, School of Fashion Design and Merchandising

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Robert Louis

Robert Louis

Assistant Vice President, University Communications and Marketing

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Alyssa Mazey

Alyssa Robinson

College of Arts and Sciences; Dean's Office

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Messmore

Tabitha Messmore

Interim Assistant Director, LaunchNET

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Mikrut

Zach Mikrut

Program Manager, Entrepreneurship Initiatives & LaunchNET

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Mark Mistur

Mark Mistur

Dean, College of Architecture and Environmental Design

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Andrea Oleniczak

Design Innovation Hub/Ecosystem Manager, Design Innovation

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John Rathje

John Rathje

Vice President for Information Services and Chief Information Officer

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Rogers

Sarah Rogers

Director, College of the Arts, KSU Museum

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Shawn Rohlin

Shawn Rohlin

Director, Center for Entrepreneurship and Business Innovation

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Mark Schatz

Assistant Professor - Foundations Program, School of Art

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Selvaggio

Bobby Selvaggio

Associate Professor, Director Jazz Studies, School of Music, School of the Arts

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Jakyung Seo

Associate Professor, School of Theatre and Dance

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Assistant Professor and Program Coordinator for the User Experience Design Master’s program, iSchool/College of Communication & Information

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Smith

Alison Smith

Dean, Honors College

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Tatiana Stettler

Tatiana Stettler

Assistant Professor in Entrepreneurship

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Talbott

Josh Talbott

Team Leader, Information Technology, College of Arts and Sciences

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Benjamin Tipton

Benjamin Tipton

Director, Foundation Relations

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Robin Vande Zande

Robin Vande Zande

Professor, Art

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John West

John West

Trustee Professor of Chemistry and Interim Director of the Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

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James Williams

James Williams

Exhibition Designer/Preparator, Museum, College of the Arts

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William Willoughby

William Willoughby

Associate Professor, College of Architecture and Environmental Design

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Amanda Woodyard

Amanda Woodyard

Director, Community Engaged Learning

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Avnisan

Abraham Avnisan

Assistant Professor, School of Journalism and Mass Communication and Digital Sciences

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Bryan Barry

Information Technology Manager, College of Arts and Sciences

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Beam

Michael Beam

Director, School of Emerging Media & Technology

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Blackwell

James Blackwell

Lecturer, College of Nursing

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Mike Collura

Asst Dean, University Libraries

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Crawford-Spinelli

John Crawford-Spinelli

Dean, College of the Arts

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Lillian Denning

Adjunct, Management and Information Systems

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Dressler

Virginia Dressler

Digital Projects Librarian, Assistant Professor, University Libraries

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Nick Fagan

Librarian/Assistant Professor, University Libraries - Morbito Architectural Library

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Fruit

Jeffrey Fruit

Interim Dean, School of Journalism and Mass Communication

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Michael Hausknecht

Digital Print Technician

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Hegmann

Torsten Hegmann

Director, Advanced Materials and Liquid Crystal Institute

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Jakli

Antal Jakli

Professor, Physics, College of Arts and Sciences

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Eli Kessler

Assistant Professor, School of Art (Sculpture and Expanded Media), College of the Arts

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Leff

Laura Leff

Professor and Chair, Biological Sciences, College of Arts and Sciences

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Lehman

Michael Lehman

Director, Brain Health Research Institute

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Jessica Leveto

Associate Professor, Sociology, College of Arts & Sciences, Ashtabula

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Manganelli

Joe Manganelli

Instructor, School of Information

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Kate Medicus

Associate Professor, Special Collections & Archives, University Libraries

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Paár-Jákli

Gabriella Paár-Jákli

Associate Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator, Political Science

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Pasquarella

Deborah Pasquarella

Associate Lecturer, Hospitality Management

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Reynolds

Amy Reynolds

Dean, College of Communication and Information

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Robins

David Robins

Associate Professor, School of Information

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Serkownek

Edith Serkownek

Assistant Professor, University Libraries

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Shen

Tao Shen

Assistant Professor, College of Aeronautics and Engineering

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Smith

Catherine Smith

Associate Professor, School of Information

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Todd Snider

Todd R. Snider

Assistant Vice President, Marketing Strategy

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Ariella Yager

Ariella Yager

Marketing Manager, College of Business Administration

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Title

Lawrence R. Armstrong

Chairman, Ware Malcomb

Heather Braun

Associate Professor, English at the University of Akron

Michael Fox

Design Researcher, M&T Bank

Robert Jewell

Professor, Department of Marketing and Entrepreneurship

Richard G. Krumel

Foundation Board of Directors, Kent State University

Karen MacDonald

Associate Professor, University Libraries / Business Research

Jeffrey McCandless

Business Professional

Kathleen McConaughy

Professional in Residence, Visual Communication Design, College of Communication and Information

Julie Messing

Executive Director for Entrepreneurship Initiatives and LaunchNET

Kris Palcho

Leadership Coach and Consultant, Federal Aviation Administration

Stephanie Smith

Associate Professor, College of Communication and Information

Heather Soyka

Associate Professor, School of Information, CCI

Kim Thomas

Founder/CSO, MaskCureAid, LLC

Markus Vogl

Associate Professor, Graphic Design at the Myers School of Art in the Buchtel College of Science and the Arts at the University of Akron
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