Academic Vita and Professional Resume - University of Georgia



Academic Vita and Professional Resume

THOMAS L. HOUSER

The University of Georgia

EXPERIENCE

University of Georgia, 1995 – present.

Professor, Art and Design

Interior Design Program Chair, 2001 - 2019.

Professor, UGA Studies Abroad Program, Cortona, Italy, summers 2007, 2010, 2014 and 2016.

Associate Director, Lamar Dodd School of Art, 2007 - 2015.

Member of the Graduate Faculty.

University of Tennessee, Knoxville, 1985-95.

Assistant Professor of Interior Design, 1985 - 1995.

Coordinator of undergraduate ID program, 1986 - 1990, 1991 - 1994.

Free-lance Design Consultant, 1985 to present.

Knoxville, TN and Athens, GA.

McQuiddy Office Designers, 1983-85.

Director of Design. Nashville, TN.

Earl Swensson Associates, Architects, 1978-83.

Director of Interiors. Nashville, TN.

Gresham and Smith, Architects 1978.

Interior Design Team Leader. Nashville, TN.

Earl Swensson Associates, Architects 1976-78.

Interior Designer. Nashville, TN.

Knoxville City Schools, 1973-74.

High School Band Director.

U.S. Army, 1970-73.

76th Army Band, Worms, Federal Republic of Germany. 1972-73.

Third Army Band, Ft. McPherson, GA. 1970-72.

EDUCATION

Master of Science. Interior Design. 1976. University of Tennessee, Knoxville.

Bachelor of Arts. Music Education. 1970. Maryville College, Maryville, Tennessee.

FULBRIGHT and ACADEMIC PROGRAM REVIEWS

Fulbright U.S. Student Program National Screening Committee, Design. Serve as one of three faculty members reviewing graduate student proposals nationwide for all design disciplines. Three-year appointment beginning 2017.

U.S. Student Fulbright UGA Campus Committee. Reviewed submissions and interviewed applicants for the 2019-2020 Fulbright competition, fall 2018.

Interior Design Accreditation Consultant, UAE. Accreditation Site Visitor for the Commission for Academic Accreditation, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, United Arab Emirates (UAE) to review design and digital art programs at the following institutions.

• American University of Sharjah, fall 2019.

• Ajman University, Ajman and Fujairah campuses, fall 2018.

• Al Ghurair University, Dubai, spring 2018.

• University of Sharjah, spring 2018.

• Canadian University of Dubai, spring 2018.*

• American University in Dubai, spring 2018.*

• Abu Dhabi University, fall 2017.

• American University of the Emirates, Dubai, spring 2017

• Ajman University, Fujairah Campus, fall 2016

• American University in Dubai, fall 2015.

• New York Institute of Technology in the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, spring 2014.

• University of Sharjah, spring 2014.

• Alhosn University, Abu Dhabi, spring 2013.

• Al Ghurair University, Dubai, spring 2012.

• Ajman University of Science and Technology, spring 2012.

• Abu Dhabi University, review program modifications, fall 2011.*

• Abu Dhabi Vocational Education and Training Institute, spring 2010.

• American University in Dubai, spring 2010.

• American University of Sharjah, fall 2009.

• University of Sharjah, fall 2009.

• American University in Dubai, summer 2009.

• American University in Dubai, spring 2009.

• American University of the Emirates, Dubai, spring 2009.

• New York Institute of Technology in the United Arab Emirates, Abu Dhabi, fall 2008.

• Canadian University of Dubai, spring 2008.

• Abu Dhabi University, spring 2007.

• Alhosn University, Abu Dhabi, fall 2006.

• Ajman University of Science and Technology, fall 2006.

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* Denotes distance review

External Reviewer for Interior Design Curriculum. Gulf University, College of Engineering, Essa City, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain, September, November, 2016.

Department of Theater & Film, UGA, Program Review and Assessment Committee (PRAC). Committee member selected by the Department of Theater & Film, Committee Chair. 2015–2016.

Benchmarking Survey for Department of Interior Design, Mississippi State University (MSU). Solicited by Interim Provost and Executive Vice President to be an external reviewer of the Interior Design Department, College of Art, Architecture and Design, MSU, Starkville, MS. March 2016.

External Reviewer for Interior Design Curriculum. College of Architecture Engineering and Design, Kingdom University, Riffa, Bahrain, July-August, 2015.

External Reviewer for University Departmental Evaluation. Art Department, Auburn University, Montgomery, AL. March 24-26, 2014.

Program Review and Assessment Committee, Office of Institutional Effectiveness, UGA. Committee member representing the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. PRAC program review team representative for the Horticulture Department in the College of Agriculture and the Educational Psychology and Information Technology Department in the College of Education. Committee member 2009-2011.

External Reviewer for University Evaluation of Unit Effectiveness. Interior Design Department, Louisiana State University. Baton Rouge, Louisiana. April 2007.

Nonpublic Postsecondary Education Commission, Georgia. External reviewer for proposed M.F.A. in Interior Design Certificate. American Intercontinental University-Buckhead, Atlanta, June 2004.

RESEARCH OVERVIEW

Installation Art. (2003 to present.) I am an interior designer with a background in music. My work always is sensitive to time, movement and performance in space. For me installation art is a natural outgrowth of interior design. My installations, like my interiors, rely heavily on layering of information, offering distinct experiences from a distance and up close. They pull the viewer into and through a space or towards and around an event. Each installation is site-specific. Dichotomies create common threads throughout the body of my creative efforts: Promise vs. Loss, Hope vs. Despair, Appearance vs. Reality, Acceptance vs. Alienation. I cautiously address these through contradictions and metaphors.

I have shown installation art in Alabama, Georgia, Ohio, South Carolina and West Virginia. I have extended its impact through juried and peer-reviewed presentations at national and international conferences in the United States, Japan, Greece, Italy, Bulgaria, Czech Republic, Great Britain, France, Hungary, and Russia.

Graffiti, Public Art and Policy. (2016 to present.) Graffiti is a hotly contested component of urban landscapes and contemporary material culture. This research interest sprang from photo documentations I have made while traveling in the U.S., Europe, the Middle East, North Africa and the Far East. I have conducted extensive literature reviews documenting the historic explosion of graffiti from the hip-hop culture of mid-1980s to the present. Special emphasis is placed on a perceived continuum spanning from the view of graffiti as vandalism to the legitimization of it as social commentary, from defacement to cultural heritage. I also garnered in-depth images and information during private graffiti tours in Athens, Greece and Rome, Italy, in 2016; in Barcelona and Granada, Spain, in 2018; and in Moscow and St. Petersburg, Russia, Berlin, Germany, and Lisbon, Portugal, in 2019. This combination of creative scholarship and research led to peer-reviewed presentations at international conferences on the Arts in Society in Paris in 2017, the Future of the City in Barcelona in 2018, and the Arts and Society, Lisbon, Portugal in 2019.

PUBLICATIONS, EXHIBITIONS and PRESENTATIONS

Sanctioning Art [or a Taming of the Shrew]: The ‘Graffiti to Gallery’ [dis]Continuum. International peer-reviewed paper presentation with abstract published in conference proceedings, 13th International Conference on the Arts in Society, Lisbon. June 19-21, 2019.

Design ± Context: An Evolving Enchantment with Stairs. International peer-reviewed paper presentation of creative scholarship. Abstract in conference proceedings. Houser, T. International Conference on Design Principles & Practices, Saint Petersburg, Russia. March 1-3, 2019. Conference Theme: Design + Context.

CONNECTIONS and [dis]CONNECTIONS: Site-specific Art Installations Exploring, Celebrating and Challenging Our Views of Vertical Passages. International peer-reviewed presentation of creative scholarship. Abstract in conference proceedings. Houser, T. Academic Conference. International Journal of Arts and Sciences, Budapest, Hungary. July 24-27, 2018.

Grappling with Graffiti: Crime, Punishment, Gentrification. International peer-reviewed paper presentation on creative and research scholarship. Abstract in conference proceedings. Houser, T. The IAFOR International Conference on the City. Barcelona, Spain. July 13-15, 2018.

Connecting: An Installation About Stairways (and Escalators and Elevators). National creative scholarship juried competition presentation, abstract in conference proceedings (see original installation description below): Houser, T. IDEC 2018 Annual Conference. Boston, MA, March 7-12, 2018.

[dis]CONNECTIONS. In ArtFields 2018. 400 square foot installation in a juried art exhibition of work by artists residing in the 12 Southeastern U.S. States, Lake City, SC, April 20-28, 2018.

Connecting: Stairways to … Site-specific installation. Lukaseiwicz Gallery, Lyndon House Art Center, Athens, GA, September 7 to October 20, 2017. Gallery talk October 19. 1300sf multi-media installation, including 5 backlit steles each 48”w 48”d 90”h with two backlit 24”w 72”h panels, 51 photographs each 36”w 24”h, and an abstracted escalator sculpture 10’w 13’d 7’h with four monitors playing “A Day in Paris,” s digital journey along the streets of Paris, up and down escalators, elevators and stairwells, including within I.M. Pei’s Pyramid entrance to the Louvre, Renzo Piano’s Pompidou Center, Jean Nouvel’s Institut du Monde Arabe, and a typical Paris Metro station.

Connecting Stairways: Steles I-V. Permanent installation The Classic Center, Athens, GA. Four of five steles from Connecting: Stairway to … purchased by the Classic Center. The fifth stele was purchased by a private collector for indefinite loan to the Classic Center. October 23, 2017.

Connecting Stairways: Photographs. 30+ photos of stairs, stairways, elevators and escalators from Connecting: Stairway to … (36”w 24”h) purchased by private collectors. October - December 2017.

The Gestures of Street Art - A Global Tale from Two Cities: Athens and Rome. International peer-reviewed paper presentation with abstract published in conference proceedings, 13th International Conference on the Arts in Society, Paris, June 14-16, 2017. Conference theme: Gestures that Matter.

Passage to Styx. In Athens Voices USA 2017. Two digital panels, 30”w78”h in juried exhibition. The Dairy Barn Art Center, Athens, OHIO, Jan 14-Mar 25, 2017.

Votive Inferno. Mixed-media construction in Tiny Universe Two, Gallery Indigo, Athens, GA, September 29, 2016 to January 8, 2017. Invited exhibition. Digital image and 3D print, 8”W 8”H 3”D.

Shifting Sands: A Journey through Space and Time. Symposium presentation of creative activities, Gulf University, College of Engineering, Manama, Kingdom of Bahrain, Nov. 10, 2016. Invited lecture.

Scalinata Votiva a Siena. Digital photo montage in Mostra Show, Palazzo Vagnotti, Cortona, Italy, July 2016, and Lamar Dodd School of Art, January 2017. Invited exhibitions. Digital panel 24”W x 72”H.

Gloria and Amen. Debut performance of a section of the unison choral mass A Quest, written and conducted by T. Houser, sung by Cantati Bella di Santucci (UGA Study Abroad Chorus), Cortona, Italy, July 19, 2016. Music written for use in art installations.

Recycled to the Third Power: Sustainability, Cultural Heritage, Preservation. International peer-reviewed creative scholarship presentation with abstract published in conference proceedings, 7th Annual International Conference on Visual and Performing Arts, Athens, Greece. May 31-June 2, 2016.

Medina Harvest, Fez, Morocco and Barber of Fez, Morocco. Two photographs in Southworks 2016. National Juried Exhibition, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA., April 1–May 6, 2016. Giclée prints, 36”x48” and 24”x18” respectively.

Recycled: Site-specific Art Installations on Life Support. International peer-reviewed creative scholarship presentation with abstract published in conference proceedings, 10th International Conference on the Arts in Society, London, United Kingdom, July 22-24, 2015.

Deciphering "Babel": A Confusion of Sights and Sounds. International peer-reviewed presentation of creative scholarship with abstract in conference proceedings: International Conference for Social Sciences and Humanities. Prague, Czech Republic. July 14-17, 2015.

Recycled to the Third Power. Site-specific installation in juried art exhibition, ArtFields 2015, Lake City, SC, April 24-May 2, 2015.

Athens to Athens to Athens. In Athens Voices USA 2015. Site-specific installation in juried exhibition. The Dairy Barn Art Center, Athens, OH, Jan 17-Mar 15, 2015, Concord University Art Gallery, Athens, WV, June 1-July 24, 2015, and Alabama Center for the Arts, Decatur, AL Aug. 13-Nov. 5, 2015.

Shades of Green: Sustainability within Interior Design. Invited presentation on behalf of the Lamar Dodd School of Art, Atlanta Decorative Arts Center, Atlanta, April 22, 2015.

Babel Amidst An Arising: A Juried Installation Within A Southeastern Art Festival. Regional creative scholarship juried competition presentation, abstract in conference proceedings: Houser, T. IDEC South Region Conference 2014. Tallahassee, FL: IDEC. Oct 24-25, 2014. ()

Connecting with Observers, Connecting with Self: Symbolic Interactionism and Installation Art. Houser, T. and Kwon, J. International juried oral presentation with paper published in conference proceedings, International Multidisciplinary Scientific Conferences on Social Sciences and Arts: SGEM Conference on Arts, Performing Arts, Architecture and Design, Albena, Bulgaria, September 1-10, 2014.

Alleluia and Sanctus. Debut performance of a section of the unison choral mass A Quest, written and conducted by T. Houser, sung by Cantati Bella di Santucci (UGA Study Abroad Chorus), Cortona, Italy, July 29, 2014. Music written for use in art installations.

Connecting Flights. Digital photo montage. In Mostra Show, Palazzo Vagnotti, Cortona, Italy, July 2014, and Lamar Dodd School of Art, January 2015. Digital panal 24” wide x 72” high.

Deciphering ‘Judgment’: Symbolic Interactionism within Art Installations. Houser, T. and Kwon, J. International juried paper presentation with abstract published in proceedings, 9th International Conference on the Arts in Society, Rome, Italy, June 25-27, 2014.

Judgment Revealed: Tendering Hope Amid Shrouded Despair. International peer-reviewed creative scholarship presentation with abstract published in conference proceedings, 5th Annual International Conference on Visual and Performing Arts, Athens, Greece. June 2-5, 2014.

Babel Amidst an Arising. In ArtFields 2014. Installation in juried art exhibition. ArtFieldsSC, Lake City, SC, April 25-May 4, 2014.

Loss and Alienation from the ‘Other Side of the Mask’. International juried paper presentation with abstract published in conference proceedings, Asian Conference on the Arts and Humanities, Osaka, Japan. April 6-8, 2014.

Spirit in the Community, Athens, Greece and Carved Doorway, Blue Mosque, Istanbul. Two photographs in Southworks 2014. National Juried Exhibition, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA., April 11–May 16, 2014. Giclée prints, 48”x36” and 24”x18” respectively.

Contrition: A Metaphoric Installation. National creative scholarship juried competition presentation, abstract in conference proceedings (see original installation description below): Houser, T. IDEC 2014 Annual Conference. New Orleans, LA, March 6-8, 2014. () pp. 13-23.

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Contrition. Solo installation, The Glass Cube at Hotel Indigo, Athens, GA. July-December 2013. The 150 square foot, 1650 cubic foot installation featured 15’ x 3’ photomurals of the temples of Zeus, Apollo, and Poseidon from Athens, Delphi, and Sounio, Greece, surrounding the Cube in clerestory windows; five internally lit structures spanned the vertical volume and included digital images on canvas and backlit film, etched acrylic forms, plus recycled water bottles and coffee cans. Contrition is part of my Preludes to Judgment series.

Contrition: Gallery Talk. Houser, T. (Installation artist) at The Kudzu Summit: Southern Regional Curators, annual meeting of museum, university and college gallery directors, and independent curators. Athens, GA, Aug 24, 2013.

Istanbul Fruit Cup. In Georgia Small Works Exhibition 2013. Juried exhibition. Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA., Oct 11 – Nov 15, 2013. 10”x10” unframed, 13”x13” framed.

Tending Candles, Chapel of Saint George, Mount Lykavittos, Athens, Greece. Digital photo. Lamar Dodd School of Art Faculty Show. Aug–Sep 2013. Giclée print, 20”x24”.

Preludes to Judgment: Evolution of a Series. International peer-reviewed presentation with abstract published in conference proceedings, 4th Annual International Conference on Visual and Performing Arts, Athens Institute for Education and Research, Athens, Greece, June 3-6, 2013.

Contemplating San Marco. In Southworks 2013. National Juried Exhibition, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA., April 12 - May 17, 2013. Giclée print, 24”x24”.

Radio Architecture. In Lyndon House Arts Center 38th Juried Exhibition. Athens, GA. Mar–May 2013. Giclée print. (Purchased by private collector.)

Desert Swoosh, Desert Twilight, Desert Meringue I and Desert Ripple. In Here & There, an invited group show, Classic Galleries II and III at The Classic Center, Athens, GA. Feb 15 – Aug 15, 2013. Digital photographs on canvas, each 48”x36”. ()

Murano 36:1 Resurgence and Murano 36:7-8 Reawakening. In Wish, an invited group show, Hotel Indigo Gallery, Athens, GA. Jan 10 – Apr 1, 2013. Giclée prints, 24”x36”.

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The Other Side of the Mask. National creative scholarship (“Design as Interior” category) juried competition presentation, abstract in conference proceedings (see original installation description below): Houser, T. IDEC 2013 Annual Conference Advancing Environmentally Responsible Design ( pp.159-169). Indianapolis, Feb 19, 2013.

Attrition. National creative scholarship (“Design as Art” category) juried competition presentation, abstract in conference proceedings (see installation description below): Houser, T. IDEC 2013 Annual Conference Advancing Environmentally Responsible Design. ( pp.2-13). Indianapolis, Feb 18, 2013.

Franklin College Profile: Attrition. Houser, T. (Installation artist) interviewed by Alan Flurry (Producer). 2:00 minute video, televised 237 times between 09/24/2012 and 12/31/2013 with additional broadcasts after that date. Athens, GA: WUGA-TV.

Fractured Biome 1 and Fractured Biome 3. In Georgia Small Works Exhibition 2012. Juried exhibition. Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA., Oct 5 – Nov 9, 2012. Each digital image measured 4.5”x4.5” unframed, 12.5”x12.5” framed.

Attrition. Houser, T. (Installation artist) interviewed by Alan Flurry for the Franklin College of Arts and Sciences. 7:44 minute video recording. First web-posting 8/16/2012.

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The Other Side of the Mask. Regional creative scholarship juried competition presentation, abstract in conference proceedings: Houser, T. IDEC South Region Conference 2012: Ogee to iPad Endurance by Design: Fusing Precedent with Prospect. ( pp. 84-93) Richmond, VA: IDEC. Oct 2012.

Attrition. Solo installation, Lamar Dodd School of Art, Gallery 101, Aug 2012. The installation featured a 16’w, 16’d, 10.5’h construction including a 256 square foot canvas mat displaying tonal variations of a digital image, an 11’-6” diameter suspended canopy with digital photos, text, and graphics, and 99 suspended assemblages of Plexiglas and recycled plastic bottles.

Enrollment: Addressing Trends. IDEC Village Square Critical Issues Session, panelist invited by Lisa Waxman, President, Interior Design Educators Council National Conference, Baltimore, MD, Mar 2012.

Murano Landfill, Venice Sinking, and Wayward Can. In Georgia Small Works Exhibition 2011. Juried exhibition. Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA., Oct 7 – Nov 11, 2011. Each of three digital images measured 4.5”x4.5” unframed, 12.5”x12.5” framed. Received Merit of Excellence 2D award for Murano Landfill.

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Murano 37:7-8. Digital photo. MMXI Faculty Show. Invited exhibition. LDSOA, Aug-Sep, 2011.

Murano Abstract: A Venice Landfill. Digital photo. In Lyndon House Arts Center 36th Juried Exhibition. Athens, GA. Feb 20-May 10, 2011.

The Other Side of the Mask. 1400sf solo installation, Lamar Dodd School of Art, Gallery 101, Sep 2010. The installation included constructed environments, 19 suspended overhead panels, 8 videos, 101 digital images, original poetry and music.

Kyrie Eleison and Miserere. Debut performance of two parts of the unison mass A Quest, written and conducted by T. Houser, sung by Cantati Bella di Santucci (UGA Study Abroad Chorus), Cortona, Italy, Aug 3, 2010, and incorporated into the installation "The Other Side of the Mask," Sep 2010., Cortona, Italy, July 29, 2010.

Totem Revealed. Digital photo panel. In Mostra Show, Palazzo Vagnotti, Cortona, Italy, July 2010, and Lamar Dodd School of Art, January 2011.

Desert Meringue 1 and Desert Ripples. In Southworks 2010. National Juried Exhibition, Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation, Watkinsville, GA., Apr 2 - May 8, 2010. Digital images on canvas, 36”x48”.

Cut Off…. Digital image. In Professori di Cortona. Invited exhibition. Chastain Arts Center Gallery, Atlanta, Jan-Mar 2010.

Abu Dhabi, 1, 2, 3. Digital images. In invited faculty exhibition, LDSOAt, Athens, GA, Oct 2008.

Connecting…. Digital photo panel. In Mostra Show. Palazzo Casali, Cortona, Italy, Jul 2007, and Lamar Dodd School of Art, Athens, GA, January 2008.

Desktop Biennial. Solo installation. Broad Street Gallery, Athens, GA. Oct 25-Dec2, 2005. 192 backlit images, 280 square-foot digital images on transparent film. 9 audio tracks.

Major Crossing: CAD for Artists. T.L. Houser & M. Oliveri. IDEC Conference. Pittsburgh, Mar 2004.

On the Edge: Inversions on “The Rock.” IDEC Conference Design Competition. Pittsburgh, Mar 2004.

CAD and Fabrication: 213. T.L. Houser and M. Oliveri. IDEC South Regional Conference. Savannah, GA. Oct 2003.

Maintaining Order: Vitruvius and Palladio to CAD. IDEC Conference. Santa Fe, NM. Mar 2002.

Crossing Boundaries: Using CAD to Anticipate Behavior. American Association of Family and Consumer Sciences (AAFCS) Annual Meeting. Providence, RI. Jun 2001.

Programming Space Programming. IDEC Conference. Chicago, IL. Mar 2001.

People in e-Space: Tools for Anticipating Behavior with CAD. IDEC Conference. Chicago. Mar 2001.

Facilitating Performance on Studio Projects by Customizing Computer-Aided Design. AAFCS Sciences Annual Meeting. Chicago. Jun 2000.

Enriching Interior Design Studio Projects Through Multi-Cultural Approaches to Design. AAFCS Annual Meeting. Chicago. Jun 2000.

Checking Codes the New-Fashioned Way. IDEC Conference. Calgary, Alberta, CAN. Apr 2000.

Taking the Byte Out of Balsa: Building Models in a New Millennium. IDEC Conference. Calgary, Alberta, CAN. Apr 2000.

Averting Information and Project Overloads: Facilitating Studio Performance by Customizing CAD. IDEC Conference. Clearwater, FL, Apr 1999.

Synthesizing Multi-cultural Aspects of Space Planning and Design Within a Conference Center for the Fashion Industry: An Adaptive Use Project. IDEC Conference, New York, Apr 1998.

Updating Interior Design Programs for the Millennium: Attracting, Retaining, & Employing Multi-cultural Students. P.B. Miller (moderator), B. Miller, & M. Bateman. IDEC Conference, New York, Apr 1998. Invited panelist.

IDEC Innovative Teaching Ideas (2nd addendum). T.L. Houser, editor. Interior Design Educators Council, Indianapolis, IN. 1997.

Studio Strategies for Approaching More Universally-Designed Residential Kitchens: Preparing, Cooking, Experiencing, Designing. Housing and Society (Vol. II, No. 2).

Arnocroft House: Adaptive Use of a Historic Athens Home and Proposals for Development of Its Site. T. Houser faculty in charge, Nov 1995.

Universal Design Directives for the Innovative Workplace. R. Null (moderator) with N. Canestaro, T. Houser, M. Inman, and T. Springer. IDEC Conference, Nashville, TN, Apr 1995.

Universal Design Education Project: Beyond Legislation. R. Kilty-Padgett (moderator) with N. Canestaro, B. Flannery, T. Houser, and L. Jones. IDEC Conference, Nashville, TN, Mar 1995.

IDEC Innovative Teaching Ideas. T. Houser (editor, moderator). IDEC Conference, Nashville, TN, Mar 1995.

Synthesizing Lifespan Issues Within the Studio Classroom: Seeing, Experiencing, Designing. N. Canestaro & T. Houser (1995). Berkeley, M&G Communications.

Curriculum Development Research-Synthesizing Lifespan Issues Within the Studio Classroom. Canestaro, N.C. & T.L. Houser. Universal Design Symposium, Boston, MA. Nov 1994.

UDEP Poster Session-Synthesizing Lifespan Issues Within the Studio Classroom. Canestaro, N.C. & T.L. Houser. "Build Boston" Exhibit, Boston, MA. Nov 1994.

Effects of Spatial Scale on Cognitive Play in Preschool Children. DeLong, A.J., D.W. Tegano, J.D. Moran III, J. Brickey, D. Morrow & T.L. Houser (1994). Early Education and Development, V, 5 (3), pp. 239-49.

House Boat Design. In IDEC Innovative Teaching Ideas. Interior Design Educators Council, Indianapolis. 1994.

Universal Design Education Project Keynote Session. Canestaro, N.C. & T.L. Houser with ID Universal Design Faculty nationwide. IDEC Conference, San Antonio, TX. Apr 1994.

Time is not on Our Side—Accountability in Interior Design Education. Houser, T.L. IDEC Conference, Coeur d'Alene, ID. Apr 1993.

From the Chalkboard to the Screen: Computer-based Space Programming Techniques. IDEC Conference, Grand Rapids, MI. Apr 1992.

Using Spreadsheets to Teach Time Management. Houser, T.L. within workshop: Across Platforms and Software: Computer Applications for Now and the Future, D. Davis and L. Waxman (workshop co-organizers). IDEC Conference, Computer Network pre-conference workshop. Grand Rapids, MI. Apr 1992.

Elucidating Time Management Accountability Through Spreadsheet Analyses. 33rd International Association for the Development of Computer-Based Instructional Systems (ADCIS) Conference. St. Louis, MO. Nov 1991.

Computer-based Space Programming Techniques: Tools for the Educator and the Practitioner. 33rd International ADCIS Conference. St. Louis, MO. Nov 1991.

Computer-based Programming: More Output in Less Time. Regional IDEC Conference. Charleston, SC. Nov 1990.

Investigating Behavioral Ramifications of Micro-environments by Utilizing Computer-aided Design Software. 31st International ADCIS Conference. Washington, D.C. Nov 1989.

GRANTS RELATED TO TEACHING

3D Printing for Art and Design: From Computer File to Physical Object. Learning Technologies Grant, University of Georgia. 2014. T.L. Houser. This proposal introduces 3D ABS plastic printing to students across disciplines within the School of Art. It integrates into current undergraduate and graduate courses; complements existing 3D scanning and CAD modeling equipment, facilities, and software. Grant was funded for $25,000 with additional $4,500 from the Lamar Dodd School of Art.

3D Scanning for Art and Design: Capturing, Slicing, Dicing, and Editing Images. Learning Technologies Grant, University of Georgia. 2012. T.L. Houser. This proposal adds 3d scanning capabilities to existing computer-aided design (CAD) and proto-typing facilities in the LDSOA. Learning Technology Grant was funded for $15,000.

Laser Cutting-Edge Technology for Art and Design. Learning Technologies Grant, University of Georgia. 2008 and 2009. T.L. Houser. This proposal adds laser cutting equipment to existing computer-aided design (CAD) and proto-typing facilities in the LDSOA. Learning Technology Grant was funded for $30,000 over two years.

Synthesizing Computer-based and Information Management Systems throughout the Interior Design and Art Education Curricula within the Lamar Dodd School of Art. Learning Resource Center, University if Georgia. 1997. T.L. Houser. Curriculum Development Fund Grant for a mobile, multi-media laboratory connected via internet to a printing and plotting center. $33,030 proposal was fully funded by the UGA Learning Resource Center. $10,255 in matching funds for software secured by preparer, who secured an additional $29,300 in matching software for the UCNS Digital Media Computer Lab, housed within the Visual Arts Building, Lamar Dodd School of Art.

Student Time and Project Management: Professional Accountability in Academia. The University of Tennessee. Faculty Development Grant Proposal. 1993. T.L. Houser. This project included the data collection and statistical analysis phases of an on-going investigation. Proposal was funded by the University in the amount of $1000, with $2500 additional funding from the UTK College of Human Ecology and the Textiles, Retailing and Interior Design Department.

Synthesizing Lifespan Issues Within the Studio Classroom: Seeing, Experiencing, Designing. Universal Design Education Project Grant Proposal. 1993. Funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and other foundations through the Adaptive Environments Center, Boston, MA. N.C. Canestaro and T.L. Houser. Proposal was selected for $5000 of funding through the Adaptive Environments Center with matching funds from the University of Tennessee and the UTK College of Human Ecology.

Design as a Prosthesis for Cognitive Development: A Preliminary Examination of the Potential Role of Spatial Scale in the Design of Group Child-Care Facilities. American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) 1990 Environmental Design Award. De Long, Alton J. (project leader) with D.W. Tegano, J.D. Moran III and T.L. Houser. 1990 to 1991. Interdisciplinary research project involving faculty from Interior Design and Child and Family. Research tested the premise design of the physical environment serves as prosthesis in the cognitive functioning of preschool children. Proposal funded with a $4000 grant from ASID with matching funds from the University.

AutoCAD Workshop for the University of California System. Houser, T.L. and Miller, P.B. University of California, Chico, CA. Jan. 1988. Co-organized and taught the joint sessions and conducted the interiors portion of a one week workshop for Interior Design and Apparel Professors from across the University of California System. $20,000 funding through a University of California System grant.

SPECIAL ACTIVITIES and RECOGNITION RELATED TO TEACHING

IDEC Regional Chairs’ Award for “Checking Codes the New-Fashioned Way.” International IDEC Conference, Calgary, Alberta, CAN. April 2000. Juried poster session with abstract published in the conference proceedings. Presented the author’s CAD software developed to teach, learn, and verify codes compliance on interior design projects.

IDEC Presidential Citation. International IDEC Conference, Nashville, TN. Spring 1995. Received IDEC Presidential Citation for organizing and hosting the 1995 International Interior Design Educators Council Conference.

IDEC International Conference Keynote Session. San Antonio, TX. “Universal Design Education Project Keynote Session.” Canestaro, N.C. & T.L. Houser with ID Universal Design Faculty nationwide. International IDEC Conference, San Antonio, TX. Apr. 1994.

IDEC Innovative Teaching Ideas. Sophomore-level, House Boat Design studio project published in the 1994 peer-reviewed addendum to the IDEC Innovative Teaching Ideas manual, a professional improvement publication for interior design educators sponsored by IDEC.

Universal Design Faculty. Spring, 1993, Designated by National Endowment for the Arts as 1 of 15 interior design educators nationally to become members of the Universal Design Faculty, interdisciplinary group of educators including architects, interior designers, urban planners, and landscape architects.

The University of California System CAD Instruction Grant. 1988. The College of Human Ecology, UTK, Phyllis Bell Miller, and I received a grant to conduct a one-week AutoCAD workshop at the University of California at Chico during January, 1988. Taught apparel and interiors faculty from across the UC System how to use and teach CAD in their programs.

National Council for Interior Design Qualification Item Writers Workshop. 1988. Served as educational representative to and item writer for revisions to the national licensing exam for interior design practitioners. Dallas, TX.

PROFESSIONAL INTERIOR DESIGN EXPERIENCE OVERVIEW

Free-lance Design Consultant. Knoxville, TN and Athens, GA. Sep 1985 to present. Design consultant, project designer, project manager to private clients, the University of Tennessee, the University of Georgia, and other designers on a variety of residential and non-residential projects. Significant Projects:

• Learning & Technology Training Center. Dalton, GA. (2013-14) Design and construction drawings for renovation of the Northwest Georgia Regional Library for UGA Archway Partnership.

• Broad Street Studios 2, Lamar Dodd School of Art, UGA, Renovation of 8,500sf, building that was originally a Studebaker showroom to house the UGA ID program, 2002.

• Broad Street Studio 3, Lamar Dodd School of Art, UGA, Renovation of 7,000sf retail building to house Senior Exit and Faculty Studios for the Drawing and Painting program, 2001.

• College of Human Ecology, UTK, Renovation 'face-lift' and ADA signage, 1993-94.

• Interior Design Program, UTK, ADA compliance project, 1992-93.

• Whittle Communications Day Care Center, Knoxville, TN, 1991.

• TANDEC Spunbonding and Melt Blowing Facility, UTK, 1987-88.

• McQuiddy Office Designers Showroom, Knoxville, TN, 1987.

• State Technical Institute at Knoxville, TN, 1985-86.

McQuiddy Office Designers (MOD). Nashville, TN. Sep 1983 to Sep 1985. Design Director. Significant Projects:

• Nashville Convention Center, Nashville, TN, 1983-85.

• State Technical Institute at Knoxville, TN, 1985.

• Roane State Community College, Pellissippi Campus, Knoxville, TN, 1985.

• McQuiddy Office Designers Showrooms, Nashville, TN, 1984-85, and Knoxville, TN, 1985-86.

• Commonwealth of America, Nashville, TN, 1983-84.

Earl Swensson Associates (ESa). Nashville, TN. Oct 1978 to Sep 1983. Director of Interiors for a major architectural firm having 65 employees. Significant Projects:

• Opryland Hotel and Convention Center, Nashville, TN, 1981-83.

• Vanderbilt Plaza Hotel, Nashville, TN, 1982-83.

• Grady's Restaurant, Knoxville, TN, 1982.

• Westminster Village Terre Haute, Terre Haute, IN, 1980-81.

• Chesterfield Primary Care Center, Richmond, VA, 1981.

• Gulfpoint Retirement Center, Mobile, AL, 1979-80.

• Rafferty's Restaurant, Bowling Green, KY, 1980

• Gulf+Western Natural Resources Group, Nashville, TN, 1979-80.

• Tennessee Technological University, Fine Arts Center, Cookeville, TN 1979.

Gresham and Smith. Nashville, TN. Jan to Oct 1978.Interior Design Team Leader for a major architectural firm having 100+ employees with responsibilities as project designer and manager. Significant Projects:

• Martini's Shoe Store, Hickory Hollow Mall, Nashville, TN, 1978;

• St. Joseph's Hospital Psychiatric Unit, Meridian, MS, 1978; and

• Hospital Corporation of America Regional Offices, Largo, FL, 1978.

Earl Swensson Associates (Better Environments, Inc.). Nashville, TN. Sep 1976 to Jan 1978. Interior Designer with primary responsibility for project design and management. Significant Projects:

• Opryland Hotel and Convention Center, Nashville, TN, 1976-77; and

• Gideons International Headquarters, Conference Room, Nashville, TN, 1977.

PUBLISHED DESIGN PROJECTS

Westminster Village, Terre Haute. The Designer, November, 1983. Editorially written article on Western Village, Terre Haute, Terre Haute, IN, retirement center.

Private Dining Sharpens the Competitive Edge. Facilities Design & Management, July, 1982. Editorially written article on corporate dining rooms, including Gulf + Western Natural Resources Group, Nashville, TN.

Opryland Hotel Draws Convention Business. Contract, April 1980. Editorially written article on Opryland Hotel and Convention Center, Nashville, TN.

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