2022 Midwest Regional Conference
“DENOTING THE PRESENCE RATHER THAN THE ABSENCE OF”
Shift your schedule to commit to coming to Chi-town October 20-21 for two full days for an opportunity to interact with colleagues and to share and discuss positive change that we have discovered in our teaching, research and service.
Shift to an in-person, on site conference hosted by Columbia College in Chicago, IL with tours and presentations from local sites, vendors and design professionals. We invite presentations around speculative and developmental ideas on the topics of our history and our future as designers and educators. The committee encourages positive engagements for participants and welcomes all topics.
Shift in conference encourages scholars with varying experiences (we are positive towards first time presenters). Presentations reflecting innovative teaching approaches or methods, design research and professional/creative work related to interior design are also welcome. Abstracts presentations may be in the form of presentations, panels, or posters, and may be completed by one or multiple authors.
Columbia College St. Center,
754 S. Wabash Ave.
Chicago, IL 60605
NOTE: Parking options will vary, consider using the app SpotHero to help find parking.
The conference invites individuals (scholars, graduate students, and undergraduate students) to submit abstracts that contribute to the body of knowledge of interior design and interior design education. Scholarship topics may be based on pedagogy, history, theory, design practice, interdisciplinary collaboration, and case studies, representing qualitative and quantitative research. Presentations reflecting innovative teaching approaches or methods and professional/creative work related to interior design are also welcome. Abstract presentations may be in the form of a presentation or panel and may be completed by one or multiple authors.
While abstracts are welcome on all topics related to the field of interior design, this conference encourages submissions that support ideas that address the conference theme.
A total of 22 presentations; 20 contributing toward CEU credits. Please note that to obtain a CEU credit you must stay for all three (3) presentations within a single session OR a full session with one (1) panel presentation.
Thursday, October 20, 2022
Registration + Breakfast
Interactive Event with Univ. of Kentucky
Break
Session 1A
Where have all the students gone? An investigation into studio culture
Lynette Panarelli, Jordana Psiloyenis
A Case Study of 4th Year Studio: On the Fringe of Interior Design
Jill Lahrmer
Breaking Down Preconceived Notions and Preparing Interior Design Students For a Studio-Based Education
Meghan Hendrickson
Session 1B
Panel: Analyzing Strategies for Teaching Building Codes
Dana Vaux, Connie Dyar, Bryan Orthel
Session 2A
IEQ Factors in Learning: A qualitative analysis of the Impact of Acoustics on Students with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Michael Lekan-Kehinde, Abimbola Asojo, B. Sanborn
Enhancing Socio-emotional Development of Children in Learning Environments by Design
Sahand Abbasi, Ellie Nahirafee
Undergraduate Students’ Sensory Experiences in Open Spaces of Higher Education
Yongyeon Cho
Session 2B
Panel: (Re)balancing Empathy: (Re)shifting and (Re)framing Design Thinking
Kurt Espersen-Peters, Tina Patel, Andrea Sosa Fontaine, Ariane Laxo, and Milagros Zingoni
Lunch / IDEC Midwest Conf. Business Mtg.
Session 3A
Proficiency Theory: A Primer for Designers Acquiring Higher Levels of Learning
Kevin Woolley
The Benefits of 3D Modeling: Measuring Student Development through SLOs
Georges Fares
Globalization and Culturally Relevant Pedagogy
Susan Ray-Degges
Session 3B
Panel: Finding Opportunities within Constraints: Strategies for Managing Programs in the Current Academic Climate
Amy Roehl, Barbara Anderson, Patrick Lucas, Bryan Orthel, Rene King
Break
Travel to IIDA Headquarters
(Transportation on your own)
IIDA visit/tour/cocktail hour
IIDA HQ | 111 E. Wacker Dr. Suite #222, Chicago, IL 60601
Dinner on your own
Friday, October 21, 2022
Breakfast & Student Center Tour with Dave Broz
Break
Poster Q+A: Integrating Empathy: Designing a Makerspace with Rural Community Partners
Miyoung Hong, Gabrielle Pierson, Hunter Kaiser
Session 4A
Interior and Environmental Design for Reducing Aggressive Behavior among Residents of Juvenile Detention Centers
Ellie Nahirafee, Sahand Abbasi
Inhabiting the “Margin” Through Zines, Radical Tools for Student Empathy and Introspection
Aanya Chugh
Sustainable Biophilic Student Housing Contributes to Academic Success and Improved Mental Health
Susan Ray-Degges, Jill Mueller, Victoria Nelson, Amy Stauffenecker
Session 4B
New Domestics TV: Film, Domesticity and Interior Design Research
Evan Pavka
Peter Dohmen: Colorful Reflections thru Time and Space
Stephanie Zollinger
A Cabin In The Woods (Creative Scholarship)
Yongyeon Cho
Session 4C
Let’s Make Toast!
Connie Dyar, Dana Vaux
“What Do You Want to Be When You Grow Up?”
Ahna Packard, Rebecca Hermance
Local or National? Sense of Community Advertising Effect in Virtual Reality (VR)
Kyoungmee “Kate” Byun, Yunmi Choi
Break
Travel to MillerKnoll
Transportation not provided; Note: Please take all items with you, conference attendees will not be returning to Columbia College
Lunch at MillerKnoll
MillerKnoll Showroom
811 W. Fulton Market
Chicago, IL 60607
Tour of MillerKnoll
Exploring Fulton Market Area (map provided)
Member/Non-Member | $145 |
Students (Member/Non-Member) | $75 |
Le Meridien Essex Chicago (500 ft | est. 2 minute walk)
800 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60605
Hilton Chicago (0.2 miles | est. 3-4 minute walk)
720 S. Michigan Ave
Chicago, IL 60605
Hotel Blackstone (0.2 miles | 3-4 minute walk)
636 S. Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL 60605
To become an IDEC event partner, simply access the details in our Sponsor Packet for comprehensive information on our partnership opportunities.
