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Javier Arbona
Assistant Professor of Design & American Studies

Ph.D. Geography, University of California, BerkeleyS.M.Arch.S. Architecture and Urbanism, Massachusetts Institute of TechnologyB.Arch. Architecture, Cornell University
3131 Hart Hall
jarbona[remove-this-and-replace-with-at]ucdavis.edu
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Susan Taber Avila
Professor of Design

M.F.A. Textile Arts and Costume Design, UC DavisDiploma in Textile Art, Goldsmiths, University of LondonB.A. Design, UCLA

Expertise: surface design, textile art, textile design, fashion design, history of fashion.

(530) 752-2859
Room 235, Cruess Hall
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
stavila[remove-this-and-replace-with-at]ucdavis.edu
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Christina Cogdell
Professor of Design

Ph.D. Art History, University of Texas at Austin, 2001M.A. American Studies, University of Notre Dame, 1994B.A. American Studies, University of Texas at Austin, 1991

Field of interest: History and Theory of Architecture, Design and Science

(530) 754-7174
Room 227, Cruess Hall
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
cgcogdell[remove-this-and-replace-with-at]ucdavis.edu
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Glenda Drew
Professor of Design
Design Graduate Program Chair
Affiliated Faculty Community and Regional Development Graduate Group

M.A. Interdisciplinary Arts and Education, San Francisco State University

Specialization: Digital media

(530) 754-2607
Room 250A, Cruess Hall
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
gadrew[remove-this-and-replace-with-at]ucdavis.edu
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Beth Ferguson
Assistant Professor of Design

M.F.A. Design, University of Texas at AustinB.A. Industrial Design and Ecology, Hampshire College
Creuss Hall, Davis, CA
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Room 260, Cruess Hall
Preferred Pronouns: She/Her/Hers
bferguson[remove-this-and-replace-with-at]ucdavis.edu
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Gozde Goncu-Berk
Assistant Professor of Design

Ph.D. Design, University of MinnesotaM.A. Clothing Design, Mimar Sinan University of Fine ArtsB.S. Industrial Design, Istanbul Technical University
530-754-2604
Room 202, Cruess Hall
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James Housefield
Associate Professor of Design
Faculty Undergraduate Adviser

Ph.D. Art History, Boston UniversityM.A. Art History, University of Texas at AustinB.A. French Language and Literature, Vanderbilt University

Fields of interest: History of modern & contemporary art & design. Marcel Duchamp, museums, narrative environments, and experience design. Book design after Mallarmé.

(530) 754-2602
Room 225, Cruess Hall
jehousefield[remove-this-and-replace-with-at]ucdavis.edu
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Susan Kaiser
Professor of Design, Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies, Textiles and Clothing

Ph.D. in textiles and clothing, with a minor in sociology, at Texas Woman’s UniversityB.S. in textiles and clothing at the University of Texas at Austin
1217 Hart Hall
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Mark Kessler
Associate Professor of Design

M. Arch. Harvard Graduate School of DesignB.A. Columbia University
(530) 754-2603
Room 231, Cruess Hall
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Thomas Maiorana
Assistant Professor of Design

M.F.A. Design, Stanford UniversityB.A. American Culture, Vassar College
(530) 752-6299
Room 260, Cruess Hall
tmaiorana[remove-this-and-replace-with-at]ucdavis.edu
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Tim McNeil
Professor of Design

M.F.A. Exhibition Design, University of the Arts, LondonB.A. Graphic Design, Middlesex University, London
(530) 752-2589
Room 129, Cruess Hall
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Simon Sadler, photo by David Suh
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Simon Sadler
Chair of Design Department
Professor of Design

Ph.D. History of Art, Open UniversityM.A. History of Art, Design & Contextual Studies, Birmingham City UniversityB.A. History, King’s College, University of LondonFields of interest: history and theory of architecture, design and urbanism
(530) 754-2605
Room 229, Cruess Hall
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Brett Snyder
Associate Professor of Design

B.F.A. Graphic Design, Carnegie Mellon UniversityM. Arch Columbia Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
(530) 754-2606
Room 237, Cruess Hall
blsnyder[remove-this-and-replace-with-at]ucdavis.edu
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Katia Vega
Assistant Professor of Design

Ph.D. Computer Science, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, BrazilM.A. Computer Science, Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, BrazilB.A. Computer Science, National Univeristy of San Marcos, Peru
Room 250B, Cruess Hall
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Susan Verba
Professor of Design

M.F.A. Graphic Design, Yale UniversityB.S. Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University
Room 233, Cruess Hall
(530) 752-2614
sverba[remove-this-and-replace-with-at]ucdavis.edu
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Jiayi Young
Associate Professor of Design

M.F.A. Multi-media and Painting, Washington State UniversityM.S. Experimental Atomic Physics, Kansas State UniversityB.A. Fine Arts and Physics, Lawrence University
Room 127, Cruess Hall
jdyoung[remove-this-and-replace-with-at]ucdavis.edu

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