Faculty

	Ryadi Adityavarman Savannah B.Arch., Universitas Katolik Parahyangan; M.Arch., University of Colorado; M.S., University of Texas.
	Rebekah Adkins Atlanta B.A., Seattle Pacific University; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
	Tristan Al-Haddad Atlanta B.S., M.Arch., Georgia Institute of Technology.
	Barri  Braswell-Culpepper  Atlanta B.F.A., M.F.A, Savannah College of Art and Design.
	Deborah Brooks Savannah B.S., M.S., University of North Carolina. Deborah Brooks worked full-time in interior design with a specialty in healthcare and commercial design prior to entering academia. She taught at Texas Tech University, the University of Kentucky, Arizona State University, Texas Christian University and Washington State University. After moving to Georgia, she wrote the interior design curriculum for the department of fine arts at Valdosta State University. She joined the SCAD faculty in 2002. Her areas of interest and specialization include sustainable design, collaborative creative work, creative thinking and communication of design ideas. Her mixed-media collages, jewelry and small, functional sculptural work has been exhibited in galleries in Texas and Georgia. Brooks served as a site visitor and chair of accreditation visits for FIDER (now CIDA) for nine years.  Her most recent collaborative work includes a sustainably-built residence on Tybee Island near Savannah. Selected presentations and lectures: Baton Rouge, La. Greensboro, N.C. Baltimore, Md. Knoxville, Tenn. Belfast, Northern Ireland Awards: Best of Show Award for Interior Design from the Interior Design Educators Council Memberships: IDEC, professional member LEED Accredited Professional
	Shirley Cribbs Savannah B.S., St. Louis University; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
	Tracy Crow Savannah B.A., University of Alabama at Birmingham; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
	Kate Deeny Savannah B.A., Hampshire College; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design.
	Esma Burçin Dengiz Savannah B.F.A., M.F.A., Bilkent University; M.S., The School of the Art Institute of Chicago. Esma B. Dengiz has experience in commercial, institutional and residential design and adaptive reuse projects. Her areas of specialization include lighting, interior lighting and traditional architecture of Asia Minor. Memberships: IALD IESNA IDEC Classes: Lighting for the Interior Applied Interior Lighting Interior Design Studio II
	Kathleen Fritz Savannah B.A., Gordon College; M.I.D., Boston Architectural College.
	Christina Gonano Savannah B.S., Indiana University of Pennsylvania; M.S., Chatham College. Before joining the faculty at SCAD, Christina Gonano worked in the interior design industry. Her designs can be seen in and around the Pittsburgh, Pa., area, where she worked on projects for the Mellon Arena, home of the NHL’s Pittsburgh Penguins, and at the Nemacolin Resort and Spa, host to the PGA’s 84 Lumber Classic. Memberships: Interior Design Educators Council American Society of Interior Designers (allied membership) Courses: Graphics for the Building Arts History of Interior Design II
	Margo Jones Savannah B.V.A., Georgia State University; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. With more than 25 years of experience with corporate, developer and government clients, Margo Jones has developed expertise in strategic planning, programming and workplace analysis for major corporate facilities, as well as the interior design of corporate headquarters, computer/data operations centers, product marketing and demonstration centers, convention centers, food service facilities, retail centers and healthcare facilities. An interior design faculty member since Fall 2002, she also serves as the internship coordinator for the School of Building Arts, and is also a business and career coach and consultant. Memberships: International Interior Design Association, fellow and professional member Interior Design Educators Council, professional member United States Green Building Council, LEED-accredited professional National Council for Interior Design Qualification, certified designer International Coach Federation, professional member FIIDA AP Courses: Undergraduate and graduate design studios Professional Practices Portfolio Preparation Off-campus Programs, New York City and Washington, DC.
	Monica Letourneau Savannah B.A., Roger Williams College; M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. In 2005 Monica Letourneau joined SCAD after 10 years as an interior designer specializing in corporate and multi-family housing design in Atlanta, Ga., and Alexandria, Va. She has participated in collaborative projects with the architecture department and encourages the use of community projects in her classes. She addresses sustainable design in all studio projects. Memberships: NCIDQ Certified, #013068 Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design, Accredited Professional Interior Design Educators Council International Interior Design Association, professional member American Society of Interior Designers, professional member American Institute of Architects, associate member Courses: Interior Graphics Interior Design Studio II, III, IV and V Interior Materials II Professional Practices Interior Design Seminar (graduate) Interior Design Studio II and IV (graduate) Contemporary Issues (graduate) Interior Design Final M.A. Project (graduate)
	Hannah Mendoza Savannah B.F.A., Rutgers University; M.F.A., The Florida State University. Hannah Mendoza has served as an adjunct faculty member at Valdosta State University, Florida State University, and the Art Institute Online. She taught the history of design at West Virginia University for two years prior to joining the faculty at SCAD. She is working on her Ph.D. in feminist geography. Publications: With Bernasconi, C., and MacDonald, N.M. (2007). "Creating New Identities in Design Education." International Journal of Art & Design Education, 26(3), 308–13. (2006). "Design + Cultural Resource Management:  A model for creating new identities." 22nd NCBDS Conference Proceedings. Ames, IA: Iowa State University Press. Presentations: “Designing for Dementia.” Morgantown, W.V.: Summer Institute on Aging, 2007.  Invited speaker. "Creating New Identities in Design Education." Greensboro, N.C.: Interior Design Educators Council – South Regional Conference, 2006. “Creating Home: A Participatory Approach to Understanding Gender and Adaptation.” London, England: Royal Geographical Society – Institute of British Geographers Annual Conference, 2006. “Design + Cultural Resource Management:  A Model for Creating New Identities.”  Ames, Iowa: National Council on the Beginning Design Student, 2006. “An Annotated Bibliography 1988 – Present: Psychophysiological Effects of Color.” Scottsdale, Ariz.: Interior Design Educators Council International Conference, 2006. Memberships: Interior Design Educators Council International Interior Design Association South Eastern Division of the American Association of Geographers Courses: History of Interiors Graduate Seminar
	John Moores Atlanta B.Arch, Roger Williams University; M.Arch., Georgia Institute of Technology.
	Helena Moussatché Savannah B.Arch., Instituto Metodista Bennett; M.Ed., Pontificia Universidade Católica; Ph.D., Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro. Originally from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Helena Moussatche is a graduated and licensed architect in Rio de Janeiro with a Ph.D. and master's degrees in education. She has practiced architecture and interior design for 20 years. Her academic experience reflects 17 years of teaching architecture and interior sesign, and 10 years of research on educational facilities in both Brazil and the United States. The findings of her studies on the environmental quality and human response to educational indoor environments have been published and have received national and international recognition. Publications: "Environmentally Responsible Specifications," in Louise Jones (Org.), "Environmentally Responsible Design." New York: Wiley. With Languell, J. "Life-cycle Costing of Interior Materials for Florida's Schools." Journal of Interior Design v. 28; n.2; Pp. 37-49, 2002. With King, J. "Reason or Folly? Interior Designers' Process of Choosing Interior Finish Materials." Interiors amd Sources Magazine. September 2002, pp. 76-79. With Languell, J. "Flooring Materials: Life Cycle Costing for Educational Facilities." Facilities, U.K. 19 (10) pp. 333-343, 2001. With Languell-Urquhart, J. "Service Life Cycle Costing of Ceiling Systems in Educational Facilities." Facilities Design and Management, May 2001, pp. 24. Presentations/Lectures: "Brazilian Architecture: past and present," keynote speaker, Brazil Symposium, Eastern Michigan University, 2004. "Sustainability and Interior Materials," School of Architecture and Urbanism, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2002 "Social Representations in School Architecture," School of Architecture and Urbanism, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 2002 "Material Selection in Interior Design Practice," IDEC International Conference, Santa Fe, N.M., 2002 "From School Houses to Government Logos: The Meanings of Brazilian Public School's Architecture." Society of Architectural Historians 54th Annual Meeting, Toronto, Canada, 2001. Awards: 2002-03 Teacher of the Year – College of Design, Construction and Planning, University of Florida Literati Club/Emerald Awards for Excellence 2002 – Outstanding Paper in the 2001 Volume of Facilities, U.K. Interior Design Educators Council Best Paper 2001: "Assessing the Service Life Cycle Costs of Interior Materials Through Collaboration." Memberships: Brazilian Institute of Architects Interior Design Educators Council U.S. Green Building Council, LEED-certified member Journal of Interior Design board of reviewers Council of Interior Design accreditation site visitor Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro/PROARQ, visiting board of professors in architectural theory and research Classes: Interior Materials I and II Interior Design Studios III and IV Interior Design Graduate Seminar Interior Design Theory and Criticism Contemporary Issues in Interior Design Final M.A. Project Interior Environmental Systems Emerging Interior Materials
	Liset Robinson Atlanta B.S., M.Arch., Georgia Institute of Technology. Liset Robinson is a graduate of the Georgia Institute of Technology with Bachelor of Science and Master of Architecture degrees, and is a registered architect and interior designer in Georgia. In 1988, she began to work in the education field and also started her own design firm specializing in residential, hospitality and retail store design. From 1999 – 2005, she served as dean of the interior design program at a local university, where she expanded the department to include more than 200 students and facilitated CIDA re-accreditation. In addition to her teaching responsibilities at SCAD-Atlanta, she served as chair of the technology/growth council in 2006-07. She has served as a jury member for both the National Association of the Remodeling Industry and the Interior Design Educators Council, and is serving as vice president of professional development for the International Interior Design Association. She is on the IIDA best of the best (b.o.b.) Awards Committee, where she has proposed and received approval to begin a b.o.b. Student Design Award. Robinson is also serving on the Social Justice Network for IDEC, and will be presenting at the 2007 Art and Design Social Justice Symposium. In 2007, she was selected by Design Intelligence as one of the Interior Design Educators of the Year.
	John Schneider Atlanta B.A., New York University; M.Arch., Harvard University; M.B.A., Emory University.
	Peili Wang Savannah, E-Learning A.F.A., Sichuan Fine Arts Institute; B.F.A., M.F.A., Savannah College of Art and Design. Born in Sichuan, China, Peili Wang became interested in the arts as a child. A 1994 graduate of the Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, he pursued a career in interior design and construction-site management. Although this experience provided a strong foundation in occupational knowledge, he felt his artistic qualifications needed further broadening, so he moved to Savannah to study at SCAD. "As a professor, I enjoy sharing my enthusiasm for space, color, form and light, and experimenting with ways in which different media enhance architectural perspective," he said.
	Crystal Weaver Savannah B.S., Morehead State University; M.S., Ph.D., University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
	Marilyn Whitney Savannah B.A., M.A., Michigan State University; Ph.D.*, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.