COLLEGE OF HUMAN SCIENCES
TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
FACULTY RESEARCH INTERESTS

Department of Design
(Please check the departmental website for further information on each faculty member and contact information.)

Mohamed Cherif Amor, Ph.D., University of Missouri-Columbia, Assistant Professor

Research Interests:  Home environments, meaning/cognition of the built environment, influence of technology on pedagogic environments, and environment/behavior correlation.

Don Collier, M.F.A., Texas Tech University, Assistant Professor

Research Interests:  Taking classroom design into the real world, influence of historical design on today’s design.

Zane D. Curry, Ph.D., Texas Tech University, Associate Professor

Research Interests:  Interior design components, computer usage in interior design, visualization, programming in interior design.

Samina Khan, Ph.D., Texas Woman’s University, Associate Professor

Research Interests:  Textile and apparel preferences of selected international consumers, bio-finishing’s of Texas cotton and wool fabrics, biodegradability of selected cellulosic fibers and historic costume.

Randall Russ, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, Chair, Department of Design, Associate Professor

Research Interests:  Congruence of fit between individuals and the physical environment, personality type, emotional intelligence in the workplace, programming in interior design.

Su-Jeong Hwang Shin, Ph.D., North Carolina State University, Assistant Professor

Research Interests:  Textile/apparel technology and management.

JoAnn Shroyer, Ph.D., Oklahoma State University, Rockwell Research Professor

Research Interests:  Design and evaluation of physical environments for the elderly and the physically and mentally challenged, falls risk for individuals with Alzheimer’s disease and Parkinson’s disease.

JoAnn Wilson, M.A., University of Utah, Associate Professor

Research Interests:  Interior design components, computer usage in interior design, visualization, programming in interior design.

Lori Yoo, Ph.D., Texas Tech University, Assistant Professor

Research Interests:  Consumer apparel design preferences and purchase intentions, ethnicity and aesthetic evluation, business casual and appearance management, marbled leather product development.

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