EDUCATIONAL BACKGROUND

Ph. D. in Architecture, Aug. 2004
    University of Michigan

• Dissertation: "An Exploration of Protean Elements as Representations in a Computer Aid for Design." This dissertation examines a possible scheme for representing architectural elements ("wall," "room," "window," etc.). Issues considered include the justification for such elements (based on psychology and design research), generation of graphics data, extraction of data for analyses, deliberate avoidance of "model correctness," treatment of joints between elements, and the relationship between conceptual- and product-level elements.
• Minor Area of Specialization: Cognitive Psychology
• Advisor: Jim Turner

Master of Science in Architecture, Dec. 1996
    University of Michigan

• Completed graduate-level coursework focusing on Design Process and Methods. Study included subjects in Electrical Engineering/Computer Science (User Interface, AI, and Advanced AI courses) and Psychology (courses and independent study on Cognition and Thought).

Master of Architecture, Aug. 1990
    Iowa State University

• Thesis: "Demonstration of an Abstract Data Type for Gradual Definition, Refinement, and Computer-Graphic Representation of Architectural Elements." This thesis presented an early attempt to represent high-level architectural elements by assembling low-level drafting entities and assigning behavior to them.
• While a graduate student, completed all courses required for an Undergraduate Minor in Computer Science.

Bachelor of Arts in Architecture, May 1986
    Iowa State University