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Tasoulla Hadjiyanni, Ph.D. Professor and Program Director Interior Design

Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel

College of Design

University of Minnesota

Address: Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel

College of Design

University of Minnesota

240 McNeal Hall

1985 Buford Avenue

St. Paul, MN 55108

E-mail: thadjiya@umn.edu

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Education 2

Professional Positions Held 2

Leadership Philosophy 3

Honors, Awards & Recognitions 4

Grants 4

Scholarly Disseminations 7

Additional Presentations 19

Teaching and Learning 22

Student Advising 30

Professional Service 32

Professional Development 36

Professional Design Experience 37

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Tasoulla Hadjiyanni, Ph.D. Professor and Program Director Interior Design

Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel

College of Design

University of Minnesota

EDUCATION

Doctor of Philosophy Degree, Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel, University

of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN - June 1999.

Thesis Title: “Housing, refugee consciousness, and the meaning of lost places: The

children of Cypriot refugees.”

Awards:

J. W. G. Dunn, Jr. Scholarship for Foreign Research in International Peace.

Funds for Ph. D. Research - $2000 - 1996.

Dora A. Waller International Award. Funds for Ph. D. research - $2000 - 1996.

Master of Science Degree in Urban Development and Management, Heinz School

(School of Urban and Public Affairs), Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA

- Honors, 1991.

Awards:

Internship Opportunity Fund Scholarship for a summer internship at the

Pittsburgh Historical Society - $2000 - 1990.

W. W. Cooper Scholarship for a Master of Science Degree - $6000 - 1989.

Bachelor of Architecture Degree - Minor in Archaeology, Department of Architecture,

Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, PA - Honors, 1988.

Awards:

FULBRIGHT/AMIDEAST scholarship - Covered all expenses for a Bachelor of

Architecture Degree in the U.S.A – 1982 - 1988.

Study Abroad - Participated in a summer studio in Kunming in the Peoples' Republic of

China that focused on the study of Chinese indigenous architecture. Work

produced was exhibited at Forbes Street Gallery in Pittsburgh - 1986.

PROFESSIONAL POSITIONS HELD

Professor – Interior Design – Fall 2016 – Present

Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel, University of Minnesota Responsibilities include engaging in research, teaching, and service; teaching two courses per

semester; pursuing research funding; publishing research, teaching, and service outcomes in

refereed publications; attending and presenting at conferences; providing service to the Interior

Design program, the Department, the College, the University, and professional associations;

connecting with the community; advising undergraduate students; serving on graduate committees

and advising graduate students.

Fellow – Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Minnesota – Spring 2018

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Associate Professor – Interior Design – Fall 2010 – Summer 2016

Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel, University of Minnesota

Fellow – Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Minnesota – Fall 2010

Assistant Professor – Interior Design – Fall 2004 – Summer 2010

Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel, University of Minnesota

Lecturer/Research Assistant Professor – 2002-2004 Department of Architecture, University of Minnesota

Responsibilities included teaching one course per semester; serving as guest reviewer to other

studio classes; serving on Graduate Student committees; participation in research, such as the

Single Family Pilot Demonstration Project that involved a collaboration of the Department with

the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation; publication of findings, and conference participations. I

coordinated survey research that identified the housing needs of Hmong families living in

Minnesota. The findings informed the design of House One, the first of ten affordable houses

constructed by the Wilder Foundation.

Instructor - 2000

Intercollege, Cyprus Responsibilities included teaching one course.

Research Assistant - 1992 - 1998.

Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel, University of Minnesota Analyzed data for a research project on housing quality in the Philippines and drafted a paper of

the results for publication.

LEADERSHIP PHILOSOPHY

“A story is the shortest distance between two people,” they say. I see myself as a

storyteller: I create platforms for people to talk about their stories, I collect stories, I find

ways to share stories with diverse audiences, and I employ stories to inform theoretical

paradigms, policy-making, design practice, and pedagogical approaches. My focus are the

stories of community members whose voices are often not heard, such as:

Refugees, immigrants, and members of minority groups.

Victims of sex trafficking, and

Children with mental health challenges.

The driver behind my interdisciplinary and community-engaged scholarship is my belief

that social inequalities are partly spatially constructed and are therefore, malleable. Design

matters and can be leveraged for innovation and change to create healthy and connected

communities in which everyone can thrive, what I call Culturally Enriched Communities

(CEC).

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HONORS, AWARDS & RECOGNITIONS

2019 Nominated for the College of Design Student Driven Outstanding Teaching

Award

2018 Perspectives Video Shorts - Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) for digital

story produced in Fall 2017 Design and Globalization, St. Bernard’s church – The

unconventional space

2018 College of Design Outstanding Contributions to Equity and Diversity Award

2018 Faculty Fellow – Institute for Advanced Study (Spring)

2017 Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) Award for Excellence –

Honorable Mention - Unraveling culture through digital storytelling

2017 Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) Service Award

2017 Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) Service Award

2016 College of Design Outstanding Research Award

2016 Featured in the University of Minnesota's Driven to Discover Campaign

http://driven-to-discover.umn.edu/content/tasoulla-hadjiyanni

2015 Featured in the University of Minnesota’s Improving Campus Climate / Office for

Equity and Diversity

https://diversityumn.wordpress.com/2015/09/08/a-place-to-call-home-an-

interview-with-tasoulla-hadjiyanni/

2015 Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Commitment to Internationalizing

Teaching and Learning at the University of Minnesota.

2015 Featured as one of 14 scholars in Faces of JID (Journal of Interior Design)

2014 College of Design Outreach Award (for revisions to the Housing Policy Tool

Box)

2013 Council for Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA) Innovative Interior Design

Education Award – Merit - Sketching in interior design history class

2010 Faculty Fellow – Institute for Advanced Study

2009 Faculty Fellow - Children Youth and Family Consortium

2009 College of Design Outstanding Teaching Award

GRANTS

My primary grant-writing efforts are directed toward securing funding to support my

scholarship in ways that bridge theory, policy, and practice. I have also pursued

opportunities to further develop my teaching of cultural aspects of space.

Research Grants – Awarded – External - $187,500

Papanikolopoulos, N. (PI) and Banerjee, A., Morellas, V., Bernstein, G., Lim, K., Cullen,

K., Zagoloff, S., Robinson, J., Hadjiyanni, T., Guillermo Sapiro, G., & Egger, H.

(Co-PIs). Development of an Instrument that Monitors Behaviors Associated with

OCD and Schizophrenia. National Science Foundation Major Research

Instrumentation, $550,000 (College of Design share $72,000). 2013-2016.

Morellas, V. (PI) & Hadjiyanni, T. (Co-PI). Rethinking Surveillance: Toward an

interactive model. National Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative

Research Centers (I/UCRC) Safety, Security, Rescue, Research Center,

01/01/2011 – 07/31/2015, (College of Design share $13,000) (00026506).

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Papanikolopoulos, N. (PI), & Hadjiyanni, T. (Co-PI). Rethinking surveillance.

Collaborative Research Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers

(I/UCRC) Safety, Security, Rescue, Research Center, (College of Design share

$17,500). 10/01/2008- 07/31/2012 (00005862).

Hadjiyanni, T. Surveillance systems – Societal impacts and design approaches. National

Science Foundation Industry/University Cooperative Research Centers (College

of Design share $35,000) – October 1, 2008 – September 30, 2010.

Papanikolopoulos, N. (PI), & Hadjiyanni, T. (Co-PI). Design issues and optimal camera

placement. National Science Foundation - Engineering. (College of Design share

$50,000) – September 1, 2005 – August 30, 2009.

Research Grants – Agricultural Experiment Station (AES)

Hadjiyanni, T. Creating healthier and happier communities - Lessons from Copenhagen.

AES Investment in Research, 2018-2019, $2,757.

Hadjiyanni, T. Toward culturally enriched communities – Positioning Minnesota for a

vibrant future. AES Extension, Sept. 2017 – June 2018, $17,234.

Hadjiyanni, T. Supporting culturally enriched communities – Insights from elected

officials help position Minnesota for a vibrant future. July 2015 – June 2018

(support for a course release and a 20% RA for three years).

Hadjiyanni, T. Toward culturally sensitive design – Supporting the health and well-being

of Minnesota’s diverse communities. Fall 2011 – Spring 2015 (support for a course

release and a 20% RA for four years).

Research Grants – Awarded – Internal - $229,890

Hadjiyanni, T. When Places Speak - Spotlight on Cyprus. Imagine Fund, $5,000, July 1,

2019.

Hadjiyanni, T. Toward appropriate transition environments for Native sexually exploited

youth. Grant-in-Aid, $28,683, May 5, 2015.

Hadjiyanni, T. Toward appropriate transition environments for Native youth victims of

trafficking. IDEA Multicultural Research Awards, $3,040, April 15, 2015.

Hadjiyanni, T. When places speak – An interactive digital exhibit. Imagine Fund, $5,000,

January 21, 2014.

Hadjiyanni, T. When places speak – A photography exhibit. Imagine Fund, $5,000,

January 22, 2013.

Hadjiyanni, T. Toward culturally sensitive communities – The Minnesota Housing Policy

Tool Box. 2012-2014 Extension Block Grant Award, $48,000. Sept. 18, 2012 –

June 30, 2014.

Hadjiyanni, T. Toward culturally sensitive designs – Developing a handbook that bridges

theory and practice. Imagine Fund, $5,000. Fall 2010.

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Hadjiyanni, T. Culturally sensitive housing – Facilitating healthy nutritional practices

among Minnesota’s diverse communities. Short-Term Outreach Projects for

Issues in Minnesota. $39,978. Fall 2010 – 2012.

Hadjiyanni, T. Meaning-making and practice – How culture and design relate under

conditions of displacement. Institute for Advanced Study 2010-11 Faculty Fellow

and the Quadrant program. $16,000. (Fall 2010 residency).

Hadjiyanni, T. Toward culturally sensitive housing – Exploring the dynamic among

design, culture, and identity under conditions of displacement. Imagine Fund

Single Course Release Support - $8,000. Spring 2010.

Hadjiyanni, T. Toward culturally sensitive housing – Translating research into practice.

CYFC (Children, Youth, and Family Consortium) Fellow - $5,000. 2009-2010.

Hadjiyanni, T. Toward culturally sensitive housing – Hmong, Somali, Mexicans, Ojibwe,

& African-Americans. President’s Faculty Multicultural Research Award -

$14,000 – 2009-2010.

Hadjiyanni, T. Designing with culture in mind – Understanding Mexican-Americans’

housing needs. Grant-in-Aid - $23,383 – January 1, 2006 through Fall 2007.

Hadjiyanni, T. Toward culturally sensitive housing – The case of American-Indians and

African-Americans. President’s Faculty Multicultural Research Award - $13,806

– January 1, 2006 through Fall 2007.

Hadjiyanni, T. Life in a new architecture – American-Indian cultural identity and

mainstream residential design. University of Minnesota Research Summer

Fellowship - $5,000 – Summer 2006.

Hadjiyanni, T. Life in a new architecture – American-Indian cultural identity and

mainstream residential design. McKnight Fellowship in the Arts and Humanities -

$5,000 – Summer 2006.

Teaching Grants – Awarded – Internal - $5,360

Hadjiyanni, T. Design, Housing, and Apparel Reinvestment in Teaching Initiatives, $960,

Feb. 11, 2013.

Hadjiyanni, T. Mid-Career Faculty Women's Community - $500 – Fall 2011 – Spring

2012.

Hadjiyanni, T. Internationalizing Teaching and Learning Faculty Cohort program -

$1,000 – Spring 2012.

Hadjiyanni, T. Early Career Teaching Program - $400 – Fall 2005 – Spring 2006.

Hadjiyanni, T. Enhancing the teaching of DHA 4162 – History of Interiors and

Furnishings 1750-Present. E-Scholarship grant for Course Development. College

of Human Ecology, University of Minnesota – $500. Spring 2005.

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Hadjiyanni, T. Development of the course “The architecture of globalization.”

Internationalizing the Curriculum Archibald Bush Foundation Grant – $2,000 –

2003.

Grants – Awarded – Other - $20,509

Hadjiyanni, T. Funding for support of a Research Assistant for book writing. DHA

Research Investment - $12,569 – Fall 2015.

Hadjiyanni, T. Funding request for Design+Dignity Symposium. College of Design

Funding for a New or Expanded Initiative - $3,340 – Fall 2015.

Hadjiyanni, T. Attending the International Society for Education through Art (InSEA)

conference to present the paper “Transformative concepts – Unraveling the

complexity of ‘culture’ in design education.” University of Minnesota

International Travel Funds – $2,000 - Spring 2012.

Hadjiyanni, T. Attending MED2010 to present the paper “Socializing Surveillance: An

Interdisciplinary Educational Model.” Salovich Endowment Funds - $1000 –

Spring 2010.

Hadjiyanni, T. Attending EDRA 39. University of Minnesota International Travel Funds

– $1200 - Spring 2008.

Hadjiyanni, T. Attending EDRA 36. University of Minnesota International Travel Funds

– $400 - Spring 2005.

In review

SCHOLARLY DISSEMINATIONS – PUBLICATIONS, PRESENTATIONS, DIGITAL RESOURCES, AND EXHIBITS

As a way to reach diverse audiences, my scholarship findings and teaching pedagogies

are published in a variety of forms, ranging from academic books to blind-reviewed

journals, conference proceedings, on-line resources for design practitioners, policy

makers, and advocates, blogs, and exhibits. At the same time, because of my scholarship’s

interdisciplinary and community-engaged nature, I pursue conference and journal

publications from diverse disciplines/fields. I am a member of the Environmental Design

Research Association (EDRA), where I served as Editor of EDRA Connections and the

Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC), where I served as Guest Editor for a

Symposium and Special Issue for the Journal of Interior Design on Design and Culture.

Primary authors are noted where needed and presenters are underlined.

Books

Hadjiyanni, T. (to be available in 2019). The right to home – Exploring how space, culture,

and identity intersect with disparities. New York, NY: Palgrave Macmillan.

This book uses stories from Hmong, Somali, Mexicans, Ojibwe, and African Americans

in Minnesota to explore how the spatial characteristics of homes can support or suppress

peoples’ attempts to create meaning in their lives, which can impact well-being and

delineate the production of health, income, and educational disparities. The book’s

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purpose is to inspire a sense of wonder about the human capacity to create meaning and

rally home mediators (scholars, educators, design practitioners, policy makes, and

advocates) to work toward Culturally Enriched Communities, communities in which

everyone can thrive. Through elaborating on how kitchen layouts restrict cooking, the

size of social areas limits gatherings with friends, walls construct connections to spirits,

windows nourish the soul, and dining tables instil aspirations, the discussion expands

understanding of how space intersects with income, race, gender, citizenship, ability,

religion, and ethnicity to posit that social inequalities are partly spatially constructed and

are therefore, malleable.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2002). The making of a refugee – Children adopting refugee identity in

Cyprus. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers.

Through interviews of 100 children of refugees in Cyprus, born after their family’s displacement,

I illustrate the formation of a refugee consciousness, an identity adopted by many children who

never experienced the actual displacement of their family. Focusing on the process by which a

child born into a refugee family develops a refugee identity, the book identifies nine dimensions

that inform this consciousness. Establishing the family as the primary transmitter of the refugee

identity and the child as its constructor, I point to the power of homeplace in forming and

supporting such an identity. Housing issues are also examined as a contributing factor, as refugee

housing is typically distinct, and constrained, compared to housing for native citizens of a

community. The book challenges the notion that refugee consciousness is a separate identity and

a crisis by reinterpreting it as a resistance to adversity.

Chapters in Edited Books

Hadjiyanni, T. (forthcoming). Interiority and neighborhoods – The health experiences of

three cultural groups. In Dana E. Vaux and David Wang (Eds.), Interiority: Theory

and research methods for Interior Design.

Hadjiyanni, T., & Johnson, K. (2018). Dress and place in sex work – Attracting customers

through virtual environments. In Annette Lynch & Katalin Medvedev (Eds),

Fashion, agency, and empowerment: Performing agency, following script. New

York, NY: Bloomsbury, pp.171-185.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2018). Interiors as global constructs – Framing culture and design

discourses in a world of movement. In Gregory Marinic (Ed.) The interior

architecture theory reader. London, UK: Routledge, pp. 397-406.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2015). The multiple facets of an Interior Design education. In Kishor

Vaidya (Ed.). Interior Design for the curious: Why study Interior Design. ISBN

978-1-925128-56-7.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2013). Cultural sensitivity - Residential design. In Roberta Null (Ed.),

Instructors manual for Universal Design principles and models, Boca Raton: CRC

Press, pp. 276-286.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2010). Globalizing interior design – Reflections on difference and

transculturalism. In Caren Martin and Denise Guerin (Eds.) State of the interior

design profession. New York: Fairchild Books.

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Hadjiyanni, T., & Robinson, J. W. (2005). Incorporating cultural issues in sustainable

housing design - The case of the Hmong. In Walter Leal Filho (Ed.) The Handbook

of Sustainability Research, Frankfurt: Peter Lang Scientific Publishers, 69-95 (co-

author).

Journal Articles

Hadjiyanni, T. (2016). Design+culture: Charting new directions for interior design

scholarship and pedagogy. Journal of Interior Design Special Issue on

Design+Culture, 41(3), 5–6.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2016). When Places Speak: Developing an exhibit in partnership.

Interdisciplinary Journal of Partnership Studies, 3(3), Article 3. Available at:

http://pubs.lib.umn.edu/ijps/vol3/iss3/3

Bernstein, G. A., Hadjiyanni, T., Cullen, K. R., Robinson, J. W., Harris, E. C., Young, A.,

Fasching, J., Walczak, N., Lee, S., Morellas, V., & Papanikolopoulos, N. (2016).

Use of computer vision tools to identify behavioral markers of pediatric OCD: A

pilot study. Journal of Child and Adolescent Psychopharmacology, 27(2), 140-

147. doi: 10.1089/cap.2016.0067. Listed as a High Impact Article.

Hadjiyanni, T., & O’Brien M. K. (2015). Engaging international students in the classroom.

Academic Exchange Quarterly Special Issue on Sound Instruction, 6(1). (major

author)

Hadjiyanni, T. (2015). Transbodied spaces - The home experiences of undocumented

Mexicans in Minnesota. Space and Culture, 18(1), 81-97.

Hadjiyanni, T., Povlitzki, M., & Preble, H. (2014). The placeness of sex trafficking –

Instilling consciousness through Minnesota’s experience. Journal of Interior

Design Special Issue on Interior Design Collaboration, 39(1), 1-16. (major author)

Hadjiyanni, T. (2014). Beginning with concept – Deconstructing the complexity of

“culture” through art in design education. International Journal of Education

Through Art, 10(1), 23-39.

Strickland, A., & Hadjiyanni, T. (2013). “My school and me” – Exploring the intersections

of insideness and interior environments. Journal of Interior Design, 38(4), 17-35.

(co-author)

Zollinger, S. & Hadjiyanni, T. (2013). Strengthening communication and classroom

climate. Academic Exchange Quarterly, 17(3). Noted as #1 in Editor’s Choice (co-

author).

Hadjiyanni, T. (2013). Rethinking culture in interior design pedagogy – The potential

beyond CIDA Standard 2g. Journal of Interior Design, 38(3), v-xii.

Hadjiyanni, T. & Zollinger, S. (2013). Writing in Design Thinking – Deconstructing the

question of Being. International Journal of Architectural Research, 7(1), 116-127

(major author).

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Hadjiyanni, T., Hirani, A., & Jordan, C. (2012). Toward culturally sensitive housing –

Eliminating health disparities by accounting for health. Housing & Society, 39(2),

149-165. (major author)

Hadjiyanni, T., & Zollinger, S. (2010). Stimulating student interest in design history

classes. International Journal of Architectural Research, Special issue on Design

Education: Explorations and Prospects for a Better Built Environment, 4(2-3),

296-309. (co-author)

Hadjiyanni, T., & Helle, K. (2010). (Im)materiality and practice – Craft making as a

medium for reconstructing Ojibwe identity in domestic spaces. Home Cultures, 7

(1), 57-86. (major author)

Hadjiyanni, T. (2009). The aesthetics of displacement – Hmong, Somali, and Mexican

home-making practices in Minnesota. International Journal of Consumer Studies

- Special issue on Consumer Issues in Housing, 33, 541-549.

Vahaji, S., & Hadjiyanni, T. (2009). The spatiality of veiling – Muslim women living in

Minnesota homes. International Journal of Architectural Research, 3(2), 35-50.

(co-author)

Hadjiyanni, T., & Helle, K. (2009). Re/claiming the past – Constructing Ojibwe identity

in Minnesota homes. Design Studies, 30(4), 462-481. (major author)

Zollinger, S., Guerin, D., Hadjiyanni, T., & Martin, C. (2009). De-constructing service

learning – A framework for interior design. Journal of Interior Design, 34(3), 31-

45. (co-author)

Hadjiyanni, T., & Kwon, J. (2009). The social dimension of security – Exploring how

surveillance systems relate to Interior Design. Journal of Interior Design, 34(3),

1-15. (major author)

Hadjiyanni, T. (2009). When homes are sacred places – Culturally sensitive housing

designs for Hmong and Somali refugees. Journal of Family & Consumer Sciences,

101(1), 30-35.

Hadjiyanni, T., & Helle, K. (2008). Kitchens as cultural mediums – The food experiences

of Mexican immigrants in Minnesota. Housing and Society Special Issue on

Kitchens and Baths, 35(2), 97-116. (major author)

Hadjiyanni, T. (2008). Beyond concepts - A studio pedagogy for preparing tomorrow’s

designers. International Journal of Architectural Research, 2(2), 41-56.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2007). Bounded choices – Somali women constructing difference in

Minnesota housing. Journal of Interior Design, 32(2), 17-27.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2006). Integrating social-science inquiry into studio teaching – Housing

new immigrants. Open House International – Design Studio Teaching Practices:

Between Traditional, Revolutionary, and Virtual, 31(3), 60-66.

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Hadjiyanni, T. (2001). The persistence of refugee consciousness – The case of Greek-

Cypriot refugees. The Cyprus Review, 13(2), 93-110.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2000). Children and their housing – Insights from the island of Cyprus.

Housing and Society, 27(2), 19-30.

Yust, B. L., Hadjiyanni, T., & Ponce, L. B. (1997). Exploring housing quality measures

in a rural area of the Philippines. Housing and Society, 24(1), 59-74. (co-author)

Resources for Policy Makers, Design Practitioners, and Community Advocates

www.designforCEC.com (to be launched Summer 2019). This website builds on the 2016 Toward Culturally Enriched Communities report as a way

to reach broader audiences and share more best practices from across the state of

Minnesota and beyond.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2018) Toward appropriate transition environments for youth victims of

trafficking – The Native experience. A literature review, three case studies, and consultations with Native activists and

advocates for victims of trafficking provided the foundation for the creation of Design

Guidelines for transition housing for Native youth caught in trafficking. The Guidelines

were shared with Native advocates and organizations aiming to end trafficking in

Minnesota to be used for fundraising and planning efforts.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2016) Toward Culturally Enriched Communities. This resource acts as an educational tool for policy makers, elected officials, and planners

working to position the state of Minnesota for a successful and vibrant future. Developed

in partnership with the Urban Land Institute Minnesota, Culturally Enriched Communities

are communities in which everyone can thrive. Lending weight to the eight principles of

Culturally Enriched Communities are design-related best practices collected from

organizations and institutions around the Twin Cities metro area.

http://minnesota.uli.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/31/2012/04/culturally-enriched-

communities-report_final.pdf.

(2014) The Housing Policy Tool Box -

http://www.housingpolicy.org/toolbox/index_MN.html Developed by the Urban Land Institute Minnesota (ULI MN) and the Regional Council

of Mayors, the Tool Box is on-line resource that outlines over 32 roles and policies,

including best practices, for how to achieve choice in housing. I reviewed the Tool Box

for culturally sensitive housing choices; restructured it to make it easier to follow;

revamped the Introduction to better relate why access to housing choices is important and

how a community can move in that direction; added a section on culturally sensitive

housing and communities that includes a “before” and “after” scenario; edited all sections

for language that is culturally sensitive, revising definitions in the process; updated

imagery to highlight best practices that demonstrate the diversity in what housing choice

can mean and how to achieve it; and infused principles of healthy places into the language

used in the Tool Box.

Invited Articles

Hadjiyanni, T. (Summer 2010). Addressing health disparities through culturally sensitive

housing. Children, Youth, & Family Consortium Connections, 7-8.

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Hadjiyanni, T. (2005). Culturally sensitive housing – Considering difference.

Implications, 3(1), 1-6. www.informedesign.umn.edu.

Introductory Articles for EDRA Connections (Editor)

Available at http://www.edra.org/content/edra-connections

Hadjiyanni, T. (December 2015). In this issue. EDRA Connections Issue #6.

Hadjiyanni, T. (April 2015). In this issue. EDRA Connections Issue #5.

Hadjiyanni, T. (October 2014). In this issue. EDRA Connections Issue #4.

Hadjiyanni, T. (November 2013). In this issue. EDRA Connections Issue #3.

Hadjiyanni, T. (May 2013). In this issue. EDRA Connections Issue #2.

Hadjiyanni, T. (January 2013). In this issue. EDRA Connections Issue #1.

Full Papers in Refereed Proceedings – Papers have also been presented

Fasching, J., Walczak, N., Hadjiyanni, T., Bernstein, G., Cullen, K., Morellas, V., &

Papanikolopoulos, N. (2016). Exploring video descriptions for handwashing

activities as part of an Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder study. Proceedings of

MED 2016, June 20-24, Athens, Greece.

Fasching, J., Walczak, N., Bernstein, G., Hadjiyanni, T., Cullen, K., Morellas, V., & Nikos

Papanikolopoulos, N. (2016). Automated coding of activity videos from an OCD

study. IEEE International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA), May

16-21, Stockholm, Sweden.

Schumacher, J., Salehi, S., Hadjiyanni, T., & Papanikolopoulos, N. (2011). Rethinking

surveillance – Toward an interactive security model. Proceedings of MED2011 –

19th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation, Corfu, Greece, June

20-23, 2011. (co-author)

Hadjiyanni, T., Papanikolopoulos, N., Gopinath, A., & Willow, D. (2010). Socializing

Surveillance: An interdisciplinary educational model. Proceedings of MED2010 –

18th Mediterranean Conference on Control and Automation, Marrakech, Morocco,

June 23-25, 2010. (major author)

Hadjiyanni, T. (2004). Understanding globalization as diversity through housing design –

The case of Cyprus. Proceedings of EDRA 35 (Environmental Design Research

Association), 50-56.

Hadjiyanni, T., & Yust, B. L. (1996). The elderly of Kritou Terra. Proceedings of the

Eleventh Annual Conference on the Sociology of Housing, 125-144 (major author).

Yust, B. L., Hadjiyanni, T., & Ponce, L. B. (1995). Housing quality in a rural area of the

Philippines. Proceedings of the Tenth Annual Conference on the Sociology of

Housing, 107-117 (co-author).

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Reports

Hadjiyanni, T., & Robinson, J. W. (2002). Hmong housing needs and aspirations – Design

considerations. The Single Family Demonstration Project - Report to the Amherst

H. Wilder Foundation on Cultural and Human Factors (major author).

1500-Word Abstracts in Refereed Proceedings - Papers have also been presented

Hadjiyanni, T. & Zollinger, S. (2010). Stimulating learning and engagement: The

relevance of creativity to Interior Design history. Proceedings of Interior Design

Educators Council (IDEC), Atlanta, Georgia, March 24-26, 2010. (co-author -

Zollinger presented)

Hadjiyanni, T., Guerin, D., Martin, C., & Zollinger, S. (2009). Stimulating creativity –

Writing in the interior design curriculum. Proceedings of IDEC (Interior Design

Educators Council) The spirit of exploration – The Gateway to new frontiers (first

author is primary author), St Louis, Missouri, March 25-28, 2009 (major author).

Hadjiyanni, T., & Kwon, J. (2008). The social dimension of surveillance – Implications

for interior design education and practice. Proceedings of Interior Design

Educators Council (IDEC) Reason for Being, 439-455, Montreal, Canada, March

5-8, 2008. (major author)

Zollinger, S., Guerin, D., Martin, C., & Hadjiyanni, T. (2008). Strategies for empowering

interior design students as critics. Proceedings of Interior Design Educators

Council (IDEC) Reason for Being, 1189- 1197, Montreal, Canada, March 5-8,

2008. (contributing author)

Hadjiyanni, T. (2007). Homes as sacred spaces – Difficulties endured by Minnesota’s

Hmong and Somali refugees. Proceedings of Interior Design Educators Council

(IDEC) Design and Social Justice, 165-173, Austin, TX, March 6-11, 2007.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2004). Toward culturally sensitive housing – The case of Somali women.

Proceedings of HERA 2004 Annual Meeting (Housing Education and Research

Association), 59-61, Chicago, October 20-23, 2004.

Hadjiyanni, T., & Robinson, J. W. (2002). Hmong housing needs and aspirations.

Proceedings of the American Association of Housing Educators, 45-47. (major

author)

500-Word Abstracts in Refereed Proceedings - Papers have also been presented

Hadjiyanni, T., & Robinson, J. W. (2017). Interior design inquiry and studies of mental

health – Expanding methodologies and questions asked. IDEC East Regional

conference, Oct. 19-21, 2017.

Hadjiyanni, T., & Johnson, K. (2015). Dress and place in sex trafficking – Attracting

customers through virtual environments. Proceedings of Eicher Symposium II,

Fashion Sex and Power, p. 24, St Paul, MN, September 11-12, 2015.

Hadjiyanni, T., Willow, D., Gopinath, A., & Papanikolopoulos, N. (2010). Socializing

Surveillance: Open Proposals for New Modes of Public Engagement. Proceedings

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of Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) 41 – Policy and the

Environment, Washington, DC, June 2-6, 2010. (major author)

Hadjiyanni, T. (2010). Uncovering implicit assumptions in housing policy. Workshop

abstract for Environmental Design Research Association’s (EDRA) Residential

Environments Network. Proceedings of EDRA 41 – Policy and the Environment,

Washington, DC, June 2-6, 2010.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2009). Rethinking surveillance – Design considerations for when

‘someone is watching.’ In Chapin, M., Bissell, J., L’Heureux, M. A., Moore, K.

D., Rashid, M., & Spreckelmeyer, K. (Eds.) Proceedings of EDRA 40

(Environmental Design Research Association) - Re: The ethical design of places,

363, Kansas City, Missouri, May 27-31, 2009.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2009). Housing and policy: National and international perspectives.

Workshop abstract for Environmental Design Research Association’s (EDRA)

Residential Environments Network. In Chapin, M., Bissell, J., L’Heureux, M. A.,

Moore, K. D., Rashid, M., & Spreckelmeyer, K. (Eds.) Proceedings of EDRA 40 -

Re: The ethical design of places, 348-349, Kansas City, Missouri, May 27-31,

2009.

Hadjiyanni, T., & Helle, K. (2008). Toward culturally sensitive housing – The experience

of Minnesota’s Mexican community. In Beatriz Rodriguez and Meldrena Chapin

(Eds.), Proceedings of Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) 39,

Linking differences, defining actions, 244-245, Veracruz, Mexico, May 28-June 1,

2008. (major author)

Hadjiyanni, T. (2008). The teaching of residential environments: Challenges and

opportunities. Workshop abstract for Environmental Design Research

Association’s (EDRA) Residential Environments Network. In Beatriz Rodriguez

and Meldrena Chapin (Eds.), Proceedings of EDRA 39, Linking differences,

defining actions, 243-244, Veracruz, Mexico, May 28-June 1, 2008.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2007). Conceptual design – A pedagogy for developing and

communicating complex ideas in a complex world. Proceedings of IDEC’s

(Interior Design Educators Council) MidWest Regional Conference Teaching in

an ever-changing world: The roles of ID educators and professionals, 11-12,

Chicago, IL, October 12-14, 2007.

Kwon, J., Hadjiyanni, T., & Burt, N. (2007). Considering surveillance – Sustainability,

security cameras, and the design fields. Proceedings of Environmental Design

Research Association (EDRA) 38, 152-153, Sacramento, CA, May 30-une 3, 2007.

(major author)

Hadjiyanni, T., & Helle, K. (2007). Culture and sustainability – Ojibwe housing needs

and aspirations. Proceedings of Environmental Design Research Association

(EDRA) 38, 235-236, Sacramento, CA, May 30-une 3, 2007. (major author)

Hadjiyanni, T. (2006). Residential environments network – Scope, role, and future.

Workshop abstract for Environmental Design Research Association’s (EDRA)

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Residential Environments Network. Proceedings of EDRA 37, Atlanta, GA, May

3-7, 2006.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2006). Re-thinking consumerism – Material possessions and identity

construction in residential environments. Proceedings of Environmental Design

Research Association (EDRA) 37, Atlanta, GA, May 3-7, 2006.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2005). Designing culturally sensitive housing for Somali refugees – An

example of studio teaching. Proceedings of Environmental Design Research

Association (EDRA) 36, 194, Vancouver, Canada, April 27-May 1, 2005.

Hadjiyanni, T., Mazumdar, S., & Saile, D. (Workshop organizers) (2005). Teaching

cultural aspects of space: Challenges and opportunities. Workshop abstract for

Environmental Design Research Association’s (EDRA) Cultural Aspects of Space

Network. Proceedings of EDRA 36, 158-159, Vancouver, Canada, April 27-May

1, 2005. (co-author)

Hadjiyanni, T. (2004). Understanding globalization as diversity through housing design –

The case of Cyprus. Proceedings of Environmental Design Research Association

(EDRA) 35, Albuquerque, NM, June 2-6, 2004.

Hadjiyanni, T., & Mazumdar, S. (2004) (Workshop organizers). Researching cultural

aspects of space: Challenges and opportunities. Workshop abstract for

Environmental Design Research Association’s (EDRA) Cultural Aspects of Space

Network. Proceedings of EDRA 35, 119-120, Albuquerque, NM, June 2-6, 2004.

(co-author)

Hadjiyanni, T., & Robinson, J. W. (2003). Making a home: Supporting the Hmong-

American identity through housing design. Proceedings of Environmental Design

Research Association (EDRA)34, 224, Minneapolis, MN May 21-25, 2003. (major

author)

Hadjiyanni, T. (2002). Re-constructing lost places – Children of Greek-Cypriot refugees

re-defining their past through drawings. Proceedings of Environmental Design

Research Association (EDRA) 33, 95-96, Philadelphia, PA, May 22-26, 2002.

Hadjiyanni, T. & Robinson, J. W. Hmong housing needs and aspirations. Proceedings of

the American Association of Housing Educators, Minneapolis, MN, October 23-

26, 2002. (major author)

Hadjiyanni, T. (2001). Losing a house – The impact of re-housing refugees in public

housing. Proceedings of Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) 32,

Edinburgh, Scotland, July 3-6, 2001.

Hadjiyanni, T. (1998). The housing of Greek-Cypriot refugees: Culture and imitation.

Proceedings of the 14th World Congress of Sociology, Montreal, Canada, July,

1998.

300-500Word Abstracts in Refereed Proceedings - Papers have also been presented

Hadjiyanni, T. (Organizer - to appear in 2019). Developing perspective: How to put

academia (and life) in its place. Symposium with four presentations. EDRA 50,

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Sustainable Urban Environments - Research, Design and Planning for the Next

50 Years, Brooklyn, NY, May 22-26, 2019.

Hadjiyanni, T. (to appear in 2019). Toward Culturally Enriched Communities – Building

design and policy partnerships to address disparities and inequality. EDRA 50,

Sustainable Urban Environments - Research, Design and Planning for the Next

50 Years, Brooklyn, NY, May 22-26, 2019.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2018). Toward Culturally Enriched Communities – Addressing disparities

and inequality. Engagement Scholarship Consortium - Transforming Higher

Education Through Engaged Scholarship. Minneapolis, MN, September 30 -

October 3, 2018.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2018). Toward Culturally Enriched Communities – Design as a medium

for addressing disparities and inequality. University of Minnesota - 100 years of

design symposium. Sept. 27-28, 2018, p.20.

Gulwadi, G. B., Keddy, K., & Hadjiyanni, T. (2017). Recognizing a breast cancer patient

culture in identifying environments that are supportive cancer partners. EDRA 48,

Madison, May 31-June 3, 2017.

Harris, E. C., Bernstein, G. A., Cullen, K. R., Lee, S. S., Hadiyanni, T., Robinson, J. W.,

Young, A. D., Morellas, V., Papanikolopoulos, N. (2016). Exploring visual design

preferences in youths with Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder. Poster presented at

the 63rd Annual Meeting of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent

Psychiatry, NY.

Hadjiyanni, T., Robinson, J., Young, A., & Bernstein, G. (2015). Obsessive Compulsive

Disorder – Infusing person-environment questions in studies of mental health.

Invited for a Special Session at EDRA 46, Los Angeles, May 27-31. (major

author)

Hadjiyanni, T. (2015). Community participation in policy making – An example from

Minnesota. Invited paper for EDRA46 Mobile Intensive:

Share/Collaborate/Learn/Advance: Democratic Design Without Borders,

organized by Henry Sanoff, Jeff Hou, and Randy Hester, EDRA 46, Los Angeles,

May 27-31.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2015). Hmong Shamanist celebrations. Invited paper for the Cultural

Practices, Events and Transformation of Culture Space session, EDRA 46, Los

Angeles, May 27-31.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2014). Toward culturally sensitive communities – The Minneapolis

experience. Proceedings of Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA)

45 – Building With Change, New Orleans, May 28-May 31, 2014.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2014). Community engagement and digital storytelling – Teaching

‘change’ in design education. Proceedings of Environmental Design Research

Association (EDRA) 45 – Building With Change, New Orleans, May 28-May 31,

2014.

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Hadjiyanni, T., Povlitzki, M., & Preble, H. (2013). Sex trafficking – Implications of space

and place. Proceedings of Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA)

44, Providence, RI, May 29-June 1, 2013. (major author)

Hadjiyanni, T., James, K., & Strickland, A. (2013). Toward culturally sensitive housing –

Spatial considerations for how health and housing relate. As part of the

Symposium: Housing and Health 2: More Opportunities for Dialogue and Action.

Proceedings of Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) 44,

Providence, RI, May 29-June 1, 2013. (major author)

Hadjiyanni, T. (2012). Re-thinking surveillance: An interdisciplinary approach.

Proceedings of Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) 43, May 30-

June 2, Seattle.

Hadjiyanni, T. & Bruin, M. (2012). Workshop: Residential environments – Translating

research into policy and practice. Proceedings of Environmental Design Research

Association (EDRA) 43, May 30-June 2, Seattle. (co-author)

Hadjiyanni, T. (2012). Designing for “culture” – Domestic interiors and their relevance to

health. Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) MidWest Regional Conference,

Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 19-20.

Strickland, A. & Hadjiyanni, T. (2012). “My school and me”: Exploring the relationship

between school environment, identity and culture. Interior Design Educators

Council (IDEC) MidWest Regional Conference, Minneapolis, MN, Oct. 19-20.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2012). Transformative concepts – Unraveling the complexity of ‘culture’

in design education. International Society for Education through Art (InSEA)

conference, Cyprus, June 25-27.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2011). The intersections of housing and health – Implications for teaching,

research, and policy. Workshop proposal for Environmental Design Research

Association (EDRA) 42, May 25-28, Chicago.

Hadjiyanni, T., Papanikolopoulos, N., & Willow, D. (2011). The WeWu interactive

surveillance project: An interdisciplinary pedagogical model. Environmental

Design Research Association (EDRA) 42, Chicago, May 25-28. (major author)

Hadjiyanni, T. & Helle, K. (2009). Spatiality and illegality – The experience of

Minnesota’s undocumented Mexicans. Proceedings of the American

Anthropological Association’s The End/s of Anthropology meeting, 299-300,

Philadelphia, PA, Dec. 2-6. (major author)

Austin, K., Ahrentzen, S., Hadjiyanni, T., & Dickinson, J. (2009). Design challenges for

the full spectrum of diversity: Multi-cultural, deaf, blind & autistic. 90-minute

seminar presented at the AIA (American Institute of Architects) 2009 National

Convention and Design Exposition on The Power of Diversity: Practice in a

Complex World, San Francisco, CA, May 1.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2007). Constructing difference in the home – The experience of

Minnesota’s Hmong, Somali, and Ojibwe. Proceedings of the American

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Anthropological Association’s Difference, (In)equality & Justice meeting,

Washington, DC, November 28-December 2, 2007.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2005). Home or not home? Housing design suppressing Somali women’s

cultural identity. Midwest Sociological Conference, Minneapolis, Minnesota,

March 31- April 3.

Bonscak, J., & Hadjiyanni, T. (2005). Japanese language and house design. Presented in

the intensive “Teaching cultural aspects of space – Challenges and opportunities,”

Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) 36, Vancouver, Canada,

April 27 – May 1.

Hadjiyanni, T., & Yust, B. L. (1996). The elderly of Kritou Terra. 11th Annual Conference

on the Sociology of Housing, Minneapolis, MN, March 8-9.

Yust, B. L., Hadjiyanni, T., & Ponce, L. B. (1995). Housing quality in a rural area of the

Philippines. 10th Annual Conference on the Sociology of Housing, Minneapolis,

MN, May 5-6, 1995.

Peer-Reviewed Blogs

Hadjiyanni, T., Gulwadi, G. B., & Keddy, K. Breast cancer and E-B questions – Three

reflections. EDRA.org, February 9, 2017.

Hadjiyanni, T. Reconnect with old friends and meet someone new at EDRA 45!

http://www.edra.org/content/reconnect-old-friends-and-meet-someone-new-

edra45, April 17, 2014.

Hadjiyanni, T. Toward culturally sensitive housing. Minnesota Housing Partnership.

MHP Connect. http://www.mhponline.org/mhp-blogs/mhp-connect, March 1,

2013.

Hadjiyanni, T. Asking those challenging questions at EDRA 44.

http://www.edra.org/content/asking-those-challenging-questions-edra44.

September 2012.

Hadjiyanni, T. Teaching with the risk of failure.

http://uminntilt.wordpress.com/2012/09/11/teaching-with-the-risk-of-failure/.

September 11, 2012.

Exhibit Curator

Hadjiyanni, T. & Martin, L. (Curators). When Places Speak. Featuring photographs by

Xavier Tavera and Shiraz Mukarram, the exhibit aims to start dialogues around

the "placeness" of sex trafficking. Goldstein Museum of Design, Jan. 22 – May 8,

2016.

Hadjiyanni, T. (Curator). When Places Speak – A photography exhibit. Featuring

photographs by Xavier Tavera and Shiraz Mukarram, the exhibit aims to start

dialogues around the "placeness" of sex trafficking. The exhibit was produced in

partnership with the University of Minnesota, Urban Research and Outreach-

Engagement Center (UROC) and made possible by funding from the University

of Minnesota’s Imagine Fund for the Arts, Humanities, and Design and the

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Institute for Advanced Studies, Sex Trafficking Collaborative. December 11,

2014, UROC.

In review

Hadjiyanni, T. (submitted Feb. 14, 2019). Toward Culturally Enriched Communities –

Exploring the intersections of public health and design in eliminating disparities.

American Public Health Association, Creating the healthiest nation: For science.

For action. For health. Philadelphia, PA, Nov. 2-6, 2019.

In preparation

Hadjiyanni, T., Irish, J., Bernstein, G., and Robinson, J. Qualitative environment-behavior

inquiry and children’s mental health – Delving into video recordings in a pilot

study. Children, Youth and Environments.

Dashti, R., & Hadjiyanni, T. Bedouin women sellers and Kuwait’s Souk Wajif. Journal

of Interior Design.

www.designagainsttrafficking.com – This website aims to raise awareness about the role

designers can play in the fight against trafficking.

ADDITIONAL PRESENTATIONS

These presentations are a way to reach faculty and students from other disciplines and

other institutions, design practitioners, policy makers, and advocates working toward

Culturally Enriched Communities.

Invited Presentations

Hadjiyanni, T. (2019). Design and sex trafficking - Imagining a world without slavery.

Keynote presentation at North Dakota State University Design Week, April 25.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2019). Toward Culturally Enriched Communities. Department of Interior

Design, University of Florida, Feb. 8.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2014). Toward culturally sensitive housing – The Hmong, Somali, and

Ojibwe experience. Storefront Marketplace, HmongTown Market, a branch of the

WorldWide Storefront project organized by the Storefront for Art & Architecture,

Oct. 10.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2011). Toward culturally sensitive housing – Implications of health

disparities for research, policy, and practice. Center for Urban and Regional

Affairs (CURA) Housing Forum, May 20.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2010). Toward culturally sensitive housing – The case of Hmong, Somali,

and Ojibwe. City of Bloomington, November 5.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2010). Hmong housing needs and aspirations. Hmong American

Partnership, October 27.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2010). Toward culturally sensitive housing – The case of Hmong, Somali,

and Ojibwe. Metropolitan Council, September 10.

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Hadjiyanni, T. (2010). Toward culturally sensitive housing – The case of Hmong, Somali,

and Ojibwe. Project for Pride in Living, April 27.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2008). Toward culturally sensitive housing – The case of Mexicans and

Ojibwe. HousingLink, September 26.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2007). Life in a new architecture – American-Indian cultural identity and

mainstream residential design. McKnight Summer Fellow Presentations,

University of Minnesota, Feb. 4.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2007). Toward culturally sensitive housing – The case of Hmong, Somali,

and Ojibwe. Housing Task Force – 2008 Saint Paul Comprehensive Plan, May 16.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2007). Cultural differences in housing needs – The case of Hmong and

Somali refugees. Exceptional Properties Meetings for Edina Realty, March 14.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2007). Cultural Understanding Part I – The experience of the Somali and

Ojibwe people. Minnesota Multi Housing Association, Working Together

Conference, March 13.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2007). Cultural Understanding Part II – The experience of Hmong

refugees. Minnesota Multi Housing Association, Working Together Conference,

March 13.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2006). Toward culturally sensitive housing – The case of Hmong and

Somali refugees. Web cast for InformeDesign Continuing Education Credits, May

25.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2006). Toward culturally sensitive housing – The case of Hmong and

Somali refugees. HousingLink, May 23.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2005). Being a refugee’s child – The case of Cyprus. Geesu art+design,

February 28.

Hadjiyanni, T., & Robinson, J. W. (2002). Research for the Wilder affordable housing

project – Socio-cultural factors. Department of Architecture, University of

Minnesota (for the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation), October 15.

Hadjiyanni, T. (1999). Housing, refugee consciousness, and the meaning of lost places:

The children of Cypriot refugees. Department of Social and Political Science,

University of Cyprus, October 26.

Invited Panelist/Participant

IDEC Fellows Forum – Redefining the diversity discussion. Boston, March 9, 2018.

MSR Design – NEXT Design series – Equity and design: How equity and inclusion are

shaping the future of design and the arts. Minneapolis, February 15, 2018.

East Side Enterprise Center Success Team Workshop, Saint Paul, MN, Sept. 23, 2013.

Thrive MSP 2040 – Glover Sudduth Center, Plymouth, MN, May 16, 2013.

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Greater MSP Ahead – St Anthony Main, Minneapolis, April 19, 2013.

The Mayor’s Summit – as part of the HOME House project – The Future of Affordable

Housing exhibit of the Weisman Museum. February 15, 2006.

Conference Presentations – abstracts not published

Hadjiyanni, T. (2018). Toward culturally enriched communities – Using qualitative data

to inform decision-making. Diversity Data Deep Dive 3, Minneapolis, MN,

November 16.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2018). Toward culturally enriched communities - Informing policy and

practice through publicly-engaged research. Advancing Publicly-Engaged

Research, Teaching, and Learning to Address Society's Grand Challenges

Conference, Minneapolis, MN, March 1.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2017). What breast cancer taught me about life (as an academic), Academy

of Distinguished Teachers Conference, University of Minnesota, April 27.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2016). Sex trafficking – Implications for community engaged scholarship.

Grand Challenges Engagement Conference, University of Minnesota, March 31.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2015). Unraveling immigrant histories through digital storytelling.

Immigrant America: New Immigration and Immigration Histories from 1965 to

2015, University of Minnesota, Oct. 23-24.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2013). Toward culturally sensitive housing: The Hmong experience in

Minnesota. Hmong Across Borders conference, University of Minnesota, Oct. 4-

5.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2010). Toward culturally sensitive housing – Hmong, Somali, Mexicans,

Ojibwe, and African Americans. Diversity through the Disciplines, Institute for

Diversity, Equity, and Justice (IDEA), April 30.

Hadjiyanni, T., Papanikolopoulos, N., & Willow, D. (2010). WeWu – Toward an

interactive surveillance system. National Science Foundation SSR-RC Spring

Symposium (Safety Security Rescue Research Center), Minneapolis, May 24-25.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2009). The social dimension of camera surveillance systems. National

Science Foundation SSR-RC Spring Symposium (Safety Security Rescue Research

Center), Minneapolis, MN, May 11-12.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2003). Living by comparison – The housing of Greek-Cypriot refugees.

Invited presentation at the conference ‘Society and the City: Accommodating

Diversity,’ InterCollege, Cyprus, March 20-22.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2000). The refugee consciousness of the children of Cypriot refugees.

Presented at the conference ‘Cypriot Society: Continuity and Change.’ Third

Annual Conference of the Cyprus Sociological Association, Nicosia, Cyprus,

April 14-16.

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Hadjiyanni, T. (2000). Lost places as home: The children of Cypriot refugees. 10th

European Conference of Psychology and Law, Limassol, Cyprus, April 12-14.

Hadjiyanni, T. (1999). The refugee consciousness of the children of Cypriot refugees in

the new millenium. Presented at the conference ‘Cypriot Society in the New

Millenium: Globalization and Social Change.’ University of Greenwich, London,

December 4-5.

Poster Presentations

Hadjiyanni, T., Bennett, C., & Jordan, C. (2013). Toward culturally sensitive communities

– The Minnesota Housing Policy Tool Box. Extension’s 2013 Program

Conference. Oct 7-9, Duluth, MN.

Hadjiyanni, T. & Hirani, A. (2011). Culturally sensitive housing – How health disparities

intersect with research, policy, and practice. Accelerating the future – Changing

the face of health in America. Symposium organized by the Center for Health

Equity, University of Minnesota. April 19, 2011.

Hadjiyanni, T. (2010). Culturally sensitive housing – Implications of health discrepancies

for research, policy, and practice. Minnesota Futures Symposium: Blueprint for a

Green, Healthy, and Livable Future. April 30.

TEACHING AND LEARNING

Questions of equity and marginalization are also embedded into my teaching efforts. I

develop pedagogies that challenge students to consider how culture and identity are

produced and the role of interiors in the process through studio (IDes 3605 – Interior

Design Studio V), lecture (IDes 3162 – History of Interiors and Furnishings 1750 -

Present), and seminar courses (DES 4165-5165 – Design and Globalization).

COURSES TAUGHT

Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel

IDes 3162: History of Interiors and Furnishings 1750 – Present - 4 credits.

Spring 2019 – 34 students

Spring 2014 – 33 students

Spring 2013 – 36 students

Spring 2012 – 40 students

Spring 2011 – 38 students

Spring 2010 – 33 students

Spring 2009 – 34 students

Spring 2008 – 36 students

Spring 2007 – 39 students

Spring 2006 – 20 students

Spring 2005 – 42 students

IDes 3605: Interior Design Studio V - 4 credits. In the Spring of every year, juniors use my research findings to design culturally sensitive housing

that also meets universal design criteria. In the process, they also rely on my concept development

pedagogy to delve deeper into the complexities surrounding cultural discourse. When I do not

teach the class, I supervise the instructor.

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Fall 2008 (Section I – 13 students) – Focus on Somali.

Fall 2008 (Section II – 18 students) – Focus on Mexicans.

Fall 2007 (Section I – 14 students) – Focus on Ojibwe.

Fall 2007 (Section II – 20 students) – Focus on Mexicans.

Fall 2006 (Section I – 20 students) – Focus on Ojibwe.

Fall 2006 (Section II – 18 students) – Focus on Hmong.

Fall 2005 (Section I) – Focus on Hmong.

Fall 2005 (Section II) – Focus on Somali.

Fall 2004 - Students participated in a national competition drawing from the book Cradle

to Cradle for the design of a sustainable house in Roanoke, Virginia.

DES 4165/5165: Design and Globalization – 3 credits. This seminar course is a required course for interior design students. Steeped in interdisciplinarity

and community engagement, it employs digital storytelling to sharpen students’ learning and

nurture their global citizenship by connecting with diverse members of the community. The stories

become part of the Mapping Resilience project that allows us to see the Greater MSP region

through a new lens.

Fall 2018 – 34 students (32 undergraduates and 2 graduate students)

Fall 2017 – 34 students (32 undergraduates and 2 graduate students)

Fall 2015 – 35 students (33 undergraduates and 2 graduate students)

Fall 2014 – 26 students (24 undergraduates and 2 graduate students)

Fall 2013 – 19 students (13 undergraduates and 6 graduate students)

Spring 2012 – 19 students

Spring 2008 – 15 students

Formerly DHA 5170 – Special Topics - Spring 2005 – 6 students

DES 8112: Design Theory – 3 credits. Spring 2015 – 17 students

DHA 4608: Interior Design Studio VIII – Thesis – 4 credits. Spring 2006 (Section I – 10 students) - Students re-designed the Bell Museum of Natural

History into the new home of the Goldstein Museum of Design.

DHA 5465 - Housing in World Perspective – 3 credits. Fall 1998

Fall 1997

Spring 1997

Fall 1995

Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

EE 4951 – Senior Design Project – 4 credits. As part of my interdisciplinary collaborations on re-thinking surveillance, I co-advised teams of

four or five Electrical and Computer Engineering seniors. Students selected their semester-long

project after faculty presentations on the first day of class. Weekly meetings enabled students to

plan their work, which included background literature reviews, development of an instrument,

reports, and final presentations.

Spring 2013 - Human trafficking and surveillance (with Dr. Nikos Papanikolopoulos,

Computer Science).

Fall 2012 - Human trafficking and surveillance (with Dr. Nikos Papanikolopoulos,

Computer Science).

Spring 2012 – WeWu – We Watch Us: A project around re-thinking surveillance (with

Dr. Nikos Papanikolopoulos, Computer Science).

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Fall 2011 – WeWu – We Watch Us: A project around re-thinking surveillance (with Dr.

Nikos Papanikolopoulos, Computer Science).

Spring 2011 – WeWu – We Watch Us: A project around re-thinking surveillance (with

Dr. Nikos Papanikolopoulos, Computer Science and Diane Willow, Art).

Fall 2010 – WeWu – We Watch Us: A project around re-thinking surveillance (with Dr.

Nikos Papanikolopoulos, Computer Science and Diane Willow, Art).

Spring 2010 – WeWu – We Watch Us: A project around re-thinking surveillance (with

Dr. Nikos Papanikolopoulos, Computer Science and Diane Willow, Art).

Fall 2009 – Socializing surveillance: Open proposals for new modes of public engagement

(with Dr. Anand Gopinath, Electrical and Computer Engineering, Diane Willow, Art, and

Dr. Nikos Papanikolopoulos, Computer Science).

Department of Architecture

ARCH 5284 – Architecture 4th undergraduate studio - 2 sessions/week - 4 credits. Fall 2003 - Housing the American and Somali Cultures - Students conducted survey

research in the homes of Somali community members to inform the design of culturally

sensitive housing. The work produced was exhibited at the Hennepin County Government

Center and the Hennepin History Museum.

ARCH 5283 – Architecture 3rd undergraduate studio - 3 sessions/week - 6 credits. Fall 2002 - Making a Home – Housing the American and Hmong Cultures - Students

conducted survey research in the homes of family members/friends to define the spatial

requirements and meanings embedded in American houses.

Spring 2002 - Hmong Housing Needs and Aspirations. Students conducted survey

research in the homes of Hmong refugees living in the Twin Cities metropolitan area to

inform and empower the design of housing that fosters in its users a sense of the Hmong

identity.

Fall 2001- Semester at the Walker - Students designed an art school where high school

students with adjustment problems would live for a semester.

ARCH 5450 - The Architecture of Globalization. Spring 2004

Spring 2003

Department of Business – Hotel Management, InterCollege, Cyprus

Food Service Layout and Design: This class taught aspiring hotel managers the intricacies

involved in designing a hotel and its food facilities. Students designed a restaurant, the

kitchen, and the accompanying menu. Spring 2000.

Academic Computing and Media, Carnegie Mellon University

Computer Skills Workshop. Teaching Assistant. Prepared lab exercises, reviewed class

handouts, clarified material to students. Fall 1991.

School of Urban and Public Affairs, Carnegie Mellon University

Computer Applications for Public Managers. Teaching Assistant. Conducted review

sessions, prepared assignments and labs, graded assignments, and clarified material to the

students. Fall 1990, Spring 1991.

COURSES SUPERVISED

IDes 3605 – Interior Design Studio V – 4 credits.

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Spring 2014 changes were implemented to include a family from two cultural

backgrounds (Hmong and White American of European descent).

Spring 2013 the course collaborated with the Khadra Project for the design of

supportive housing for Somali youth who have been victims of sex trafficking.

Fall 2009 – Fall 2011 the course used my research findings from the Somali study

to design culturally sensitive housing.

IDes 2604 – Interior Design Studio IV – 4 credits. Fall 2005 – Spring 2011.

This course addresses the understanding of structures and mechanical systems in buildings

and how they relate to the design of interiors as well as strengthens the conceptual and 3-

D aspect of the design project.

NSF/REU - National Science Foundation Research Experience for Undergraduates

The following students were supervised and trained on research for the project

“Development of an instrument that monitors behaviors associated with Obsessive

Compulsive Disorder.” Their training included background literature review, data

gathering, setting up experiments, conference presentations, and drafting of reports.

Austin Young (Architecture Honors) - Spring 2014 – Spring 2016.

Hailey Wrasman (Interior Design Honors) – Spring 2015.

Nicole Stjernsward (Architecture Honors) - Summer 2014 – Fall 2014.

Megan Uelner (Interior Design) - Spring 2014.

UROP PROJECTS - Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program - $1,380 each

Hannah Preble (Interior Design) – Place and space in human trafficking. Fall 2012 –

Spring 2013.

Morgan Rutherford (Interior Design) - Toward culturally sensitive housing. Summer 2011

– Fall 2011.

Alicia Liebel (Architecture) - Affordable housing initiatives – How cultural

considerations can inform design innovation. Fall 2007 - Spring 2008.

Samaneh Vahaji (Architecture) - Living with the veil inside Minnesota homes. Summer

2007 – Spring 2008.

Laura Clark (Interior Design) - Culturally sensitive housing for the Mexican-American

community. Fall 2005 – Spring 2006.

HONORS’ PROJECTS

Melanie Povlitzki, Honors Project (Interior Design) – Place and space in human

trafficking. Fall 2012 – Spring 2013.

Lynn Skowronski, Honors Project (Interior Design) – John Ruskin – Lessons for Interior

Design. Added to DHA 4162 - Spring 2010.

Alyssa Ludwig, Honors Capstone Project (Interior Design) – Capacity for adequacy: An

interior design relationship to affordable housing. Fall 2008 – Spring 2009.

Rachael Rodeck, Honors Project (Interior Design) – A literature review of the African-

American experience. Spring 2008.

Tyler Stevermer, Honors Capstone Project (Interior Design) – Researching culturally

sensitive housing – Exploring the place for research in design. Fall 2007 – Spring

2008.

Laura Clark, Honors Capstone Project (Interior Design) - Culturally-sensitive design for

Mexican-Americans. Fall 2006 – Spring 2007.

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Cheri Sundal, Honors Capstone Project (Interior Design) – Research process as applied to

the American- Indian project. Fall 2006 – Spring 2007.

INDEPENDENT STUDY

Michelle Haga (Graphic Design) – Internship supervision for the design of the Bibliotheca

Alexandrina logo and web site – Spring 2010.

Barbara Hicks (Graphic Design) – Internship supervision for the design of the Bibliotheca

Alexandrina logo and web site – Spring 2010.

Lisa Antenucci (Interior Design) – Building Ties exhibit. Spring 2009.

Brittany Heinz (Interior Design) – Building Ties exhibit. Spring 2006.

Laura Clark (Interior Design) – Building Ties exhibit. Spring 2006.

Andrea Stafford (Architecture) – Architectural essay. Spring 2005.

Jaxon Bonsack (Architecture) – Family housing in Kyoto, Japan. Spring 2004.

GUEST REVIEWER – Participated in critiques of student work.

DHA 4608 – Interior Design Studio VIII – Spring 2010.

DHA 1601 – Interior Design Studio I - Fall 2007.

ARCH 5283 – Studio 3 - Fall 2001 – Spring 2004

ARCH 5284 – Studio 4 - Fall 2001 – Spring 2004

ARCH 3401 - Environmental Design and the SocioCultural Context.

Guest reviewer/Project initiator: Department of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University

Fifth year studio - International Graduate Student Housing: Using a proposal I developed

while pursuing my Master’s degree, students designed schemes for international graduate

student housing. The schemes were presented to the University’s President. Participated

in reviews and committee meetings. August 1990 - December 1990.

Guest reviewer/Project initiator: Department of Architecture, Carnegie Mellon University

Fourth year studio - Pittsburgh Regional History Center: Initiated the collaboration

between the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania and the Department of

Architecture. Students devised design proposals for the new Pittsburgh Regional History

Center that helped introduce the Society’s staff to issues surrounding the architect

selection. Participated in reviews and committee meetings. August 1991 - December

1991.

GUEST LECTURES/INVITED PRESENTATIONS

Hadjiyanni, T., Lindgren, J., & O’Brien M. K. Engaging international students in the

classroom – Workshop for the Center for Teaching and Learning, August 28, 2013.

Hadjiyanni, T. DES 1000 – D@MN – Design in Minnesota, April 17, 2013.

Hadjiyanni, T. Cultural aspects of place-making – The experience of Minnesota’s Hmong,

Somali, and Ojibwe. Department of Art, eStudio – ARTS 5670 & ARTS 8600,

February 24, 2011.

Hadjiyanni, T. Re-thinking surveillance – Design considerations for when ‘someone is

watching.’ Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel, DHA 2603 – Studio III.

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o November 23, 2009

o November 17, 2010

Hadjiyanni, T. Constructing difference in the home – The experience of Minnesota’s

Hmong, Somali, and Ojibwe. Department of Architecture, ARCH 4284 – Studio

IV, April 20, 2009.

Hadjiyanni, T. Demystifying the publishing process – Thoughts on how to turn your thesis

into a book. Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel, First Fridays, February

6, 2009.

Hadjiyanni, T. Toward culturally sensitive housing – The case of Mexicans and Hmong.

SEAM presentation (Student Excellence in Academics and Multiculturalism),

November 17, 2008.

Hadjiyanni, T. Cultural aspects of space – Implications for Interior Design. SEAM

presentation (Student Excellence in Academics and Multiculturalism), November

1, 2007.

Hadjiyanni, T. Toward culturally sensitive housing – The experience of Hmong refugees.

ARCH 3282 - Architecture Studio II, March 28, 2007.

Hadjiyanni, T. Toward culturally sensitive housing – The case of Hmong and Somali

refugees. DHA 8101 – Philosophical Foundations of Design, Housing, and

Apparel, October 9, 2006.

Hadjiyanni, T. Toward designs that matter – The conceptual design phase. Department of

Design, Housing, and Apparel, First Fridays, April 7, 2006.

Hadjiyanni, T. The making of a refugee – Children adopting refugee identity in Cyprus.

Got W? World, wars, and women. University of Minnesota’s Culture Corps, ISSS,

and the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, April 10, 2006.

Hadjiyanni, T. The making of a refugee – Children adopting refugee identity in Cyprus.

DHA 4465 – Housing in the Global Environment, February 14, 2006

Hadjiyanni, T. Hmong housing needs and aspirations. ARCH 5450 – Affordable Housing

– Responding to Culture. Spring 2005.

Hadjiyanni, T. Refugee housing in Cyprus. ARCH 3401 Environmental Design and the

SocioCultural Context. Fall 2002, Fall 2003.

EXHIBITIONS OF STUDENT WORK

Building Ties 09 – Culturally sensitive housing designs for Mexicans and Somali:

Exhibit of student work produced in both sections of DHA 3605 (Fall 2008).

Hennepin County Government Center – April 1 – April 30, 2009.

Hennepin History Museum – February 8 – March 8, 2009.

Building Ties 08 – Culturally sensitive housing designs for Mexicans and Ojibwe:

Exhibit of student work produced in both sections of DHA 3605 (Fall 2007) at

the Hennepin History Museum – May 3 – June 8, 2008.

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Building Ties 07 – Culturally sensitive housing designs for the Ojibwe people: Exhibit of

student work produced in DHA 3605 (Fall 2006).

Mille Lacs Indian Museum – September 10 – October 10, 2007. Community

gathering and discussion around the exhibit on September 22, 2007.

Two Rivers Gallery at the Minneapolis American Indian Center – July 2007.

Building Ties 07 – Culturally sensitive housing designs for the Hmong and Ojibwe people:

Exhibit of student work produced in both sections of DHA 3605 (Fall 2006) at the

Hennepin History Museum – February 4 – June 3, 2007.

Building Ties 06 – Culturally sensitive housing designs for Hmong and Somali refugees:

Exhibit of student work produced in both sections of DHA 3605 (Fall 2005) at the

Hennepin History Museum – March 4 – May 2, 2006.

Celebrate! The College of Human Ecology: An exhibition: Three final projects of

culturally sensitive housing designs from DHA 3605 (Fall 2005) were exhibited at

the Goldstein Museum of Design – January 28 – April 9, 2006.

Student Exhibition: Final project from DHA 3605 (Cradle to Cradle competition – Fall

2004) exhibited at the College of Architecture and Landscape Architecture —

February, 2005.

Unfolding: Toward Culturally Sensitive Housing: Exhibit of student work produced in

ARCH 5284 – Housing the American and Somali Cultures at the Hennepin History

Museum - Jan.15-Mar. 20, 2004.

Unfolding: Toward Culturally Sensitive Housing: Exhibit of student work produced in

ARCH 5284 – Housing the American and Somali Cultures at the Hennepin County

Government Center - Dec. 15-Dec. 30, 2003

BROCHURES

These are designed to accompany the Building Ties exhibit. They involve a summary of

the findings and selected culturally sensitive design solutions.

Building Ties 07 – Culturally sensitive housing designs for the Hmong and Ojibwe people.

Posted at http://dha.che.umn.edu/acad_prog/interior.html.

Building Ties 06 – Culturally sensitive housing designs for Hmong and Somali refugees.

Posted at http://dha.che.umn.edu/acad_prog/interior.html.

RESEARCH AND TEACHING IN THE MEDIA

KMOJ radio (February 15, 2019). Interview with Kim Glamlife on Culturally Enriched

Communities and The Right to Home.

College of Design Blog (December 20, 2018). Blog by Amelia Narigon on “Building

connections with design” highlights digital stories from DES 4165-5165 Design

and Globalization.

http://designatmnblog.com/2018/12/buildingconnectionswithdesign/

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Minnesota Daily (September 26, 2018). Article by Caitlin Anderson on “Interior design

program prepares for accreditation review” relates faculty efforts to prepare.

http://www.mndaily.com/article/2018/09/n-interior-design-program-prepares-

for-accreditation-review

College of Design Blog (May 17, 2018). Blog by Amelia Narigon on “Interior Design

students explore universal design” spotlights IDes 3605 – Interior Design Studio

V, which fuses my research on culturally sensitive housing.

http://designatmnblog.com/2018/05/exploring-culturally-sensitive-design/

Star Tribune (January 27, 2016). Article by Gail Rosenblum on “U of M’s Goldstein Museum

focuses on places where sex crimes occur” highlights the When Places Speak exhibit.

See http://www.startribune.com/u-of-m-s-goldstein-museum-focuses-on-places-

where-sex-crimes-occur/366718381/

U of M Brief (Sept. 30, 2015). Article by Amelie Hyams on “A Place to Call Home: An

Interview with Tasoulla Hadjiyanni.” http://campus-climate.umn.edu/content/place-

call-home-interview-tasoulla-hadjiyanni

Builder+Architect – Greater Boston Edition (September 2014). Article by Thomas

Crocker on “Perspectives: Identity-Based Design,” pp. 38-40.

http://boston.builderarchitect.com/editions/september-2014/

Design Directions – an ASID publication (American Society of Interior Designers)

(Summer 2009). Article by Colleen Slack on “Culturally sensitive interior design”

that features my research on culturally sensitive housing, pp.12-13.

Officeinsight (April 13, 2009). Article by Laura Smith on “Do interior designers know

how to write?” references the panel presentation I convened for IDEC 2009 on

“Stimulating creativity – Writing in the interior design profession,” p. 17.

http://media.officeinsight.com/CurrentIssuezxc/OI041309.iida.edu.pdf

Star Tribune (February 4, 2009). Article by Kim Palmer on “The culture of home”

highlights my culturally sensitive housing research and Building Ties 09.

http://www.startribune.com/lifestyle/homegarden/38873192.html?elr=KArksUU

UU

University of Minnesota Office of Equity and Diversity (2008). The “Equity and Diversity

Update” highlights my research and teaching on culturally sensitive housing under

Exceptional Faculty and Staff, p.5.

UMNews (September 26, 2008). Article by Pauline Oo on “Making the house a home – U

students are creating culturally sensitive designs for new homes” highlights my

research on culturally sensitive housing and my DHA 3605 classes. Also at

http://www1.umn.edu/news/features/UR_CONTENT_098436.html.

Emerging – Design and the Digital Revolution, The College of Design magazine (Spring

2008). Article by Laura Weber on “The social dimensions of security systems”

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highlights my research with security cameras, p. 17. Also at

http://www.design.umn.edu/about/news/emerging/spring_2008/index.html.

The Minnesota Daily (February 26, 2007). Article on “Culture meets housing design”

highlights the Building Ties 2007 exhibit. Also at www.mndaily.com/2007/02/26.

Minneapolis Mosaic (June 2006). Brochure includes Building Ties 2006 as an arts event

that celebrates cultural diversity.

Kaleidoscope, the Magazine of the College of Human Ecology (Spring 2006). Article on

“Innovation” refers to my culturally sensitive housing research, pp. 4-5.

The Minnesota Daily (March 6, 2006). Article on “Students’ housing designs made with

cultures in mind” highlights the Building Ties 2006 exhibit. Also at

www.mndaily.com/ articles/2006/03/06/67469.

The WAKE student magazine (March 1, 2006). Article on “Going green and staying there”

quotes me for my role as panellist in the Mayors Summit on Affordable Housing’s

Green Issues. www.wakemag.org/content/2006/03/01/stories/786.

The WAKE student magazine (March 29, 2006). Article on “A house to call home –

Interior design students exhibit culturally sensitive housing” highlights the

Building Ties 2006 exhibit. www.wakemag.org/content/2006/03/29/stories/834.

UMNews (June 23, 2005) refers to Kaleidoscope article on “If there is room at the table”.

www1.umn.edu/umnnews/feature stories/if theres room at the tablehtml.html.

Kaleidoscope, the Magazine of the College of Human Ecology (Spring 2005). Article on

“Room at the table” highlights my culturally sensitive housing research and

teaching, pp.4-5.

www.archibase.net/archnews/5759.html - Culturally sensitive housing designs featured.

www.dexigner.com/architecture/news.html?q=hadjiyanni – Students’ housing designs

made with cultures in mind.

WORKSHOPS IN THE COMMUNITY

Invited host of workshop “Meaning of Home.” Intermedia Arts, as part of their

“Immigrant Status Project.” March 27, 2004.

Invited host of workshop “Housing and Homes.” Intermedia Arts, as part of their project

“Home, Land, Security.” October 16, 2004.

STUDENT ADVISING

In the Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel, graduate degrees are

interdisciplinary. For the Interior Design emphasis, there are typically 8-10 students, at

varying levels of degree completion, who are dispersed for advising among the faculty.

At the undergraduate level, students are distributed among faculty and advised on study

abroad and internship opportunities as well as career choices. Because of my

interdisciplinary approach, I often serve on committees of students from other

fields/colleges as well.

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Graduate Students – In progress

Advisor

Ghadah Mostareeh (Ph.D. Interior Design) – Fall 2017 - Present

Committee Member

Edita Evoyan (MA Interior Design, Washington State University) – Fall 2018 – Present.

Graduate Students – Completed

Advisor

Reem Dashti (Ph.D. Interior Design 2016) – Place attachment and identity in a traditional

Kuwaiti market: Implications for interior design.

Aileen Strickland (M.S. Interior Design 2012) – My school and me: Exploring the

relationship between school environment and student identity.

Julie Torelli (M.S. Interior Design 2010) – Building place attachment in assisted living

facilities through the designed environment.

Committee Member

Angela Giambruno (MS Interior Design 2015) – Nurses’ interaction in two Midwest

single-patient room designed Neonatal Intensive Care units.

Hae-Young Yun (Ph.D. Housing Studies 2014) - The relationship between physical

activities, functional ability, mobility, neighborhood environments, and quality of

life among low-income older adults in Minnesota.

Kamana Dhakhwa (M.S. in Sustainable Design 2013) – Re-framing sustainable

architecture – Environmental and human well-being.

Carla Megan Sandoval (MFA Theater Arts 2010) – Scenic and Properties Design: Love’s

Labour’s Lost.

Jain Kwon (Ph.D. Interior Design Emphasis 2009) – Cultural meaning of color and its

application to interior environments in Korea. 2006 – Fall 2007.

Christine Soma (M. Arch. 2008) – Architecture and cultural identity: Creating spaces of

diversity and interaction.

Chad Wesley Gibbs (Ph.D. Interior Design Emphasis 2007) – Identifying the factors of

meaning in the home.

Nathan Burt (M. Arch. 2006) – Post office re-defined: Immigration, adaptation, &

communication in rapidly globalizing communities.

Abram Boulding (M. Arch. 2004) - Center for non-violent conflict resolution.

Jeff Weis (M. Arch. 2004) – House and shop of a Filipino flower artist.

Deborah Yang (M. Arch. 2003) – Hmong funeral home.

Doug Sonsalla (M. Arch. 2003) – Somali cultural center/mosque.

Mentor

Young-Sook Lee (M. Sc. Interior Design) – Faculty Mentor as part of Preparing Future

Faculty course. Spring 2006.

Research Assistants Supervised

My grants enable me to work closely with graduate students, training them on various

phases of research projects, from framing the problem to data gathering and drafting of

journal publications:

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Yun Ha Seo – AES – Spring 2019

Maxwell Dickson – AES – Spring 2018 – Fall 2019.

Julie Irish – OCD study – Fall 2017 – Spring 2018.

Gabrielle Clowdus – AES – Fall 2015 – Spring 2018.

Soo Jin Kang – GIA – Fall 2017 – Present; AES – Spring 2018

Megan Peters – GIA – Spring 2016.

Angela Giambruno – AES – Fall 2013 – Spring 2015.

Karen James – AES – Fall 2012 – Spring 2013.

Aileen Strickland – AES - Fall 2011 – Spring 2012.

Aditi Hirani – Short-Term Outreach Projects for Issues in Minnesota - Fall 2010 – Spring

2011.

Kristin Helle – President’s Faculty Multicultural Research Award and Grant-in-Aid on

Ojibwe, Mexican, and African-Americans’ housing needs study – Spring 2006 –

Spring 2008; Fall 2009 – Spring 2010.

Jain Kwon – National Science Foundation grant on security cameras – Fall 2005 – Spring

2008.

Undergraduate Students

General Advising: Consult students on internships, study abroad, curriculum, program

requirements, and graduate studies.

17 Interior Design students per year (2005-Present)

PROFESSIONAL SERVICE

My service efforts are oriented toward building synergies among the many stakeholders

needed for the creation of communities in which everyone can thrive. I work to: a) enrich

the diversity of perspectives voiced in the university, the college, the department, the

program, and the broader community; and b) foster collaborations among academic

researchers, educators, and practitioners interested in cultural aspects of space in ways

that bridge theory and practice.

Institutional Service

University

Senate Research Committee – July 2015 - present. The committee reviews all major issues

and policies dealing with research at the University, such as grants management,

intellectual property, and funding issues.

International Student Orientation Program Faculty Panel – Fall 2014.

Greater than 7 – co-organized workshop “Engaging International Students in the Global

Classroom” with Kate Martin, Center for Teaching and Learning, Oct. 2, 2014.

Institute for Diversity, Equity, and Advocacy (IDEA) programming feedback – 2013.

Walter H. Judd International Graduate and Professional Fellowship: Review panel, Spring

2013.

Internationalizing Teaching and Learning Faculty Cohort program – Faculty Mentoring,

Spring 2012.

Center for Teaching and Learning – Preparing Future Faculty II: Panelist on ‘Tenure

Process’ discussion, February 17, 2011.

Institute for Diversity Equity and Advocacy: Reviewer for IDEA Multicultural Awards,

Spring 2011.

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Internationalizing Teaching and Learning: Pilot for the Faculty Mentor Program, Fall

2010. Reviewed the four courses for the Leadership Minor and attended a session

of EdPA 3302 /PA 3961 – Leadership, you and your community. Gave feedback

to instructors on class exercises, class readings, syllabus wording, and overall

approach to internationalizing the courses.

Initial Planning Group for the Target Studio for Creative Collaboration at the Weisman

Art Museum – Fall 2007 – Present.

Inaugural member of the Women’s Faculty Cabinet – Fall 2005 – Spring 2008.

As an inaugural member, I reviewed the ADA Comstock lecture series criteria for

speaker selections; met incoming women faculty; participated in monthly

meetings and shared ideas on how to improve the university environment for

women faculty; attended and organized events sponsored by WFC; and helped

draft a preliminary report to the Provost. As the Chair of the Data/Policy group, I

helped determine the kinds of data needed for a salary-equity study and added

questions to the PULSE survey to better understand the climate for women faculty.

College

Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel representative to the College of Design

Honors and Awards committee – Fall 2012 - Spring 2013.

Consultant - Smart House, Livable Community, Your Future – Goldstein exhibit, Fall

2010.

Met with planning committee and brainstormed ways to present exhibit, from

layout to questions to ask. Helped coordinate review of plans by students in 3605.

College of Design Diversity Committee. Fall 2008 – Spring 2009.

Explored ways to create a more inclusive environment and spearheaded effort to

better understand the current work around diversity undertaken in the College.

College of Human Ecology’s Diversity Task Force, Fall 2004 – Spring 2005.

Drafted a plan for how the faculty can help the College meet its diversity goals.

International Committee, College of Human Ecology. Spring 1997.

Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel

Mentor committee – Genell Ebbini – Fall 2017 - Present

Presenter - Lucy Dunne’s Promotion – Fall 2017

Graduate Program Committee – Fall 2006 – Spring 2008; Fall 2013-present.

Representative of the Interior Design program. Regular responsibilities include

reviewing the graduate student program and exploring ways to strengthen it—from

fellowship opportunities to web site development and written exam policies.

Organizer of Second Thursdays at Lunch – Fall 2012 – Spring 2016.

Mentor committee – Hyunjoo Im – Spring 2015 - Present.

Member of task force for Merit Review Process – Spring 2014

Presenter – Barry Kudrowitz’s Tenure and Promotion review – Fall 2013

Mentor committee – Hye-Young Kim – Spring 2012.

Presenter – Lucy Dunne’s Tenure and Promotion review – Fall 2011

Chair of Curriculum Committee – Fall 2010 – Spring 2011.

Interior Design Assistant Professor Search Committee – 2006 - 2007

Housing Studies Assistant Professor Search Committee - Spring 1996

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Interior Design Program

Program Director – Fall 2018 – present

As Program Director, I led efforts to complete CIDA accreditation, craft the

Academic Program Review, and build community by launching initiatives such as

the Interior Design Conversation Series and dedicated studio spaces. I also

prioritized issues of relevance to the strategic positioning of the program to be

discussed at monthly meetings; coordinated the teaching schedule; collaborated

with student services, learning abroad, career center, and admissions staff; and

served as the voice of the program at College and University committees and

events.

Chair of Search Committee for a Teaching Specialist/Lecturer position – Spring 2014.

Supervisor of Resource Room Assistant – Fall 2012 – Spring 2013.

Organizer of Last Thursdays at the Museum – Fall 2012 – Spring 2013.

Program Director – Fall 2010 – Summer 2012

As Program Director, I led efforts to position the program within a time of change

and transition, including drafting the program’s Strategic Plan and advocating for

resources. I also created agendas and ran monthly meetings; coordinated the

teaching schedule; coordinated with student services, learning abroad, career

center, and admissions staff; attended meetings like the Dean’s reception; and

coordinated/guided other efforts that related to meeting program vision and goals.

Interior Design Advisory Board Liaison – Fall 2008 – Spring 2010.

Maintained contact with Advisory Board members, updated membership, and

planned meetings.

Interior Design Program Committee – 2004 – Present

FIDER visit report – 2004 – 2005: Worked on the Mission, Faculty and Facilities parts,

organized materials for DHA 4162, DHA 3605, and helped organize the student

work.

Regular responsibilities include: Portfolio reviews; meeting prospective graduate students

and incoming undergraduate students; advising students on internships, study abroad, and

other career choices; writing letters of reference for student scholarships and other

applications; working on ways to increase program visibility and name recognition; acting

as guest critic in studio classes; hosted Sneak Preview for incoming students (Aug. 17,

2007); and explore curriculum development.

Discipline-Based Service

As a strong supporter of the need for more cross-disciplinary collaborative work among

researchers, educators, and practitioners I serve on Boards, such as the Environmental

Design Research Association (EDRA) Board of Directors; organize and run workshops at

conferences; and serve as Editor.

Guest Editor – Symposium and Journal of Interior Design Special Issue on Design and

Culture Sponsored by the Journal of Interior Design under the auspices of the Interior

Design Educators Council – Spring 2014 – Spring 2016.

As Guest Editor of a March 2015 Symposium and 2016 Journal of Interior Design

Special Issue on Design and Culture, I crafted a call for papers (CFP) that

challenged design educators and other allied scholars who were eager to rethink

the field’s relationship to culture and contributions to interdisciplinary discourse;

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organized the review of the papers; solicited the author of the Perspective; and

worked with selected authors to finalize papers.

Editor of EDRA Connections – Fall 2012 – Fall 2015.

This is a bi-annual peer-reviewed publication. I helped conceive the publication

and its name and led efforts to devise the template and final layout. Throughout

the year, I identify contributors, review open submissions, edit submitted material,

and oversee the final publication.

Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) Board of Directors – Fall 2011-

Summer 2014.

As a member of the Board, I attended monthly meetings as well as participated in

the Communication Committee, Development Committee, and Conference

Committee. Activities included revising the EDRA web site; crafting the EDRA

pitch; exploring/identifying journal publications and reviewing indexes for

publishing the EDRA proceedings; identifying potential partners; reviewing and

making final recommendations for conference submissions.

Chair of EDRA’s Residential Environments Network – 2005-2012

Organized the workshop “Residential environments – Translating research into

policy and practice”, which included five presentations - EDRA 43, 2012.

Organized the workshop “The intersections of housing and health – Implications

for teaching, research, and policy”, which included six presentations - EDRA 42,

2011.

Organized the workshop “Uncovering implicit assumptions in housing policy” for

EDRA 41, 2010. Four speakers initiated the discussion.

Organized the workshop “Housing and policy: National and international

perspectives” for EDRA 40, 2009.

Organized the workshop “The teaching of residential environments: Challenges

and opportunities” for EDRA 39, 2008.

Organized the workshop “Residential environments network – Scope, role, and

future” for EDRA 37, 2006.

Member of EDRA’s Cultural Aspects of Space Network – 2003 – Present

Co-organized the intensive “Teaching cultural aspects of space – Challenges and

opportunities” for EDRA 36, 2005.

Co-organized the intensive “Researching cultural aspects of space – Challenges

and opportunities” for EDRA 35, 2004.

Member of Interior Design Educators Council’s Diversity Network – 2007 – 2008.

Helped develop a survey to garner the work around diversity within the

organization.

Member of IDEC’s Social Justice Network – 2007 – 2008.

Helped in efforts to redesign the brochure for the “Make a difference” projects and

develop a survey to garner the work around social justice within the organization.

Proceedings Committee EDRA 34, Department of Architecture, Spring 2002 – Spring

2003.

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Paper Reviewer: Reviewed abstracts and papers for paper/poster presentations and

publications.

Journal of Human Trafficking

Journal of Ethnic and Racial Studies

Journal of Gerontology and Geriatric Research

Journal of Interior Design

Journal of Architectural Education

American Journal of Public Health

Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC)

Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA)

Reviewer of Promotion and Tenure Cases

Kansas State University, Tenure – 2 cases

University of Florida, Promotion and Tenure

Professional Memberships

Member of the Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) – Since 2001.

Past chair and member of EDRA’s Residential Environments Network

Member of Cultural Aspects of Space Network

Member of the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) – Intermittent since 2007.

Member of the American Anthropological Association – Intermittent since 2007.

Member of the American Ethnological Society

Member of the Housing Education & Research Association (HERA) – Intermittent since

1995.

Member of the Midwest Sociology Society – Intermittent since 2005.

Committees in the Community

Urban Land Institute MN/Regional Council of Mayors - Housing Initiative Advisory

Group, 2011 – Present.

SRC – Sustainable Resources Center – Board Member, January 2010 – January 2012.

MN Chapter of the Friends of the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, the Library of Alexandria,

Egypt, Inaugural member, Spring 2010 – Spring 2011.

Saint Paul Housing Trust Fund Committee, Spring 2002.

University-Professional Team on Affordable Housing Committee, Housing Minnesota,

Spring 2002.

PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT

Many of my professional development activities relate to my interest in growing both as

a researcher and as a teacher of the dynamic among design, culture, and identity.

Research

Institute for Advanced Study Research Collaborative - Commercial sex, research, and

action: Toward an engaged-University approach to juvenile sex trading? Fall 2013

– Fall 2014.

Healthy Homes and Communities Statewide Convening, Oct. 1, 2013.

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Institute for Advanced Study Research Collaborative – Digital storytelling. Fall 2013 –

Spring 2014.

Public Interest Design Week, College of Design, University of Minnesota, March 20-22,

2013.

U of M Conflicts of Interest: Balancing Risk and Opportunities on-line course, May 12,

2011

Attendance at the Rethinking Housing workshops:

Rethinking housing design. December 7, 2010.

Rethinking housing: Designing and building affordable, sustainable housing

throughout the Twin Cities region. February 10, 2009.

Symposium “The senses and sentiments of dress.” St Paul MN, Sept. 16-17, 2005.

Responsible Conduct of Research Parts 1 & 2 – Fall 2004

Teaching

Intersections: Preventing Harassment & Sexual Violence training, June 13, 2018.

Internationalizing the Curriculum and Campus conference, organized by the Office of

International Programs, Minneapolis, MN, March 29, 2010.

PORTAL: Sexual Harassment Training – March 17, 2006

Early Career Teaching Program - Fall 2005 – Spring 2006

Team Building workshop – August 15 and 16, 2005

Participated in the workshop “Understanding Today’s students” – Fall 2004

Participated in the workshop “Understanding Students with Disabilities” – Fall 2004

Teaching with writing in the design studio – March 8, 2004

Bush Foundation Internationalizing the Curriculum Program – 2003-2004

Service

“Effective Leadership” retreat hosted by the Women’s Faculty Cabinet, May 19, 2015.

“Navigating to Positions of Leadership” retreat hosted by the Women’s Faculty Cabinet,

May 16, 2014.

“Addressing Bullying Behavior in the Workplace” workshop by the office of Equal

Opportunity & Affirmative Action, April 14, 2011.

“Board Boot Camp” workshop, organized by MAP for Non-profits and led by Phil

Hansen, CEO of the American Red Cross Twin Cities Area Chapter, April 7, 2010.

PROFESSIONAL DESIGN EXPERIENCE

Designer-Draftsman: The Office of Design & Construction, Carnegie Mellon University Prepared schematic designs, construction documents, and cost estimations for university labs and offices.

May 1991 - December 1991.

In-house Consultant: Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania, Pittsburgh, PA Coordinated the development of the Master Plan for the Pittsburgh Regional History Center, the new home

of the Historical Society of Western Pennsylvania. Translated the revised mission statement of the

organization into the Facility Program that included the spatial requirements of the new facility as well as

the accompanying staffing charts. May 1990 - May 1991.

Designer-Draftsman: Charles L. Desmone & Assocs., Pittsburgh, PA Prepared schematic designs and construction documents for two office buildings, one factory, four

residences, and two stores. Designed cabinets and selected materials. Participated in meetings with clients,

field measuring, and site inspections. May 1988 - May 1989.

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Designer Architect: Demetriou Associates, Larnaca, Cyprus Prepared the schematic and preliminary designs for a condominium complex consisting of four three-

bedroom units and three private residences. Conducted meetings with clients and participated in site

inspections. Summer 1987.

Designer Architect: Photiou / Demetriou Associates, Larnaca, Cyprus Designed the site layout of two condominium complexes of 50 and 30 standard units. Addressed parking

regulations and city zoning laws. Summer 1985.