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Welcome to Derek Toomes (Assistant Professor) and Matthew Jones (Academic Professional), who were recently hired to full-time positions in the Department of Interior Architecture.

 Travis Hicks is the recipient of the 2020 IDEC Community Service Award.

Jo Leimenstoll is the recipient of the UNCG Outstanding Graduate Mentor Award for 2019-2020 and Director of the UNCG Main Street Fellows Program from its inception in 2016 through April 2020.

Amanda Gale and Anna Marshall-Baker received the 2020 Award of Excellence, Best Design Research Presentation, “Multidisciplinary Views Regarding Interior Design Features That Promote Student Wellbeing,” Interior Design Educators Council.

Stephen Skorski Recently completed two international solo art exhibitions at the Ye Gallery in Gumi, South Korea, the Anhui Jianzhu University Gallery in Hefei, China.

Stoel Burrowes was awarded the prestigious A’ Design Award by World Design Rankings for his rocking chair design, Letter Back Rocker. 

Asha Kutty, in partnership with History Department professor Torren Gatson, received a College of Arts and Science Research Award for their project: “The African American Porch, Exploring Experience, Meaning, and Agency in Wilson, North Carolina.”

Jo Leimenstoll and Travis Hicks were both nominated for the Board of Governors Award for Excellence in Teaching this year.

Lucinda Havenhand published her book Mid-Century Modern Interiors: The Ideas that Shaped Interior Design in America (Bloomsbury Publishing).

Group of Faculty

Faculty & Staff

Lucinda

Lucinda Havenhand, Ph.D.
Professor
Department Head
lkhavenh@uncg.edu

Amanda Romero, M.A.
Administrative Associate
a_romero@uncg.edu

Maruja Torres-Antonini, Ph.D.
Visiting Associate Professor
Director of Undergraduate Studies
m_torres@uncg.edu

Amanda Gale, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
Director of Graduate Studies, Internship Coordinator
ajgale@uncg.edu

Travis Hicks, M. Arch.
Associate Professor
Director of Center for Community-Engaged Design
Director of NC Main Street Program
tlhicks@uncg.edu

Stephen Skorski, M. Arch.
Assistant Professor
Study Abroad Coordinator
sskorski@uncg.edu

Derek Toomes, M.F.A.
Assistant Professor
Director of Technological Instruction
dstoomes@uncg.edu

Stoel Burrowes, M.A.
Senior Academic Professional Emeritus
s_burrow@uncg.edu

Matthew Jones, M.F.A.
Academic Professional
mbjones4@uncg.edu

Asha Kutty, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor
a_kutty@uncg.edu

Tommy Lambeth, M.L.A.
Professor Emeritus
ctlambet@uncg.edu

Jo Ramsay Leimenstoll, M. Arch.
Professor Emeritus
jrleimen@uncg.edu

Sebastian Lindquist, B.F.A
Woodshop Supervisor
sjlindqu@uncg.edu

Anna Marshall-Baker, Ph.D.
Professor
anna_marshallbaker@uncg.edu

Kimberly

Kimberly Martin, M. Arch.
Instructor
kamarti2@uncg.edu

Majedeh Modarres Nezhad, M.F.A.
Instructor
m_modarr@uncg.edu

Nisha Prasad, M. Arch.
Instructor
nmprasad@uncg.edu

Christopher Vann, M.F.A
Instructor
csvann@uncg.edu

Cameron Whitley, B.A.
Instructor
cswhitle@uncg.edu