Graduate Students Whose Work Has Been Completed Since 1992.

As Committee Chair (Major Professor):

 

Student

Year graduated

Degree

Chair

Committee

Thesis/Non-Thesis

1

Otto Shih-Hung Cheng

1993

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

 

 

Thesis: Design Guidelines for Product Graphics and Controls.

2

Chyun-Chau Lin

1994

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

 

Current Shu-Te University faculty

Thesis: Man-Object Interaction Guidelines for Scientific Museum Exhibitions with an Emphasis on Elderly Users.

3

Soon Leon Suh Kang

Winter 1996

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

 

 

Thesis: Integrating Printmaking Methods into the Package Design Process to Simulate the Printing Process.

4

Yu-Hsi Lin

Winter 1998

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

 

 

Thesis: The Preliminary Study of a Systematic Approach on Building a Visual Reference and Evaluation System for Product Design.

5

Chung-Kuang Ou-Yang

Fall 1997

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

 

 

Thesis: The Design of a Navigation System for Elderly People with Alzheimer’s Disease in Long-Term Care Units.

6

Chi Wai

Summer 1998

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Non-Thesis

 

Project Manager at Chung Shan City,  Guang Dong, China

Project: Meal Center – Application of Modular Design

7

Hsiao Ching Huang

Fall 1998

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Non-Thesis

 

 

 

8

Xiao Jian Chen

Winter 1999

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Non-Thesis

 

 

 

9

Brad Knox

Winter 1999

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Non-Thesis

 

 

Project: The Future of the Automobile

10

Bob Hutchins

Spring 1999

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

 

Rocket Brothers Coffee

Thesis: Creativity Checklist for The Industrial Design Process

11

Shu-Wen Tzeng

Summer 1999

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Non-Thesis

 

Current AU INDD faculty

Project: Kids’ Net – Computer-based Education Tool for 4-7 Year Old Children

12

Hans Nutz

Fall 2000

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

 

F3 Product Design

Greenville, South Carolina

Thesis: A Strategic Development Process for Exploring Essential Consumer Needs in Recreational Markets.

13

Kevin Cowart

Summer 2002

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Non-Thesis

 

 

Project: The Development of a Color Checklist

14

Ryan Bishop

Summer 2002

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

 

Senior Industrial Designer

Levolor Kirsch- A Newell Rubbermaid Company

Thesis: A Design Approach for Creating Educational Board Games for Four to Seven Year Olds.

15

Akiko Nakatsugawa

Summer 2002

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

 

 

Thesis: Naturalism in Industrial Design

16

Robert Robinson

Spring 2003

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

 

Summer Classics

Thesis: A Relationship Between Form and Music in Product Development: A Theoretical Study in Cylindrical Forms.

17

Doug Perkins

Summer 2003

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Non-Thesis

 

 

Project: Personal Transport Vehicle Development

18

Josh Wolf

Fall 2003

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Non-Thesis

 

 

Project: Resort GPS System – Applying GPS Technology to Ski Resorts

19

Brett Alexander

Fall 2003

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Non-Thesis

 

 

Project: Design and Construction of a Restaurant Dining Chair

20

Sean Brady

Spring 2004

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

 

 

Thesis: A Design Guideline for Developing Exercise Products that Motivate Users with Obesity.

21

Robert E. Langley

Summer 2004

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

 

Hallmark Cards, Inc.

Thesis: The 7D Method: A Generic Design Guide for University Experiments on the International Space Station.

22

Mikako Sanjo

Summer 2004

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

 

Fujitsu Limited

Thesis: A Guideline for Designing Playful Consumer Electronic Products.

23

Huckleberry Starnes

Fall 2004

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

 

Winsted Technical Interior

Senior Designer

Thesis: An Approach for Toy Design: Action Figure Creation.

24

Jannell Canerday

Spring 2005

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

 

Hunter Fan Co.

Thesis: Guidelines for Storytelling: an Organic Approach to Idea Generation for Intangible Realms.

25

Jacob Bradley Moreman

Fall 2005

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

 

 

Thesis: Guidelines to Change the Cultural Paradigms of Designers toward Third World People Groups through Missiology to Influence Furniture Design

26

Yi Sheng Goh

Fall 2005

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

 

Ph.D candidate at AU Human Science

Thesis: Guidelines to Develop Product Forms from Chinese Calligraphy

27

Don Richard Doyle Jr.

Spring 2006

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

 

Madix

Product Designer

Thesis: Canine Design: A Design Approach for Creating Modern Dog Parks

28

Susan Richelle Raven

Summer 2006

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

 

 

Thesis: Guidelines for Designing Kitchen Appliances for the Elderly

29

Elisa Carmona

Fall 2006

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

 

MC2 Exhibits

Thesis: An Approach for Designing a New Type of Transportation for Mexico City

30

Brandon J. Allen

Fall 2008

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

 

Herman Miller

Design Research

Thesis: Culturalistic Design: Design Approach to Create Product for Specific Cultural and Subcultural Groups.

31

Erin Phillips

Spring 2009

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

 

2nd place Graduate Research Forum  SP 09

Thesis: An Approach to Design a Stimulating Restaurant Environment and Experience that Informs and Inspires Patrons about Nature, the Environment, and Sustainability.

32

Louisa Stowers

Spring 2009

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

 

1st place Graduate Research Forum SP 09

Thesis: Improving Children’s Hospital Playrooms by Incorporating a Play System with Stimuli that Allows for Imaginative Play to Aid in Children’s Development.

33

Joshua Ekandem

Summer 2009

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

 

 

Designing for Cultures: An approach for Product Design Using Components of Regional Culture.

34

Kerenza Marguerite Johnson

Fall 2009

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

 

 

Thesis: An approach to design a user-friendly set of guidelines for homeowners to achieve maximum energy efficiency in existing home structures

35

I-Ju Chen

Fall 2009

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

 

 

A design guideline for applying Taiwanese Opera costume aesthetics to modern chair design

36

Charles Parker III

Summer 2010

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

 

 

An Approach for the Enhancement of Military Combat, Performance and Personal Protective Equipment for Ground Troops.

 

As Committee Member:

 

Student

Year graduated

Degree

Chair

Committee

Thesis/Non-Thesis

1

Richard Britnell

1992

M.I.D.

 

Yes

Thesis

 

Current AU INDD faculty

Thesis: The Design Of A Portable Communications Product System For A Decentralized Society

2

Tsailu Liu

1992

M.I.D.

 

Yes

Thesis

 

Current AU INDD faculty

Thesis: A Core Team Approach To The Functional Integration In Product Development

3

Eric Ho-Leung Tse

1992

M.I.D.

 

Yes

Thesis

 

Husqvarna Outdoor Products Inc.

Thesis: A Product Disassembly Evaluation Method For Industrial Designers

4

Brenda Peters

1995

M.I.D.

 

Yes

Thesis

 

Former AU INDD faculty

Thesis: Design of a Pedagogy for Enhancing Drawing Ability through Cognitive Development.

 

Glen Boyd

Summer 1999

M.I.D.

 

Yes

Non-Thesis

 

 

 

5

David Killingsworth

Spring 2005

M.I.D.

 

Yes

Thesis

 

 

Thesis: Strategies for Teaching Concepts in a Design Studio

6

Zakilya Cooper

Summer 2006

M.I.D.

 

Yes

Thesis

 

 

Thesis: A Design Approach for Personalizing and Improving the Appearance of Specialty Shoes

7

Nicodemus Bernard

Fall 2006

M.I.D

 

Yes

Thesis

 

 

Thesis: Creating Pervasive Guidelines and Constructivist Curriculum for the Effective Integration of Fashion and Industrial Design

8

Jerrod Windham

Summer 2007

M.I.D.

 

Yes

Thesis

 

Current AU INDD faculty

Thesis: Sustainable Design Methodology For Industrial Designers Within An Organization With No Environmental Policy

9

Chyun-Chau Lin

Fall 2007

Ph.D.

 

Yes

Thesis

 

(NCKU)

Thesis: A Vision-oriented Approach for Innovative Product Design

10

Mu-Hsuan Wu

Summer 2008

M.S.

 

Yes

Thesis

 

(NCKU)

Thesis: Building a Technology-Based Self-Service for ICU Patients’ Families

11

Hsin-Pei Yang

Summer 2008

M.S.

 

Yes

Thesis

 

(NCKU)

Thesis: The Service System Design Through the Perspective of Experience

12

Georgia Ko-Yung Wang

Summer 2008

M.S.

 

Yes

Thesis

 

(NCKU)

Thesis: Building a Product Service System for Intensive Care Unit Patient’s Families

13

Daiki Hirata

Summer 2008

M.S.

 

Yes

Thesis

 

(NCKU)

Thesis: A Research in  Spiritual Approach Towards Design: Introducing the Spiritual Methodology for Design

14

Jason Robertson

Spring 2009

M.I.D.

 

Yes

Thesis

 

 

A Scalable Approach for Deciphering Core Rationales as the Foundation of New Product Development.

15

Laura Whitacre

Summer 2009

M.I.D.

 

Yes

Thesis

 

 

Guidelines For The Development Of Products From Post Consumer Glass.

16

Yi-Sheng Goh

Summer 2010

Ph.D.

 

Yes

Thesis

 

 

The Influence of Product-brand Fit and Product-category Fit on Product Attitude and Purchase Intention: The role of Brand Strength and Processing Fluency.

Current Graduate Committees

Student

Degree

Chair

Committee

Thesis/Non-Thesis

Neshmond Fluellen

M.I.D.

Yes

 

 

Scott Tucholsky

M.I.D.

 

Yes

Thesis

Gena L. Barbaree

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

Salil S. Vaijapurkar

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

Zhan Zhang

M.I.D.

Yes

 

Thesis

Yuan Zhou

M.I.D.

 

Yes

Thesis

Ying Zhao

M.I.D.

 

Yes

Thesis