Academic Positions
2021–Present
Associate Professor of Graphic Design
University of Iowa, School of Art and Art History
2015–2021
Assistant Professor of Graphic Design
University of Iowa, School of Art and Art History
2008–2012
Visual Information Specialist
U.S. Government Printing Office, Creative Services
Selected as lead designer for the 2013 U.S. Presidential Inauguration
Selected as lead designer for the 2013 U.S. Presidential Inauguration
2005–2008
Visual Information Specialist
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars, Smithsonian Institution
Honors & Awards
2026
Economics — Social Justice Poster
Honorable Mention, Graphis — featured in Graphis Poster Annual 2027 Annual
Honorable Mention — Graphis
2025
Professional Development Award
University of Iowa Office of the Provost
2025
International Travel Award
University of Iowa International Programs — 23rd Annual International Conference on Marketing, Athens, Greece
2023
Project PEER — National Recognition
Highlighted by SAMHSA's 988 Suicide and Crisis Lifeline "Be The 1To" Campaign as a model for culturally responsive outreach
2021
Say Their Names — Social Justice Poster
Silver Winner, Graphis — featured in Graphis Protest Posters 2 Annual
Silver — Graphis
2016
Exposing Violence — Social Justice Poster Series
Platinum Winner, Hermes Creative Awards & Merit Winner, Graphis
Platinum — Hermes
Merit — Graphis
2016
SO•BE Stories — Educational App
Gold Winner, Hermes Creative Awards & Gold Winner, AVA Digital Awards
Gold — Hermes
Gold — AVA Digital
2015
SO•BE Stories — Educational App
Silver Winner, 45th Annual UCDA Design Competition
Silver — UCDA
2011–12
Lead Designer — 57th Presidential Inauguration
Selected by the U.S. Government Publishing Office to design all materials for the Presidential Inauguration, including inaugural tickets, maps, security designs, invitations, and programs
Grants
2022–Present
PEARLS — Senior Personnel / Media and Design Director
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Federal
PI: Gerta Bardhoshi & Martin Kivlighan
PI: Gerta Bardhoshi & Martin Kivlighan
$500,000
2020–2025
Project PEER — Senior Personnel / Creative Director
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Federal
PI: Ebonee Johnson & Clarence D. Merckerson
PI: Ebonee Johnson & Clarence D. Merckerson
$998,000
2018–2019
In & Out of School — Co-Principal Investigator
J. Roy Carver Foundation
$89,000
2018
In & Out of School — Co-Principal Investigator
University of Iowa Obermann Center for Advanced Studies
$18,000
2018
Project Perry/Proyecto Perry — Principal Investigator
Community Impact Grant, Office of the Provost
$10,000
2016–2017
Gravity Simulator — Collaborator
National Science Foundation (NSF)
PI: Hai Fu
PI: Hai Fu
$405,011
2015–2016
SO•BE Stories — Co-Principal Investigator
Community Impact Grant, Office of the Provost
$10,000
2016
Old Gold Summer Fellowship — Principal Investigator
University of Iowa
$6,000
Selected Publications
2025
Enhancing Educator Wellness and Mental Health Literacy through the BEST+Well Initiative
23rd Annual International Conference on Marketing. Athens Institute for Education and Research. With Gerta Bardhoshi.
2025
Community, Collaboration, and Connection Through Participatory Design
WEAVE: Dialogue, AIGA Design Educators Community Conferences. With Bernard Canniffe.
2023
"I don't want to be stereotyped": A Study with Latinx High School Students Informed by Photovoice
Journal of Latinos and Education, 22(3). With L.A. Locke & G. Bardhoshi.
2021
Say Their Names — Social Justice Poster
Graphis Inc. Protest Posters 2 Annual. ISBN 9781954632042.
2020
Social-Behavioral Stories in the Kindergarten Classroom: An App-Based Counseling Intervention
Professional School Counseling, 23(1). With G. Bardhoshi & D.M. Kivlighan.
2018
Illuminating the On-Campus Experience of LGBTQ Students Through Photovoice
Journal of College Counseling, 21(3). With G. Bardhoshi, K. Grieve, M. Suing & J. Booth.
Selected Presentations
2025
23rd Annual International Conference on Marketing
Athens, Greece — PEARLS: Enhancing Educator Wellness and Mental Health Literacy
2025
AIGA Design Educators Community WEAVE
Normal, Illinois — Community, Collaboration, and Connection Through Participatory Design. With Bernard Canniffe.
2023
Design Principles & Practices International Conference
Lisbon, Portugal — Empowered by Empathy, Community, & Design. With Bernard Canniffe.
2023
American Public Health Association Annual Conference
Building Partners in Mental Health: Iowa School Mental Health Initiative and PEARLS
2019
European Branch of the American Counseling Association
Vienna, Austria — Community-Based Participatory Research: Reaching Marginalized Youth Through Engagement and Art
2017
AIGA Design Educators Community Conference — Converge
Los Angeles — Elevating the Role of Design Within the Humanities, Science, and Education
Professional Practice
2019–Present
Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES)
Lead Designer — National website, Teaching Practice Briefs peer-reviewed publication series
2026–Present
Southern Association for Counselor Education and Supervision (SACES)
Lead Designer — Website redesign serving 2,000+ members across 14 southern states
2024–Present
Interpersonal Psychotherapy (IPT) Institute
Lead Designer — Website redesign and email newsletter for a global network of clinicians
2025–Present
CACREP — Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs
Lead Designer — Three national reports with comprehensive data visualizations supporting national policy decisions in counselor education
2019–Present
TransPerfect
Design Consultant — Clients include Adobe, Hewlett Packard Enterprise, Lavazza, Lufthansa, and Royal Caribbean International
2008–2016
Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars
Lead Designer — Print and digital publications across multiple programs of the Smithsonian Institution
2014–2020
HolacracyOne, LLC
Lead Designer — Branding, print, and digital for an international self-management organization. Clients include Zappos.com and David Allen Company.