Faculty Profiles

Housing Design

DENISE A. GUERIN
Morse-Alumni Distinguished Professor, Interior Design Program; InformeDesign Coordinator
Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel
497 McNeal Hall

1985 Buford Ave.

St. Paul, MN 55108-6136
(612) 626-1257
dguerin@umn.edu
     

Specialties & Expertise:

  • Occupant Issues in the Designed Environment
  • Culture and Design
  • Development of the Interior Design Profession
      Course Titles (resident and outreach teaching):
  • DHA 1601 Interior Design Studio I
  • DHA 3614 Interior Design Ethics and Professional Practice
  • DHA 4196 Internship in DHA-Interior Design
  • DHA 4608 Interior Design Studio VIII
  • DHA 4615W Interior Design Research
  • DHA 8112 Design Theory and Criticism
      Selected Scholarship:
  • Zollinger, S., Guerin, D., Hadjiyanni, T., & Martin, C. (2009). De-constructing service-learning: A framework for interior design. Journal of Interior Design.
  • Young, Y., & Guerin, D. (2009). Indoor environmental quality related to occupant satisfaction and performance in LEED-certified buildings. Journal of Indoor and Built Environment.
  • Kang, M. & Guerin, D. (2009). The characteristics of interior designers who practice environmentally sustainable interior design. Environment and Behavior, 4(2), 170-184.
  • Kang, M., & Guerin, D. (2008). The state of environmentally sustainable interior design practice. American Journal of Environmental Sciences, v(i), 1-8.
  • Lim, Young-Sook, & Guerin, D. (2006). Learning styles and instructional methods: Impact on interior design education. AIDIA (Asia Interior Design Institute Association) Journal, 10(6), 57-65.
  • Martin, C., & Guerin, D. (2006). Using research to inform design solutions. Journal of Facilities Management, 4(3), 167-180.
  • Martin, C., & Guerin, D. (2005). The interior design professional's body of knowledge, 2005 edition. Grand Rapids, MI: Council for Interior Design Accreditation, American Society of Interior Designer, Interior Designers of Canada, International Interior Design Association, and the National Council for Interior Design Qualification
  • Guerin, D., Jones, L., & Ginthner, D. (2004). Environmentally responsible interior design: A case study. E-Journal of Interior Design, 30(3).
  • Guerin, D., & Martin, C. (2004). Career cycle approach to defining the interior design professions' body of knowledge. Journal of Interior Design, 30(2), 1-22.
  • Ham, T., Guerin, D., & Scott, S. (2004). A cross-cultural comparison of preference for visual attributes in interior environments: America and China. Journal of Interior Design, 30(2), 37-50.   

   

Professional, Institutional, and Community Leadership and Service:

  • Visionary for Future Visions of the Interior Design Profession. (2006).
  • Commission for Academic Accreditation, Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, United Arab Emirates, Site Visitor to Eight Interior Design Programs in the UAE (2003-2008).
  • Council for Interior Design Accreditation, Site Visitor and Team Chair
  • Interior Design Educators Council, President-Elect, 2009
  • Kimball Office Working Group to Sustain Interior Design Education, 2008-2009,
     Awards:
  • Admired Design Educator 2009, Design Intelligence
  • American Society of Interior Designers, 2007 Educator of Distinction, National Chapter
  • Louis Tregue/NCIDQ Award for Outstanding Contribution to Interior Design Practice, 2003
  • American Society of Interior Designers, International, Presidential Award, 2003
  • Michael Tatum Excellence in Education Award, International Interior Design Association, 2002