Faculty Profiles

Housing Design

STEPHANIE A. ZOLLINGER
Associate Professor, Interior Design Program

Director of Graduate Studies

Buckman Professor of Design Education
Department of Design, Housing, and Apparel
240 McNeal Hall

1985 Buford Ave.

St. Paul, MN 55108-6136
(612) 624-3205
szolling@umn.edu

Specialties & Expertise:

  • Interior Design
  • Regional and Vernacular Interior Architecture
  • Design Education
  • Interior Design Learning
  • Culture and Design in England, France, Italy
      Course Titles (resident and outreach teaching):
  • DHA 1602 Interior Design Studio II
  • DHA 2621 Computer-Aided Design: Interior Design
  • DHA 3605 Interior Design Studio V
  • DHA 4161 History of Interiors and Furnishings: Ancient to 1750
  • DHA 5196 Design in Europe
  • DHA 8113 Education and Evaluation in Design Studies
      Selected Scholarship:
  • Guerin, D., & Watson, S. (Eds.). (2001). Interplay: Perspectives on the Design Legacy of Jack Lenor Larsen. St. Paul: Goldstein Museum of Design.
  • Watson, S. (2001). Inspirations of an innovator: Jack Lenor Larsen. In D. Guerin & S. Watson (Eds.) Interplay: Perspectives on the Design Legacy of Jack Lenor Larsen. St. Paul: Goldstein Museum of Design.
  • Watson, S., & Kucko, J. (2001). Creating sacred places: Design lessons from Fay Jones. Journal of Interior Design, 27(2), 14-25.
  • Watson, S., & Thompson, C. (2001). Learning styles of interior design students as assessed by the Gregorc style delineator. Journal of Interior Design, 27(1), 12-19.
  • Watson, S., & Munson, D. (1989). Color change in upholstery weight fabrics as affected by aftermarket flame retardant finishes. Journal of Interior Design Education and Research, 15(1), 29-34.
  • Watson, S. (2002, March). Jack Lenor Larsen and His Significance to Interior Design. Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC )International Conference. Santa Fe, NM.
  • Watson, S., Ginthner, D., & Guerin, D. (2001, March). Updating Educators on Practice: A Method and Manual. Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) International Conference. Chicago, IL.
  • Watson, S., Guering D., & Ginthner, D. (in press). Educators and Practice: How to stay current. Journal of Interior Design, 29 (1).
  • Watson, S., & Warnock, M. (2003). Comparative analysis between recycled and newly manufactured carpets. Family & Consumer Sciences Research Journal, 31 (4), 425-441.
  • Watson, S. (2003, Spring). Implementing learning styles into the design classroom. Journal of Design Communication. Issue 5. 

Professional, Institutional, and Community Leadership and Service:

  • 2003-present Minneapolis institure of Art Textiles Curatorial Council, Secretary
  • 2003-present Faculty Advisor to the American Society of Interior Designers (ASID)
  • 2002 DHA Search Committee for DHA Advising Coordinator
  • 2002-present Foundation for Interior Design, Reviewer
  • 2001-2002 Textile Accession Committee
  • 2000 - present CHE Professional Experience Grant Awards Committee
  • 2000- 2003 CHE Co-advisor to Phi Upsilon Omicron National Honor Society in Family and Consumer Sciences
  • 1999- present DHA Interior Design Program Committee
     

Awards:

  • 2003 Excellence in Academic Advising Award, College of Human Ecology
  • 2003 Regional Chair Award for Best Poster Presentation, Interior Design Education Council (IDEC).
  • 2003 Award for Service Scholarship, Journal of Interior Design
  • 2002 Nominated Excellence in Academic Advising Award, College of Human Ecology
  • 2000 Exemplary Grant-in-Aid Proposal, The University of Minnesota Office of the Vice President & Dean of the Graduate School