Interior Design: Practical Strategies for Teaching and Learning

Katherine S. Ankerson , MS, NCARB certified, IDEC, is Department Head of Interior Architecture and Product Design in the College of Architecture, Planning and Design at Kansas State University. She has previously held positions as Associate Dean and Professor of Interior Design at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Professor at both Radford University and Washington State University following 15 years as an architectural and interior design practitioner. Ankerson's work lies in the areas of senior living environments, particularly adaptive environments that encourage aging-in-place; and learning and teaching in the design disciplines. Her teaching most regularly includes undergraduate, upper-level studio courses and interior construction documents, and graduate courses in interior design. She has written several books and has authored multiple articles and presentations.

Jill Pable PhD, IDEC, is an Associate Professor in the Department of Interior Design and Director of Graduate Studies at Florida State University and a practicing interior designer. She holds BS and MFA degrees in Interior Design and a PhD degree in Instructional Technology with specialization in architecture. Pable's professional work includes hospitality and office projects, and she served as national president of the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) in 2009-2010. Her research focuses on the thoughtful design of environments for the underprivileged. Through her guidance, two of her students are the holders of a U.S. patent for the design of a cradle for use by homeless shelter families.