Mitzi Renee Vernon
General Information
Occupation: Associate Professor, Industrial Designer, Architect
Resident City: Blacksburg
Resident State/Province: Virginia
Resident Country: United States
Specialties
Subject: STEM education
Url: http://www.phoebesfield.org/
Jobs
Employer: California College of Arts & Crafts
State: California
Country: United States
Employer: University of Southern California
City: Los Angeles
State: California
Country: United States
Employer: Arizona State University
State: Arizona
Country: United States
Employer: Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Title: Associate Professor of Industrial Design
City: Blacksburg
State: Virginia
Country: United States
Collaborators
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Apprenticeships
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Awards
Name: National Science Foundation Grant Award
Description: PGE/SEP: interCONNECTIONS
Date Received: January 01, 1999
Name: National Science Foundation Grant Award
Description: Planning "Inside Phoebe's Field"
Date Received: January 01, 2005
Name: Diversity Award from the College of Architecture & Urban Studies at Virginia Tech
Date Received: January 01, 2007
Exhibitions
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Notable Projects
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Education
Institution: Stanford University
Degree: Master of Science in Engineering, Product Design
Institution: Virginia Tech
Degree: Master of Architecture
Institution: University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Degree: Bachelor of Science, Housing and Interior Design
Licensing
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Professional Affiliations
Organization: Virginia Tech STEM Outreach Board of Advisors
Role: Member
Organization: Faculty Senate at Virginia Tech
Role: President
Organization: International Archive of Women in Architecture (IAWA)
Role: Executive Board of Advisors member
Organization: The Industrial Designer's Society of America
Role: Member and National Conference Presenter
Notes: presented "Myths of Knowledge" at 2007 Conference with Tom Witt, ASU
Publications By
Title: Phoebe's Field (Book One of interCONNECTIONS)
Title: The Heart in the Question
Title: Design-Blurring the Boundaries of Interdisciplinary Education
Co-author: Dr. Richard Goff
Title: Improvisation: Starting from Nothing
Title: Using Design: Build Projects to Promote Interdisciplinary Design
Co-author: Richard M. Goff, William R. Green, Clive R. Vorster
Publisher: 34th ASEE/IEEE Frontiers in Education Conference
Date Published: October 20, 2004
Publications About
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