Susan Ray-Degges

Susan Ray-Degges

Professor/Interior Design Program Coordinator

Office: E. Morrow Lebedeff Hall 178E

E-mail: susan.raydegges@ndsu.edu

Phone: (701) 231-7218

Education: 

  • Doctorate of Philosophy. University of Missouri, Human Environmental Sciences. Specialization in Environmental Design and Gerontology. 1995.
  • Masters of Science. University of Missouri, Housing and Interior Design. Specialization in design for the handicapped and elderly. 1987.
  • Bachelor of Science. Cum Laude. Missouri State University [formerly Southwest Missouri State University], Home Economics. Specialization in Housing and Interior Design. Minor in Art, emphasis in historical art; 1984

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Courses Taught

  • ADHM 253 Interior Design Studio II – Small Scale Contract
  • ADHM 315/316 History of Interiors I/II
  • ADHM 450 Research and Project Development in Interior Design
  • ADHM 452 Comprehensive Interior Design Project
  • ADHM 460 Career Development and Professional Practice
  • ADHM 705 Interdisciplinary Perspectives in Environments for Aging.
  • ADHM 491 Inclusive Design Seminar

 

Teaching Experience

  • Professor, Interior Design, North Dakota State University, 2016 - present 
  • Associate Professor, Interior Design, North Dakota State University, 2000-201
  • Assistant Professor, Interior Design, North Dakota State University, 1992-9
  • Graduate Teaching Assistant, Environmental Design, University of Missouri, 199
  • Instructor, Interior Design, University of Central Arkansas, 1988-9
  • Part-Time Faculty Member, Interior Design, Missouri State University [formerly Southwest Missouri State University], 1987-8
  • Part-Time Faculty Member, Summer Semester, Interior Design, Missouri State University [formerly Southwest Missouri State University], 198
  • Graduate Research and Teaching Assistant, Housing and Interior Design, University of Missouri, 1985-86

 

Research Emphasis

  • Aging and the Environment
  • Historical Interiors
  • Interior Design Assessment Processes

 

Selected Publications, Recent Research and Presentations

  • Hadjiyanni, T., Ray-Degges, S., & Faris, F. (2021, January 25-February 25). When Places Speak. Exhibition, Memorial Union Gallery . This exhibition examines how design can disrupt sex trafficking, protect local communities from recruitment and support victims transitioning out of slavery
  • Ray-Degges, S. (Author & Presenter), Alsolami, A., Randall, S., & Routledge, J. (2020, October 2). Museum as interactive spaces: Generating unique experiences for all. IDEC Virtual Fall Symposium.
  • Danielson, R. (Presenter), & Ray-Degges, S. (2020). Aging in place among older adults with traumatic personal experiences: A scoping review. GSA 2020 Annual Scientific Meeting [Poster Presentation] 
  • Fisher, E. & Ray-Degges, S. (2020, May). An artful stay: Thoughts on how to unit your design team during unusual circumstances. Interiors and Sources, 36(4), 52. 
  • Ray-Degges, S. (2020, Spring). Evidence based design: Past, present, and future IDEC Exchange, 1, 3-4. Retrieved from 2https://www.idec.org/files/public/IDEC_Exchange_2020_spring.pdf 
  • Ray-Degges, S. (2019, Fall). Message from the President. IDEC Exchange, 2, 3. Retrieved from www.idec.org/files/public/IDEC_Exchange_2019_Fall.pdf 
  • Ray-Degges, S. (Presenter), Strommen, J. (Author), Brown, L. (Author). (2019, October 24). "We have a problem: We are Educating the Wrong People," IDEC, Forging Ahead - 2019 Midwest Regional Conference, Grand Rapids, Michigan. 
  • Brown, L.E., Strommen, J., & Ray-Degges, S. (2019). Housing across the lifespan: Consumer knowledge, preference, and barriers. South Dakota and NDSU Extension 
  • Ray-Degges, S., Trzpuc, S., Degges, R., & McDaniel, S. (2018, March). Unleashing student voices on a college campus: A post-occupancy evaluation for a STEM building in higher education. Boston 2018: Human Centered Design, Interior Design Educators Council Annual Conference, Chicago, IL

 

Professional Honors 

  • IDEC Fellow, 2022
  • Interior Design Most Admired Educator, Design Intelligence, 2019 
  • ASID Fellow, 2019 
  • President (2019), Past President (2020), President-Elect (2018), Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC) 
  • Director – Regions, Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC), 2012 – 2016  IDEC Board of Directors (Regions), 2011-2012 
  • IDEC Midwest Regional Chair, 2009-2011  American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) Board of Directors - Professional Member, Minnesota Chapter, 2001-2002 
  • STEP Committee Chair (Co-Chair '99), ASID Minnesota Chapter,1996-2002 
  • Secretary, ASID Minnesota Chapter, 1999-2001 
  • Professional Member to the Nominating Committee, ASID Minnesota Chapter,1997-1998 
  • NCIDQ Chair, Out-of-State Liaison, ASID MinnesotaChapter, 1996-1998 
  • Board of Directors, Professional Member, ASID Minnesota Chapter, 1995-1998

 

Licenses & Registrations 

  • Certified Interior Designer, State of Minnesota; Board of Architecture, Engineering, Land Surveying, Landscape Architecture and Interior Design, Certificate #C00122(1994-present) 
  • National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ), Certificate # 9663(1991-present)

 

Professional Memberships & Associations

  • American Society of Interior Designers (ASID), Professional Member/Fellow 
  • Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC), Professional Member/Fellow
  • North Dakota Interior Designers (NDID), ProfessionalMember

 

 

 

 

 

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