Affiliate Program
Shape the Future of Design Thinking with SCD
What is the SCD Affiliate Program?
The SCD Affiliate Program is a collaborative, interdisciplinary network of contributors that lead
human-centered innovation, education, community, and research activities on our campus, with
peer institutions, with communities, and with industry partners.
What are the benefits of becoming an SCD Affiliate?
As a member of the program, SCD Affiliates benefit from prioritized access to SCD work and makers spaces, classrooms, and event spaces. Affiliates also receive enhanced support from SCD Team members in areas of assessment and research, academic programs, faculty and academic engagement, marketing and programming, equipment and experience operations, and media content creation. In addition, Affiliates benefit from collective, interdisciplinary engagement opportunities that foster human-centered design problem solving in areas of:
✓Community engagement and societal impact
✓Entrepreneurialism and organizational development
✓Health innovation
✓Technological innovation
✓Transformative education and pedagogical innovation.
What are the roles an SCD Affiliate fulfills?
Affiliates fulfill many roles that support the SCD mission to “Practice, model, and teach design thinking, using human-centered design to reimagine our campus, community and collective world.” In particular, SCD Affiliates serve as research, education, and community collaborators; campus community and external partner ambassadors and advocates; and advisors to SCD Team members and HCD-project leaders.
Community Engagement and Societal Impact
Focuses on using human-centered design to create solutions that strengthen communities and address broader societal challenges. Projects aim to engage diverse populations, understand the needs of communities, and co-create initiatives that lead to positive, measurable change at both local and societal levels.
Joseph Altshuler
College of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Architecture
Eric Benson
College of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Art and Design
Nikia Brown
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Student Academic Affairs Office, Internal Programs
Julieanne Ehre
Krannert Center for the Performing Arts
Shubham Kumar
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Geography & GIScience
Benedek Kurdi
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Psychology
Jena Marble
College of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Art and Design
Ruby Mendenhall
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Sociology
Christina Rainwater
College of Fine and Applied Arts
Theatre
Juan Salamanca
College of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Art and Design
Carla Santos
College of Applied Health and Science
Recreation, Sport, and Tourism
Cliff Shin
College of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Art and Design
Lindsey Stirek
College of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Art and Design
Mike Yao
College of Media
Advertising
Windy Zhao
College of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Architecture
Jim Lowe
College of Veterinary Medicine
Rachel Adler
School of Information Sciences
HCD for Technological Innovation
Encompasses the application of Human Centered Design (HCD) in emerging technologies, such as AI, machine learning, and other innovations, to ensure they are ethical, human-centered, and accessible. Projects focus on improving how humans interact with new technologies.
Michael Curtin
Office of the CIO
Caroline Cvetkovic
Grainger College of Engineering
Bioengineering
Ben Galewsky
National Center for Supercomputing Applications
Yun Huang
School of Information Sciences
Ranjitha Kumar
Grainger College of Engineering
Siebel School of Computing and Data Science
Amir Malvandi
Grainger College of Engineering
Agricultural and Biological Engineering
Craig Shultz
Grainger College of Engineering
Electrical and Computer Engineering
Marco Trevisani Montresor
College of Fine and Applied Arts
School of Art and Design
Keilin Jahnke
Grainger College of Engineering
Technology Entrepreneur Center
Ann Abbott
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Spanish and Portuguese
Jenny Amos
Grainger College of Engineering
Bioengineering
Joe Bradley
Grainger College of Engineering
Bioengineering
Tim Bretl
Grainger College of Engineering
Aerospace
Jorden Brotherton
College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences
Food Science & Human Nutrition
Vania Carvalho de Castro
College of Education
Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
William Cope
College of Education
Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
Elhan Esoz
College of Agricultural, Consumer & Environmental Sciences
Crop Sciences
Gretchen Forman
University Departments and Academic Services
Student Affairs
Molly Goldstein
Grainger College of Engineering
Industrial and Enterprise Systems Engineering
Matthew Goodman
Grainger College of Engineering
Materials Science & Engineering
Vidya Haran
Gies College of Business
Business Administration
Mary Herrmann
College of Education
Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
Mary Kalantzis
College of Education
Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
Leon Liebenberg
Grainger College of Engineering
NPRE
Morten Lundsgaard
Grainger College of Engineering
Physics
Marcia Pool
Grainger College of Engineering
Cancer Center at Illinois
Kate Rutherford
College of Veterinary Medicine
Veterinary Clinical Medicine - Online Programs and Extension
Mike Tissenbaum
College of Education
Curriculum & Instruction
Elle Wroblewski
Grainger College of Engineering
Aerospace
Martin Burke
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
Chemistry
Holly Golecki
Grainger College of Engineering
Bioengineering
Jina Kang
College of Education
Curriculum & Instruction
Amy Leman
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Agricultural Leadership, Education & Communications
Christopher Lueg
School of Information Sciences
Elissa Thomann Mitchell
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Human and Family Studies
Judith Pintar
School of Information Sciences
Game Studies and Design
Aric Rindfleisch
Gies College of Business
Business Administration
Vishal Sachdev
Gies College of Business
Business Administration
Shelly Schmidt
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Food Science and Human Nutrition
Yuting Wu Chen
Grainger College of Engineering
Electrical & Computer Engineering
Jean Drasgow
Academic Programs - Career Services
Tranformative Education and Pedagogical Innovation - Professional Development
Gloriana Gonzalez
College of Education
Curriculum & Instruction
Blake Johnson
Grainger College of Engineering
Mechanical Science and Engineering
Debra Korte
College of Agricultural, Consumer and Environmental Sciences
Agricultural Leadership, Education and Communications
Jessica Li
College of Education
Education Policy, Organization and Leadership
Andrew Moss
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences
English/Program in Professional Writing