Jo Ann Asher Thompson, Ph.D.
FIDEC, FIIDA
Professor
Research Interests
- Environment-behavior relationships
- Distance learning education
- Cognitive perceptions of interior space
- Linking education and practice
- Criticism and theory
Teaching Emphasis
- Interior Environments and Behavior
- Design Theory and Interdisciplinarity
Jo Ann Asher Thompson has been with Washington State University since 1985. She directs academic program development for the campus and is a professor of interior design in the Interdisciplinary Design Institute at WSU Spokane.
She served as department chair from 1985–1990 and 1992–1997 and as acting vice provost/vice provost from 1990–1992. Thompson served as the vice chancellor of WSU Spokane from 2005 to 2008.
Thompson holds degrees from the University of Missouri-Columbia and Iowa State University. Her teaching and research interests include distance education and virtual learning environments, interior environments and behavior, design criticism and theory, and educator and practitioner relationships.
Other experience includes a variety of teaching and administrative positions at University of Tennessee, Knoxville, University of Missouri-Columbia, and University of Northern Iowa.
Thompson has served in national and international leadership positions in several disciplinary and professional organizations. These positions include vice president, president, and chairman of the board for the Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC); site visitation chair and accreditation committee member for the Council of Interior Design Accreditation (CIDA); and validation committee member for the National Council for Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ).
Educational Background
- Doctor of Philosophy, Interior Design
University of Missouri-Columbia - Master of Arts, Applied Art-Interior Design
Iowa State University - Bachelor of Science, Applied Art-Interior Design
Iowa State University
Awards/Recognition
2002 IIDA/Teknion Michael C. Tatum Excellence in Education Award
1995 Fellow Status, International Interior Design Association (IIDA)
1994 Fellow Status, Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC)
1993 Invited Juror, Idaho State Design Excellence Awards Competition, Interior Designers of Idaho (IDI), Boise, ID.
1988 Invited Juror, Awards of Excellence Competition, Interior Designers Institute of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.
1985 National Juror, American Home Econ. Art and Design Competition, American Home Econ. Association
1983 Women of Achievement Award Candidate, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville
1983 Outstanding Young Alumni Candidate, College of Design, Iowa State University, Ames, IA
1982 International Juror, Selected/invited juror for international IBD Product Design Competition, IBD Headquarters, Merchandise Mart, Chicago, IL
Publications
Refereed Journals
Guerin, Denise, and Thompson, Jo Ann A. (2004) Interior Design Education in the 21st-Century: An Educational Transformation. Journal of Interior Design. 30, (1).
Macy, Sharon, and Thompson, Jo Ann A. (2002). Design implications of Consumer’s Recycling Behavior. Journal of Interior Design. 29, (1).
Friedmann, Sigal, and Thompson, Jo Ann A. (1995). Intimate space issues in preschool environments. Journal of Interior Design, 21, (1), 13-20.
Corry, Shauna J., and Thompson, Jo Ann A. (1994). Popular film media and lifestyle interior design: Is there a relationship? Journal of Interior Design, 20, (2).
Thompson, Jo Ann A., and Davis, Leslie L. (1988). Furniture design decision-making constructs. Home Economics Research Journal, 16, (4), 279-290.
Thompson, Jo Ann A., and Davis, Leslie L. (1987). Self-monitoring and perceptions of furniture styles. In R. P. Lovingood and J. E. Gritzmacher (eds.) 1987 Annual Meeting Research Abstracts (p. 3). Bloomington, IL: Meridian Education Corporation.
Thompson, Jo Ann A., and Davis, Leslie L. (1987). Self-monitoring and perceptions of furniture styles. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 65, 91-96.
Design
Thompson, Jo Ann A. (1984). A Model Renovation. The Designer, 25. 51, 42.
Thompson, Jo Ann A. (1983). A Case of Circular Reasoning. The Designer, 25. 16, 41.
Industry Journals
Guerin, Denise, and Thompson, Jo Ann Asher, ( 2003) Interior Design Education in the 21st-Century: An Educational Transformation, ICON, American Society of Interior Design.
Thompson, Jo Ann Asher, and Guerin, Denise. (2003) The Challenge: Transformation of Interior Design Education. Perspectives, International Interior Design Association.
Thompson, Jo Ann Asher, So…you want to be an Interior Designer? Custom, IIDA Student Report, Winter Issue, 2002.
Polsky Forum Scholars: Guerin, Denise, Carll, Allison, Dickson, Ann, Dohr, Joy, Eshelman, Paul, Hasell, Mary Jo, Thompson, Jo Ann Asher. (1996). Knowledge: The platform for the interior design profession, Part I. Interior & Sources, 7, (43), 86-89.
Polsky Forum Scholars: Guerin, Denise, Carll, Allison, Dickson, Ann, Dohr, Joy, Eshelman, Paul, Hasell, Mary Jo, Thompson, Jo Ann Asher. (1996). Knowledge: The platform for the interior design profession, Part II. Interior & Sources, 7, (44), 76-79.
Interdisciplinary Design Institute
Washington State University
P.O. Box 1495
Spokane, WA 99210-1495
- Office: SCLS 260
- Phone: (509) 358-7543
- Email: jatadm@wsu.edu