Former Graduate Students

Graduate programs in Design and Human Environment prepare students for college and university teaching, research and creative scholarship; careers in design, product development, product quality assurance or merchandising; historic/cultural research, collection management, and preservation of textile and architectural artifacts; and public policy.

Positions that former graduate students have held include:

• Manager, Education and Testing Department; Textile Testing Lab Technician, Pendleton Woolen Mills - Portland, OR

• Interior Designer, Leisinger Design – Salem, OR

• Faculty positions at Auburn University - Auburn, AL; Colorado State University, Ft. Collins, CO; Michigan State University - East Lansing, MI; Montana State University - Bozeman, MT; National Pingtung Polytechnic Institute - Taiwan; Oregon State University - Corvallis, OR; Portland Community College - Portland, OR; Syracuse University - Syracuse, NY; University of Oregon - Eugene, OR; Yonsei University - Korea

• Interior Designer; Thomasville Gallery - Lake Oswego, OR

• Designer, Jantzen, Inc. - Portland, OR

• Curator, American Textile History Museum - North Andover, MA

• Interior Designer, John Gross Interiors - Salem, OR

• Research Analyst, Market Decisions Corporation - Portland, OR

• Designer, NIKE - Beaverton, OR

• Interior Designer and Assistant Manager of Design Services, Facilities Services, Oregon State University - Corvallis, OR

• Assistant Curator, Elizabeth Sage Historic Costume Collection, Indiana University – Bloomington, IN