Pedagogy: Empowering Identity via Professional Alignment
Research-informed instruction bridging immersive storytelling, motion design, and foundational professional practice.
Master of Design: Creative Technology
Curriculum Finalized / Proposal In ReviewLead author of the inaugural Master of Design (MDes) program at Kean University. This 36-credit curriculum establishes a state-first graduate framework for Creative Technology, bridging AI ethics, immersive media, and global academic exchange between Kean USA and Wenzhou-Kean (WKU).
Lead Author Contributions:
- Authored the 36-credit degree proposal and assessment rubrics.
- Drafted the 'Generative AI and Artistic Intelligence' policy statement.
- Synchronized curricular design with Virtual Production and Immersive Lab specifications.
Artistic Intelligence Framework
Contributed institutional AI policy language emphasizing generative AI as a tool for 'Artistic Intelligence'—creative sovereignty over technical compliance. This framework positions AI literacy as a core pillar of the MDes curriculum.
Kean University
Union, New Jersey, USA
Wenzhou-Kean University
Wenzhou, Zhejiang, China
One Degree. Two Continents. A Global Network for Creative Innovation.
The Happiness Collaborative: Cultivating Affective Agency
Co-founded with Denise Anderson, Department Chair: Robert Busch School of Design
The Happiness Collaborative is a platform for Community-Engaged Research that investigates the intersection of design, public health, and collective wellbeing. By connecting students, faculty, and community partners through interdisciplinary design-build pilots, the initiative translates "joy" from an abstract concept into a functional social infrastructure. This work applies agency-centered methodologies to embed measurable vitality into the public sphere—co-designing visual systems that foster social cohesion, celebrate local identity, and ensure that the emotional and technical resources of the design process remain a sustained asset for the community.
Social Impact
Zimmerman Urban Community Vegetable Garden
Social Impact Case StudyPartner: Jewish Family Services of Central NJ
Scope: Redesign, rebuild, and rebrand of the Urban Community Garden that directly supports the Charlotte Shak Food Pantry.
Interdisciplinary: Graphic Design, Architecture, Environmental/Sustainable Science
Status: In Progress — Physical build and wayfinding/volunteer support package scheduled for April 2026.
Design-Build
SuperAdobe: Local Earth, Global Practice
Design-Build WorkshopTeam: Camille Sherrod (Lead), Henry Stankiewicz, Denise Anderson
A design-build workshop focused on sustainable architecture at Kean University. The Happiness Collaborative participates in the physical build and synthesizes the process through visual storytelling, ensuring the joy of making is documented as a core pedagogical outcome.
Status: In Progress — Physical build scheduled for May 2026. Multimedia documentation package to follow.
Research-Engaged Pilot
Sembrando Semillas
Research-Engaged PilotTeam: Venesa Alicea-Chuqui, Henry Stankiewicz, Maria Syed
Development of a high-fidelity digital twin and VR experience for the community of Jayuya, Puerto Rico. This project explores the intersection of spatial accuracy and cultural preservation, reimagining a decommissioned youth detention center as a community-driven hub through immersive visualization and community-engaged learning.
Status: Site research and initial concept prototyping in progress.
Also appears on Research page as ongoing methodological research (Digital Twin, VR/XR).