Faculty Champion:Kim Garza

Name Kim Garza School St. Edward’s University Department Department of Visual Studies Country United States

Bio

Kim Garza is a Professor of Design and Director of User Experience Design at St. Edward’s University in Austin, Texas. Her academic interests focus on the intersection of user experience design, digital humanities, and social justice, while her teaching approach, program development, and non-profit engagements center around mentorship and vocational exploration. She holds a B.A. from Anderson University and a Master of Graphic Design (M.G.D.) from North Carolina State University.

Achievements

• Belonging (for Everyone) in a Virtual Classroom presentation at AAC&U Conference on Diversity, Equity, and Student Success (2023)

• _Daily Moreau_ meditation app (2022)

• Introducing a Neighborhood: Mobile as a Springboard for Exploration, co-written with Jason Rosenblum in _Mobile Media Learning: Innovation and Inspiration_, edited by Christopher Holden, Seann Dikkers, John Martin, and Breanne Litts (2015)

Awards and recognitions:

• Teaching Vocation Faculty Fellow (Network of Vocation in Undergraduate Education; 2023)

• Innovation Fellowship (St. Edward’s University, 22/23 and 14/15)

• Champion Award for Mission-Informed Teaching (St. Edward’s University, 2022)

• Boeve Art Education Award (Christians in Visual Arts, 2017)

• Distinguished Teaching Award (St. Edward’s University, 2016)

• DeLayne Hudspeth Award for Innovative Instruction (St. Edward’s University, 2015)

• AIGA 50 Books / 50 Covers (American Institute of Graphic Arts, 2007)

Social media profiles

https://www.linkedin.com/in/kimgarza/

https://www.instagram.com/kimgdes/