Professor Vander Kooi was appointed to the Visual Communication faculty at the Herron School of Art and Design in 2006. Previously, he was a design educator at the University of Hawaii. At Herron Vander Kooi teaches studio design courses at the undergraduate and graduate level. Prior to teaching, Vander Kooi has worked as a designer on multi-disciplinary teams solving design challenges for leading companies including GE, National City Bank and Smuckers. His areas of research interests include exploring the application of form making to different stages in the design process, How visualization can facilitate research, and the impact of unstable media on visual cultural production.
