Expertise

Interest areas in research and practice:

  • Paepcke-Hjeltness’ research focuses on the diffusion of design thinking and doing practices in design and non-design-oriented disciplines, with an emphasis on exploring visual notetaking as a gateway to learning, retention, and comprehension, as well as sketch and creative confidence.

Paepcke-Hjeltness has worked both in Germany and the U.S. as an industrial designer with a focus on aviation and transportation design.

Affiliations

Assistant Professor, Department of Industrial Design, College of Design, Iowa State University

Associate Professor, School of Industrial and Graphic Design, College of Architecture, Design and Construction, Auburn University

Past Affiliations

Associate Professor of Practice, Department of Design, School of Design and Creative Technologies, College of Fine Arts, University of Texas at Austin (past)

Virtual Reality Applications Center, Office of the Vice President for Research, Iowa State University (past)

Communities
Design
Degrees
MFA, Ohio State University, Industrial Design, 2003