# Department of Design: professors and courses

Course codes DES, ITD

Who teaches here

**40** people

Teaching 60 courses in Spring 2026 and Fall 2026.

19 professors · 19 lecturers and instructors · 2 graduate and other instructors

## Who teaches here

Find a professor or course

**Department of Design professors and instructors**

| Name | Teaches |
| --- | --- |
| Professors · 19 |  |
| [Danielle Begnaud](https://design.utexas.edu/people/begnaud-danielle) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Danielle%20Begnaud#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17376620/) Assistant professor of practice, Design | [DES 305](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/305), [DES 310T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/310t) |
| Katherine Canales [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Katherine%20Canales#lookup)[CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17376596/) Professor of practice | [DES 160I](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/160i), [DES 260](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/260), [DES 350](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/350), [ITD 350](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/350) |
| Alexandra Kate Catterall [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Alexandra%20Catterall#lookup)[CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17376606/) Associate professor | [DES 385C](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/385c) |
| [Michael Ray Charles](https://design.utexas.edu/people/charles-michael-ray) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/16996936/) Professor | [DES 385D](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/385d) |
| [Jon E Freach](https://design.utexas.edu/people/freach-jon) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Jon%20Freach#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17376597/) Associate professor of practice | [DES 301](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/301), [DES 334C](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/334c), [DES 346](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/346) |
| [Gray B Garmon](https://design.utexas.edu/people/garmon-gray) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Gray%20Garmon#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17376622/) Associate professor of practice | [DES 307C](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/307c), [DES 374](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/374), [DES 375](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/375), [ITD 150](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/150), [ITD 307C](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/307c) |
| [Tamie Michele Glass](https://design.utexas.edu/people/glass-tamie) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Tamie%20Glass#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/13781327/) Associate professor | [DES 194](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/194), [DES 330T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/330t), [DES 374](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/374), [ITD 330T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/330t) |
| Carma Ryanne Gorman [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Carma%20Gorman#lookup)[CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/16994069/) Associate professor | [DES 323](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/323), [DES 337](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/337), [DES 384J](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/384j), [DES 386](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/386), [DES 392](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/392) |
| [Kelcey C Gray](https://design.utexas.edu/people/gray-kelcey) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Kelcey%20Gray#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17376599/) Associate professor of practice | [DES 325](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/325) |
| [DiMitri Higginbotham](https://design.utexas.edu/people/higginbotham-dimitri) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=DiMitri%20Higginbotham#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/16993886/) Assistant professor of practice | [DES 131](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/131), [ITD 150](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/150), [ITD 375](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/375), [ITD 380](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/380) |
| [Karol Murlak](https://design.utexas.edu/people/murlak-karol) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Karol%20Murlak#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17376594/) Professor | [DES 385F](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/385f) |
| [Monica Penick](https://design.utexas.edu/people/penick-monica) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Monica%20Penick#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/12957567/) Associate professor | [DES 307](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/307), [DES 336](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/336), [DES 397C](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/397c), [DES 398T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/398t) |

**Show all 40 peopleDepartment of Design professors and instructors, continued**

| Name | Teaches |
| --- | --- |
| Professors · 19 |  |
| [Jose Manuel Perez](https://design.utexas.edu/people/perez-jose) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Jose%20Perez#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/16272455/) Assistant professor of practice | [DES 102D](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/102d), [DES 185M](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/185m), [DES 310T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/310t), [DES 350](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/350) |
| Cathryn A Ploehn [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Cathryn%20Ploehn#lookup)[CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17376603/) Assistant professor of practice | [DES 102E](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/102e), [DES 131](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/131), [DES 185L](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/185l), [DES 305](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/305), [DES 306](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/306), [DES 334C](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/334c) and 3 more |
| [Keila Z Perez Quinones](https://design.utexas.edu/people/perez-quinones-keila-z) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Keila%20Perez%20Quinones#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/14729881/) Assistant professor of practice | [DES 184F](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/184f), [DES 330T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/330t), [DES 374](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/374), [DES 375](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/375), [DES 385T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/385t), [ITD 330T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/330t) |
| [Julie Schell](https://design.utexas.edu/people/schell-julie) Assistant professor of practice | No classes listed this year |
| Tasheka Arceneaux Sutton [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Tasheka%20Arceneaux%20Sutton#lookup)[CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17376593/) Associate professor | [DES 374](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/374), [DES 385K](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/385k) |
| Vivian Ye Assistant professor of practice | No classes listed this year |
| [Wen Vivian Ye](https://design.utexas.edu/people/ye-wen-vivian) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Wen%20Vivian%20Ye#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/13862250/) Assistant professor of practice, Design | [DES 326](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/326), [DES 330T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/330t), [DES 375](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/375), [ITD 330T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/330t) |
| Lecturers and instructors · 19 |  |
| [Jeanette Abbink](https://design.utexas.edu/people/abbink-jeanette) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Jeanette%20Abbink#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17376611/) Lecturer, Design | [DES 325](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/325) |
| [Myan Aljets](https://design.utexas.edu/people/aljets-myan) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Myan%20Aljets#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17376662/) Lecturer | [ITD 301D](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/301d) |
| Kevin Jeffrey Auer [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/16996934/) Lecturer | [DES 347](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/347) |
| Durell Coleman [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/14627447/) Lecturer | [ITD 150](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/150) |
| [Brooke M Davis](https://design.utexas.edu/people/davis-brooke) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Brooke%20Davis#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/16272458/) Lecturer | [DES 305](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/305), [ITD 102](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/102) |
| [Martin E Davis](https://design.utexas.edu/people/davis-martin) Lecturer | [DES 381](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/381) |
| [Tracy L Deluca](https://design.utexas.edu/people/deluca-tracy) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Tracy%20Deluca#lookup) Lecturer | [DES 690](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/690), [ITD 101](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/101) |
| Arotin Hartounian Lecturer | [DES 294](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/294) |
| [Carley Law](https://design.utexas.edu/people/law-carley) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Carley%20Law#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17376609/) Lecturer | [DES 304](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/304), [DES 305](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/305), [DES 321](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/321), [DES 325](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/325), [DES 335](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/335), [DES 340C](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/340c) |
| [Kathryn Marinaro](https://design.utexas.edu/people/marinaro-kathryn) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/16996943/) Lecturer | [ITD 150](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/150) |
| Joe Meersman [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/12638328/) Lecturer | [ITD 102](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/102), [ITD 301D](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/301d) |
| [Jacob Rader](https://design.utexas.edu/people/rader-jacob) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Jacob%20Rader#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17376661/) Lecturer | [ITD 301D](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/301d) |
| [David S Richard](https://design.utexas.edu/people/richard-david) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=David%20Richard#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17388025/) Lecturer | [DES 396](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/396), [ITD 310T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/310t) |
| Elizabeth Tiann Riddell [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/14627459/) Lecturer | [ITD 130T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/130t) |
| [Farzana Sedillo](https://design.utexas.edu/people/sedillo-farzana) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/13547139/) Lecturer | [ITD 370](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/370) |
| [Henry Smith](https://design.utexas.edu/people/smith-henry) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/16994075/) Lecturer | [DES 330T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/330t) |
| [Sarita Soldz](https://design.utexas.edu/people/soldz-sarita) [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Sarita%20Soldz#lookup) [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/16270896/) Lecturer | [ITD 150](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/150) |
| Shannon Stott [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/16993850/) Lecturer | [ITD 106](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/106) |
| Raven Veal [CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/11853194/) Lecturer | [DES 190](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/190) |
| Graduate and other instructors · 2 |  |
| Gillian Salerno-Rebic [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Gillian%20Salerno-Rebic#lookup)[CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17376660/) | [ITD 301D](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/301d) |
| Ariel del Vecchio [Evaluations](https://utaustin.guide/ut/colleges/professor-evaluations?q=Ariel%20del%20Vecchio#lookup)[CV](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/courses/nlogon/download/17376615/) | [DES 304](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/304) |

## Who teaches each course

**Department of Design: who teaches each course**

| Course | Taught by |
| --- | --- |
| [DES 102D](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/102d) | Jose Manuel Perez |
| [DES 102E](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/102e) | Cathryn A Ploehn |
| [DES 131](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/131) | DiMitri Higginbotham, Cathryn A Ploehn |
| [DES 160I](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/160i) | Katherine Canales |
| [DES 184F](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/184f) | Keila Z Perez Quinones |
| [DES 185L](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/185l) | Cathryn A Ploehn |
| [DES 185M](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/185m) | Jose Manuel Perez |
| [DES 190](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/190) | Raven Veal |
| [DES 194](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/194) | Tamie Michele Glass |
| [DES 260](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/260) | Katherine Canales |
| [DES 294](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/294) | Arotin Hartounian |
| [DES 301](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/301) | Jon E Freach |

**Show all 60 coursesDepartment of Design: who teaches each course, continued**

| Course | Taught by |
| --- | --- |
| [DES 304](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/304) | Carley Law, Ariel del Vecchio |
| [DES 305](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/305) | Danielle Begnaud, Cathryn A Ploehn, Brooke M Davis, Carley Law |
| [DES 306](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/306) | Cathryn A Ploehn |
| [DES 307](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/307) | Monica Penick |
| [DES 307C](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/307c) | Gray B Garmon |
| [DES 310T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/310t) | Danielle Begnaud, Jose Manuel Perez |
| [DES 321](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/321) | Carley Law |
| [DES 323](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/323) | Carma Ryanne Gorman |
| [DES 325](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/325) | Kelcey C Gray, Jeanette Abbink, Carley Law |
| [DES 326](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/326) | Wen Vivian Ye |
| [DES 330T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/330t) | Tamie Michele Glass, Keila Z Perez Quinones, Wen Vivian Ye, Henry Smith |
| [DES 334C](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/334c) | Jon E Freach, Cathryn A Ploehn |
| [DES 335](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/335) | Carley Law |
| [DES 336](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/336) | Monica Penick |
| [DES 337](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/337) | Carma Ryanne Gorman |
| [DES 340C](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/340c) | Carley Law |
| [DES 346](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/346) | Jon E Freach |
| [DES 347](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/347) | Kevin Jeffrey Auer |
| [DES 350](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/350) | Katherine Canales, Jose Manuel Perez |
| [DES 353](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/353) | Cathryn A Ploehn |
| [DES 374](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/374) | Gray B Garmon, Tamie Michele Glass, Keila Z Perez Quinones, Tasheka Arceneaux Sutton |
| [DES 375](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/375) | Gray B Garmon, Keila Z Perez Quinones, Wen Vivian Ye |
| [DES 381](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/381) | Martin E Davis |
| [DES 384J](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/384j) | Carma Ryanne Gorman |
| [DES 385C](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/385c) | Alexandra Kate Catterall |
| [DES 385D](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/385d) | Michael Ray Charles |
| [DES 385F](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/385f) | Karol Murlak |
| [DES 385K](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/385k) | Tasheka Arceneaux Sutton |
| [DES 385T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/385t) | Keila Z Perez Quinones |
| [DES 386](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/386) | Carma Ryanne Gorman |
| [DES 392](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/392) | Carma Ryanne Gorman |
| [DES 396](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/396) | David S Richard |
| [DES 397C](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/397c) | Monica Penick |
| [DES 398T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/398t) | Monica Penick |
| [DES 690](https://utaustin.guide/courses/des/690) | Tracy L Deluca |
| [ITD 101](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/101) | Tracy L Deluca |
| [ITD 102](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/102) | Brooke M Davis, Joe Meersman |
| [ITD 106](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/106) | Shannon Stott |
| [ITD 130T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/130t) | Elizabeth Tiann Riddell |
| [ITD 150](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/150) | Gray B Garmon, DiMitri Higginbotham, Cathryn A Ploehn, Durell Coleman, Kathryn Marinaro, Sarita Soldz |
| [ITD 301D](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/301d) | Myan Aljets, Joe Meersman, Jacob Rader, Gillian Salerno-Rebic |
| [ITD 307C](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/307c) | Gray B Garmon |
| [ITD 310T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/310t) | David S Richard |
| [ITD 330T](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/330t) | Tamie Michele Glass, Cathryn A Ploehn, Keila Z Perez Quinones, Wen Vivian Ye |
| [ITD 350](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/350) | Katherine Canales |
| [ITD 370](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/370) | Farzana Sedillo |
| [ITD 375](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/375) | DiMitri Higginbotham |
| [ITD 380](https://utaustin.guide/courses/itd/380) | DiMitri Higginbotham |

**Bachelor’s degrees 2 programs**

- [Design](https://utaustin.guide/majors/design) BADesign [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/programs/design-ba/)
- [Design](https://utaustin.guide/majors/design) BFA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/programs/design-bfa/)

**Master’s degrees 2 programs**

- [Design](https://utaustin.guide/majors/design) MA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/fine-arts)
- [Design](https://utaustin.guide/majors/design) MFA [Catalog](https://catalog.utexas.edu/graduate/areas-of-study/fine-arts)

**Pay after graduation Up to $69,800Median pay after graduation by field**

| Field of study | 1 year out | 4 years out |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Design and Applied Arts Bachelor’s · Design, Design | $54,800 | $69,800 |
| Design and Applied Arts Master’s · Design, Design | $64,700 | — |

Median earnings of graduates who received federal student aid, from the U.S. Department of Education’s College Scorecard: 1 year out is 2020–21 pay (2022 dollars), 4 years out is 2019–20 pay (2021 dollars). Fields group related programs.

**About the department**

Department of Design is part of College of Fine Arts, led by Dean Ramón Rivera-Servera. Its course codes are DES and ITD.

**Sources UT catalog, HB 2504**

UT’s catalog lists colleges, deans, departments, and degree programs. UT’s public course records list instructors and CVs by section.

- [UT Austin undergraduate catalog 2026-2028](https://catalog.utexas.edu/undergraduate/colleges-schools/)
- [UT Austin HB 2504 public course information](https://utdirect.utexas.edu/apps/student/coursedocs/nlogon/)

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