Dolan, Timothy D.

Department: 
Technology and Environmental Design
Area: 
Interior Design
Department Rank: 
Associate Professor
Phone: 
828-262-7570
Fax: 
828-265-8696
Office: 
Kerr Scott Hall 183
Education: 

Master of Science, Technology: Engineering Technology, East Tennessee State University, August 2003.

Bachelor of Science, Human Ecology: Interior Design, Magna Cum Laude, The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, May 1993.

Teaching Specialties: 

Commercial Design
Project Management
Professional Practice
Design + Culture

Service Learning

Courses Taught: 

INT 1300 Design and the Built Environment

INT 2110 Studio III

INT 2200 Systems I 

INT 3001 Internship Workshop

INT 4109 Studio VII Pre-Design 

INT 4320 Professional Practices for Design

INT 4900 Internship

Professional Affiliations or Organizations: 

National Council for Interior Design Qualification [NCIDQ] Certificate No. 016868

Registered Interior Designer, State of Tennessee, Certificate No. 00001033

American Society of Interior Designers [ASID] Professional Member No. 1214836

International Interior Design Association [IIDA] Professional Member No. 315235

Interior Design Educator’s Council [IDEC] Member No. 2338

International Code Council [ICC] Member No. 5191592

Research Interests: 

Interdisciplinary Design

Design + Culture

Service Learning

Publications: 

“Bridging the Gap: Using the Classroom to Move across the Cultural Divide?” 12th International Conference on Diversity. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, June 11-13, 2012.

• Designer, Performance – 2012 Southeast Independent Winterguard, “True.” Winter Guard International World Championships, Independent A Class - 10th Place.

• Designer, Performance - 2011 Bassett High School Marching Band, “Bizarro.” United States Scholastic Band Association National Championships, Class 5 Open – 2nd Place. Virginia State Champions Class 5 Open.

• “Thinking space: design strategies for early childhood environments.” Keynote Presentation. Head to Toe Infant Toddler Institute sponsored by the Appalachian Association for the Education of Young Children. March 5, 2011. [with R. Chadwick Everhart]

• Dolan, T. (2010). Selected personal marketing materials. In (M. Mitton, Author), Portfolios for Interior Designers. John Wiley and Sons.

• Designer, Performance - 2010 Bassett High School Marching Band, “I am.....The Search for Identity.” United States Scholastic Band Association National Championships, Class 5 Open – 2nd Place. Virginia State Champions Class 5 Open.

• Dolan, T. (2010). Designing Change: a service-learning project in interior design. In (A. Cooksey, Ed.), Quick Hits for Service-Learning: Successful Strategies from Award Winning Educators. Indiana University Press.

• Designer, Performance - 2010 Bassett High School Winter Guard, “Turn to Stone.” Winter Guard International World Championships, High School A Class - 24th Place.

• “Service-Learning in the Design Studio.” Third International Symposium on Service Learning. Athens, Greece, November 22-24, 2009. [with Jeanne Mercer-Ballard]

• Designer, Performance - 2009 Bassett High School Marching Band, “Letters from Galveston.” United States Scholastic Band Association National Championships, Class 5 Open – 2nd Place. Virginia State Champions Class 5 Open.

• “Make a Difference Project.” Interior Design Educator’s Conference. St. Louis, Missouri, March 26-28, 2009. [with Jeanne Mercer-Ballard]

• Designer, Performance - 2008 Bassett High School Marching Band, “Remember When.....” United States Scholastic Band Association National Championships, Class 5 Open – 5th Place. Virginia State Champions Class 5 Open.

• Designer, Performance, 2008 Bassett Independent Winter Guard, “Bobby.” Winter Guard International World Championships, Independent A Class - 15th Place.

• “Engaging the First-Year Design Student: What Can the Lecture Contribute?” Interior Design Educator’s International Conference. Montreal, Quebec, Canada, March 5- 8, 2008.

• “Making a Difference: Service-Learning in the Studio.” Interior Design Educator’s International Conference, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, March 5– 8, 2008.

• Designer, Performance - 2007 Bassett High School Marching Band, “H20 – The Properties of Water.” United States Scholastic Band Association National Championships, Class 5 Open – 2nd Place. Virginia State Champions Class 5 Open.

• “Connecting Design and Community.” North Carolina Campus Compact, 9th Annual Service-Learning Conference. Elon University. Elon, North Carolina. February 21, 2006. [with Jeanne Mercer-Ballard]

• “Design as an Impetus for Social Change.” Second Annual Service Learning Symposium, Western Carolina University, Cullowhee, North Carolina. June 8, 2006.

• “Designer’s Perceptions of Interdisciplinary Design Education.” Interior Design Educator’s Council South Regional Conference, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. October 13 – 15, 2005.

• “Navigating NeoCon: A Map for Maximizing your Visit.” NeoCon World’s Trade Fair, Chicago, Illinois. June 13 - 15, 2005. [with Jeanne Mercer-Ballard]

• “Pegs and Squares”. Slocumb Galleries, Johnson City, Tennessee. May 29 to June 29, 2003.


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