Faculty & Staff

MDes Leadership

• Eric Paulos
• Kyle Steinfeld
• Evelyn Thorne

MDes Education Committee

• Kosa Goucher-Lambert
• Björn Hartmann
• Eric Paulos
• Simon Schleicher
• Kyle Steinfeld
• Hayden Taylor

MDes Affiliated Faculty and Lecturers

Courses in the MDes are led by UC Berkeley faculty and lecturers, as well as industry experts covering a range of design practices. Together, the faculty bring expertise in topics ranging from design for artificial intelligence, to human-computer interaction, to sustainable 3D printing technologies; and represent professional experience in companies including IDEO, Tellart, Google, and more.

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• Yoon Bahk
• Sara Beckman
• Luisa Caldas
• Danika Cooper
• Abigayle Cosinuke
• Pierluigi Dalla Rossa
• Hugh Dubberly
• Marta Gonzalez
• Paz Gutierrez
• Brian Hinch
• Richard Hindle
• Barry Katz
• Jeffrey Lubow
• Thomas (TJ) McLeish
• Chris Myers
• Grace O’Connell
• Purin Phanichphant
• Kristofer Pister
• Sarah Rosenbach
• Niloufar Salehi
• Matthew Sherburne
• Ikhlaq Sidhu
• Kristian Simsarian
• Hannah Stuart
• Sudhu Tewari
• Tarek Zohdi

MDes Staff

The MDes program and the Jacobs Institute is an interdisciplinary hub on Berkeley’s campus, and our diverse staff team reflects this.

• Stephanie Bianco
• Joey Gottbrath
• William Humnicky
• Janrey Javier
• Aleta Martinez
• Sabrina Merlo
• Tyshon Rogers
• Erik Sandall
• Arya Zarrinkelk

Jacobs Design Specialists

The MDes program and the Jacobs Institute is an interdisciplinary hub on Berkeley’s campus, and our diverse staff team reflects this.

• Cody Glen
• Gary Gin
• Chris Myers
• Nicole Panditi
• Chris Parsell