Stephanie is a designer, educator and creative leader with a wide range of expertise in graphic design, accessibility, user experience, and communication strategy. She is a skilled practitioner and works with clients from diverse industries to craft brands and create impact for the screen, print and physical environments.

Stephanie teaches all levels of studio courses—from typography to experience design to advanced degree projects—in order to help students advance their understanding of the value of design. Her primary area of research investigates design for the senses as a means to create memorable and meaningful experiences for all users and participants. She is the founder of Stir Copenhagen: design, culture + your senses, a travel experience in Copenhagen, Denmark that offers insight on the elements needed to create sensory-based design.

A recent recipient of the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation grant, Stephanie will travel to Australia to study indigenous art and design in 2023. She has won international and national design awards and holds an undergraduate degree in Graphic Design from Carnegie Mellon University in Pittsburgh, PA (her hometown), and an MFA in Graphic Design from the Rhode Island School of Design. She currently teaches full-time in the design program at Framingham State University and lives in Somerville Massachusetts with her family.