Education:

  • B.S. - Oklahoma State University
  • M.S. - Oklahoma State University

Teaching:

  • Human and cultural dimensions of interior design
  • Historical interiors/decorative arts
  • Trends and issues in interior design
Research/Design Scholarship:
  • Historical aspects of interior design education and the profession
  • Creative scholarship
  • Design for diverse populations
Selected Publications or Juried Exhibits:
  • Hartje, S., Tremblay, K., and Birdsong, C. (2006). Universal design in housing. In J. L. Merrill, S.R.Crull, K.R. Tremblay, L.L. Tyler, & A. T. Carswell (Eds.), Introduction to housing (pp. 191-224). Upper Saddle, NJ: Prentice Hall.

  • Deardorff , C. and Birdsong, C. (2005). Kitchen and bath design: teaching strategies for working with artists. Housing and Society, 32(2), 21-30.

  • Birdsong, C. (2004). Commentary: increasing scholarly publication options for housing and design professionals. Housing and Society, 31(2), 103-106.
  • Deardorff, C. and Birdsong, C. (2003). Universal Design: Identifying a Common Terminology. Housing and Society, 30(2), 119-138.
  • Birdsong, C. and Lawlor, P. (2001). Perceptions of professionalism: Interior design practitioners working for the top 100 firms. Journal of Interior Design, 27(1), 20-34.
  • Kotsiopulos, A. and Birdsong, C. (2000). The citation gap: Documenting creative scholarship. Journal of Interior Design, 26(1), 48-55.
  • O'Neil, T., Tremblay, K. and Birdsong, C. (1999). Exceptional interior designers. Interiors and Sources, 7(75), 96-7.
  • Birdsong, C. (1998). Theory and application: a cottage connected. Journal of Interior Design, 24(2), 55-60.
Current Research or Exhibit Projects:
  • Documenting exhibits for scholarly publication.
  • Creating a monograph series for creative scholarship.
  • Connecting clothing, textiles, and interior artifacts of the middle class in Northern Colorado.
Research Award:
  • Deardorff, C. and Birdsong, C. (2006). Kitchen and Bath Design Research Award. National Kitchen and Bath                 Association.

 

 



 

Office Address:

Department of Design & Merchandising              

Colorado State University

158 Aylesworth SE

Fort Collins, CO 80523-1574

Phone:

(970) 491-7046

Fax:

(970) 491-4855

Email:

birdsong@cahs.colostate.edu