Susan M. Winchip is a professor of interior and environmental design in the Department of Family and Consumer Sciences at Illinois State University. She has published monographs and in several academic journals, including Journal of Interior Design Education and Research, Kappa Omicron Nu FORUM, Journal of Family and Consumer Sciences, Quality in Higher Education, and the College Student Journal. She has received several instructional development grants from the College of Applied Science and Technology, and the Center for the Advancement of Teaching at Illinois State University.