Jason Meneely

Assistant Professor
Department of Interior Design
office: 352 ARCH
e-mail: jmeneely@dcp.ufl.edu
phone: 352 392-0252 ext. 336

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Education

• Master of Science, Interior Design, University of Kentucky, Lexington
• Bachelor of Science, Interior Design, Radford University, Virginia

Membership

• Interior Design Educators Council
• National Speleological Society

Professor Meneely joined the department in 2006 from Cornell University where he worked as a Research Associate in the department of Design and Environmental Analysis. Meneely’s research examines strategies for enhancing creative performance in individuals, teams, and organizations. At the individual level, his research emphasizes cognitive awareness and thinking strategies to promote effective creative problem solving behavior. At the organizational level, Meneely’s work examines design strategies for enhancing creative performance in the workplace through environmental, cultural, and procedural interventions. Meneely also examines the use of technology to support creative problem solving and is leading an effort to integrate digital sketching in design education. Meneely’s work has been published in the Creativity Research Journal, the Journal of Interior Design, and has received awards at international conferences. He also serves as a reviewer for the Journal of Interior Design.

Research

• Design strategies for enhancing creative performance in individuals, teams, and organizations.
• Using technology to support creative problem solving
• Design thinking and pedagogy

Teaching Focus

• Freehand and Digital Design Communication Methods
• Studio Design
• Interior Detailing
• Seminar in Creativity

Courses

• IND 1020 Design Innovation
• IND 2313 Interior Design Communication Systems
• IND 2460C Computer Applications in Three Dimensional Design
• IND 3216 Architectural Interiors II
• IND 4450C Advanced Interior Design Detailing
• IND 4930 Issues in Creativity