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Michael D. Brazley
Michael Brazley, PhD, Associate Professor
Architecture & Interior Design
A licensed architect in four states, Dr. Brazley earned his Ph.D. in Urban and Public Affairs and pursues ongoing research in cyber-learning and minimizing the gender gap in STEM fields, among other interests.

Quigley Hall 417
618-453-1120
mdbraz7@siu.edu
Research & Creative Activity
Interests and Specialties:
- Architecture
- Urban Design
- Cyber-Learning
- Distance-Learning, How Do Architectural Students Learn via Mobile Technology (M-Learning).
Current Projects: Enhancing Spatial Reasoning & Visual Cognition for ‘STEM’ Students While Reducing the Gender Gap, Distance-Learning, How Do Students Learn via Mobile Technology.
Education
Formal Education:
May 1978: Bachelor of Architecture (B.ARCH.), Howard University, Washington, DC.
- Research Assistantship to the Smithsonian Institute
- Graduate Research Assistantship
- Teaching Assistant
School of Architecture, University of Kentucky, Lexington, KY
August 2002: Ph.D. in Urban and Public Affairs, University of Louisville, Louisville, KY. Dissertation title: An Evaluation of Residential Satisfaction of HOPE VI: A Study of the Park DuValle Revitalization Project.
- Graduate Research Assistantship
- Teaching Assistant
Continuing Education
May 2014: Certificate of Completion, Community of Practice for Online Teaching. Center for Teaching Excellence.
April 2014: Managing Grades, Collaboration with Wiggo, Quizzes & Surveys, & Course Content Bastics, Center For Teaching Excellence
March 2014: CTE Demos and Best Practices (Panopto)
COP Spring 2014 (Community of Practice for Online Teaching)
Spring 2014 Coursera Certificate: Foundations of Teaching for Learning 1: Introduction
Spring 2013 Coursera Courses:
- Computer Vision: From 3D Reconstruction to Visual Recognition. (January 2013). Stanford University.
- E-learning and Digital Cultures. (Jan. 28, 2013). The University of Edinburgh).
- Fundamentals of Online Education: Planning and Application. (Jan. 28, 2013). Georgia Institute of Technology.
- Game Theory. (January 2013). Stanford University.
Summer 2012 Planetizen Courses:
- Illustrator for Planners – Introduction & Intermediate
- Photoshop for Planners – Introduction, Intermediate & Advanced
- There’s An App for That: Using Smartphones for Planning
- Twitter for Planning
- Linkedln for Planners
- SketchUp for Planners – Introduction
- Video for Planners
- Google Earth for Planners – Introduction
- CommunityViv: Basic Suitability Analysis
Fall 2012 Coursera Courses:
- Introduction to Sustainability. (Aug. 27, 2012). University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
- Gamification. (Aug. 27. 2012). University of Pennsylvania.
- Statistics One. (Sep. 3, 2012). Princeton University.
- Probabilistic Graphical Models. (Sep. 24, 2012). Stanford University.
June 2009 - National Council of Architectural Registration Boards (NCARB), Professional Development Program – Senior Living. 20 Professional Development Units (PDUs) in health, safety, and welfare (HSW) and Sustainable Design (SD).
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA). “Open Topic: Sustainability”, “Education for Urban Design”. March 8-11, 2007 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 4.0 AIA/CES HSW Units.
Association of Collegiate Schools of Architecture (ACSA).
- CHAD: A Model for Architecture in Secondary Education
- Race in the Discipline & Practice of Architecture in the United States
- NAAB APR Training
- Open Topic: BIM
- Leading the Curriculum
- Beginning Design Education: Intersections, Design Education & Other Fields of Inquiry
- Teaching Teachers to Teach: A Student-Centered Constructivist Paradigm in Architectural Education
- Design Studio: En Route to a Sustainable Urban Neighborhood
March 8-11, 2007 Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. 15.5 AIA/CES Learning Units.
Architectural Licenses:
- Registration Number 001-019155, State of Illinois
- Registration Number 13657, State of Ohio
- Registration Number 3309, Commonwealth of Kentucky
- Registration Number AR00920039, State of Indiana
- Registration Number 41,962, National Council of Architectural Registration Board (NCARB) Certificate
Academic Interests
- 2015 Academic Review Board. International Journal of Arts and Sciences.
- 2014 Reviewer of Topic Papers. Journal of US-China Education Review; teacher@davidpublishing.org
- 2014 Reviewer of Topic Papers. Journal of Modern Education Review; education@academicstar.us
- 2010 Travel/Study in Europe, Le Petit Grand Tour d’ Architecture. Director for 18 students on a 31 day travel/study tour, Summer 2011.
- Reviewer of Topic Papers. 2009 DCA Conference at Sothern Polytech. Design Communication Association (DCA). Conference, Southern Polytech State University, Marietta, GA.
- Reviewer of Topic Papers. (2007) Communication: Flow, Filter, Focus, Feeling, Function. Design Communication Association (DCA)