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Jennifer Z. Matthews
Jennifer Z. Matthews, Instructor
Interior Design
A proud alumna of SIU Carbondale's interior design program, Jennifer's professional portfolio includes commercial projects for education, professional offices, healthcare, financial, and judicial interiors.
With over two decades of industry experience, she joined the faculty in 2019.
Experience
As a licensed Interior Designer for over 22 years, her design focus includes Commercial, Healthcare, Higher Education, Schools, Government, as well as Residential Design Projects.
Recent Special Projects
2020 Collaboration Project with FDM Students, Associate Professor Siwon Cho, Associate Professor Laura Kidd, and Lecturer Yuli Liang
Phone: 618-453-1288
jennifer.matthews@siu.edu
Office: Quigley Hall 131D
Courses Taught
- ID 341: Interior Textiles & Finish Materials
- ID 351: Furniture Design
- ID 361: Design Programming I
- ID 391: Design III: Context
- ID 374: Materials & Specifications
- ID 392: Design IV: Complexity
- ID 432: Interior Design Seminar
Licenses & Certification
- Licensed Interior Designer, State of Illinois
- NCIDQ license since 2003
- Member of IIDA, Gateway Chapter
Education
- Bachelor of Science Interior Design, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale, Illinois 1996
Teaching Interests and Specialties
Collaboration Projects and Professional engagement, Networking students with Professionals in Interior Design and Architecture, as well as related fields, Coordinating Guest Speakers for SIU Interior Design Students, along with Collaborative Projects.