DAAP Graduate Student Ambassadors
Get to know some of our current DAAP Graduate Students!
Master of Design
Program / Year:
MDes / '22 | Regional Development Planning / 1st Year
What are your research interests?
Smart Cities, Sustainable Development, Transit Oriented Development, Virtual Reality, Social Science Research, Design Research, Accessibility, Universal Design, and Education.
Where did you Co-op?
EEP as an Accessible Innovation Intern at the Clovernook Center for the Blind and visually Impaired.
Why DAAP?
I chose DAAP to be part of an R1 University where I can engage with students and professors from across UC on multidisciplinary projects, work in the Fabrication Labs, take electives from other departments, and engage with the community on research that matters.
Henry Levesque
Graduate Student, School of Design
he/him/his
Master of Architecture
Program / Year:
M.Arch / 2nd Year
What are your research interests?
I am very interested in green architecture, how design affects the way people percieve spaces, and healthcare design. I am currently working on my thesis – which explores how signage impacts city centers and those who occupy it.
Where did you Co-op?
I had 2 co-ops in Atlanta at RJTR, 1 in Tampa at Baker Barrios, and 1 in Youngstown at Strollo Architects.
Why DAAP?
DAAP has one of the most rigorous yet comprehensive M.Arch programs. The program provides both a strong academic curriculum and professional opportunities through co-op .
Alissa Gonda
Graduate Student, School of Architecture and Interior Design
she/her/hers
Master of Fine Arts
Program / Year:
MFA / 2nd Year
What are your research interests?
Empowerment, realization, sensation, and fragility. The presence of fiber-woven threads; we weave together the threads that bind us as people.
Co-op or Professional Experience?
Teaching Artist at the Cincinnati Art Museum.
Why DAAP?
DAAP allows me to work freely as a multi-disciplinary artist -- with the ability to play and experiment as I see fit in my artistic practice.
Master of Arts in Art Education
Program / Year:
MA.AE / 1st Year
What are your research interests?
Arts-Based Research, Psychology, Neuroscience and Philosophy: I am exploring the biological and neurological aspects of aesthetics and artistic creation and their affects on our cognition and behavior in educational settings.
Co-op or Professional Experience?
I have 10 years experience as an Art Educator in K-12 schools across the country.
Why DAAP?
I love the flexibility of the program. It allows me to pursue my own multidisciplinary projects and interests with connections across departments, colleges, and communities. The professors are genuinely involved, incredibly knowledgeable, and provide engaging courses.
Master of Community Planning
Program / Year:
MCP / 2nd Year
What are your research interests?
Sustainable and Active Transportation: Complete Streets and Communities.
Co-op or Professional Experience?
I worked Summer '23 with an organization called Health By Design, working with communities throughout Indiana as they implemented active transportation (walkability and bikeability) and pedestrian safety efforts in their communities.
Why DAAP?
I came to DAAP because it was accessible to me as a Kentuckian. The graduate planning program is well-known and renowned, offers professional opportunities, renowned planning professors, and amazing scholarship offers.
Master of Landscape Architecture
Program / Year:
MLA / 2nd Year
What are your research interests?
I want to connect people and nature by designing a range of places that are inspiring and restorative: edible landscapes, nature playscapes, and public greenspaces that bring people in touch with native plants and wildlife.
Where did you Co-op?
McGill Smith Punshon.
Why DAAP?
I chose DAAP to be part of a large design college surrounded by creativity. There's a wide range of electives and certificates and access to fabrication labs that really enhance our education. These things, along with my program's mission to make a difference and its focus on urban environments, brought me here.
DAAP Graduate Programs
College of Design, Architecture, Art, and Planning
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University of Cincinnati
PO Box 210016
Cincinnati, OH 45221-0016
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