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Jia Joy Liu

Assistant Professor in Graphic Design, UX/UI, Human-Computer Interaction (HCI)

EDUCATION

  • Master of Fine Arts (M.F.A.), May 2005

Major: Set Design

University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS, U.S.A.

  • Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.), July 2001

Major: Industrial Design

East China University of Science and Technology, Shanghai, China

ACADEMIC EXPERIENCE

  • Assistant Professor

August 2023 - present

Department of Multidisciplinary Studies

Texas A&M University-Victoria (TAMUV), Victoria, TX, U.S.A.

  • Assistant Professor

August 2020 - July 2023

Department of Industrial Design

Xi’an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China

INDUSTRIAL EXPERIENCE

  • Chief Designer / Co-Founder

May 2013—January 2019

Nature Home Design Studio, Dubai, U.A.E.

  • Visual Communication Designer

November 2010—June 2012

Department of Media & Printing, American University of Sharjah, Sharjah, U.A.E.

  • Virtual Studio Scenic Designer

August 2001—July 2002

Shanghai TV Station, Shanghai, China

ACAMEDIC SERVICE

  • Chair, Undergraduate Affairs Committee, Faculty Senate, TAMUV

  • Mentor, Quality Enhancement Plan (QEP), TAMUV

  • External Reviewer, SIGDOC '25 (The 43rd ACM International Conference on Design of Communication)

  • Reviewer, The International Journal of Educational Research Open (IJEDRO)

PROFESSIONAL

SKILLS

  • Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, InDesign, Illustrator, After Effects, XD)

  • Figma

  • HTML, CSS

  • Technical / UX Research Tools: API integration, OpenAI API

  • Freehand drawing

  • Painting

  • Model making

MEMBERSHIP

  • Membership, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), U.S.A.

  • Membership, The ACM Special Interest Group for Design of Communication (SIGDOC), U.S.A.

COURSES TAUGHT

  • DSGN1302, Introduction to Drawing

  • DSGN1303, AI-Powered Tools in Graphic Design

  • DSGN3312, Principles of UX/UI and Mobile App Design

  • DSGN4300, Advanced UX/UI (Web Development & Design)

  • DSGN4318, Design Senior Seminar

  • DSGN4322, Design Senior Portfolio

  • DSGN4324, Motion Graphics

  • DSGN4300, Visual Communication and Design Systems

  • PUBL6312, Publication Design (Graduate Course)

jialiu3@tamuv.edu

Texas A&M University-Victoria

Victoria, TX

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