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MFA Thesis Exhibition

Tim Cooke
Using design-thinking to address escalating commitment risks in decision-making
Humans make plans for all sorts of endeavors throughouttheir lives, but what happens when there is reason tobelieve the plan will not work?

Taylor Edwards
Generational Differences: Millennial & Baby Boomer’s Philanthropic Engagement
Philanthropic engagement is a crucial part of the functioning and success of colleges and universities nationwide. Much research has been done to evaluation the generations and how they each operate, but little has been done to investigate baby boomers compared to millennials.

Mallory Griffith
Using Design-Thinking Methods to Determine University Intervention
More than 30 million students file a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) each year. But what happens next? For many students, they must follow up with verification documents and loan requests among other documents, interpret and then accept the award offer, and often pay unanticipated out-of-pocket remaining costs.


Brian Long
Application of Human-Centered Design to Identify and Address Challenges in the Baltimore Theatre Community
Theatre industry challenges are well documented in case studies and publications around the world; thus, it was surprising to find there were no such research studies on the theatre community in Baltimore. As the foundational research study on this topic, findings will inform future research by providing a baseline understanding of challenges faced by Baltimore theatre companies and highlighting areas for further research. The purpose of this research study was to determine how industry challenges are experienced in the Baltimore theatre community and engage with the people that organize, create, and perform theatrical works in Baltimore to help them collectively identify and address challenges.


Tim Phipps
Creating storage solutions for theatre programs: The time and cost of all those props
Technical theatre is not a field commonly researched. Even within the world of academic theatre, there is limited scholarly work taking place. In most cases, contributions to the body of knowledge occur through design work or innovations despite the fact that there are challenges affecting many small theatre groups. This causes the individual theatre groups to develop solutions independently.


Nakia Shelton
Using Design Thinking to Explore Burnout Among Designers in the Workplace and Propose Solutions
Burnout is an occupational phenomenon and is defined as a “psychological syndrome in response to chronic interpersonal stressors on the job” (Maslach, Schaufeli, & Leiter, 2001, pg. 399; World Health Organization, 2019a; World Health Organization, 2019b). Three key dimensions of this response are an overwhelming exhaustion, depersonalization/cynicism, and reduced efficacy or accomplishment (Maslach, Jackson, & Leiter, 1996; Maslach et al., 2001).


Betsy Tuma
Examining the Intersection of Humor and Creativity
It's no secret that comedic improvisation takes a quick mind, active listening skills, and a willingness to explore the unexpected. The same skills are at the heart of ideation and innovation. Creatively confident individuals are willing to take risks, fail, and work at the edges of their comfort zone in order to find creative solutions to problems. Creative confidence builds on the social cognitive theory of psychology which states that social interactions are an important part of how people learn new skills.
It's no secret that comedic improvisation takes a quick mind, active listening skills, and a willingness to explore the unexpected. The same skills are at the heart of ideation and innovation. Creatively confident individuals are willing to take risks, fail, and work at the edges of their comfort zone in order to find creative solutions to problems. Creative confidence builds on the social cognitive theory of psychology which states that social interactions are an important part of how people learn new skills.
