School of Architecture
SACD Adjunct Faculty
Juan Arias-Hernandez
Director, Cooperative Education (COOP) Program
Adjunct Professor
ariashjg@udmercy.edu
Libby Balter Blume
Professor Emerita
313-578-0446
blumelb@udmercy.edu
Karen Brown
Adjunct Professor
313-657-1777
brownkc50@gmail.com
Rebecca Bucky Willis
Adjunct Professor
Allandra Bulger
Adjunct Professor
bulgeraj@udmercy.edu
Nina Cho
Adjunct Professor
734-646-8505
info@ninacho.com
Charles Cross
Senior Landscape Designer
Adjunct Professor
313-993-1037
crossca@udmercy.edu
Damon Dickerson
Adjunct Professor
dickerdk@udmercy.edu
Andrew Dunlap
Adjunct Professor
dunlapaa@udmercy.edu
Ra煤l Echevarria
Adjunct Professor
708-522-4873
echevara@udmercy.edu
Michael Ford
Adjunct Professor
fordmi2@udmercy.edu
Joanna Maldis Fuchs
Adjunct Professor
maldisjo@udmercy.edu
Francis Grunow
Adjunct Professor
grunowfm@udmercy.edu
Amanda Harrell-Seyburn
Adjunct Professor
harrelaj@udmercy.edu
Sarah Hayosh
Adjunct Professor
313-993-1532
Toni Henry
Designer and Project Manager
Adjunct Professor
313-993-1037
henrytc@udmercy.edu
Christina Heximer
Co-Executive Director Detroit Collaborative Design Center
Adjunct Professor
313-993-1037
heximech@udmercy.edu
Woodrow Hoffer
Adjunct Professor
hofferwo@udmercy.edu
Khalil Jawanza Parris
Adjunct Professor
parriskj@udmercy.edu
Bryan Kieler
Adjunct Professor
586-801-5488
kielerbk@udmercy.edu
David Koukal
Professor of Philosophy (retired 2025)
koukaldr@udmercy.edu
Enrique V. Ledesma
Adjunct Professor
ledesmev@udmercy.edu
Clarke Lewis
Adjunct Professor
lewiscg@udmercy.edu
Thaddeus Lindsay
Instructor
Fabrications Coordinator
313-993-1533
tlindsay@udmercy.edu
Anthony Martinico
Adjunct Professor
martinac@udmercy.edu
Joseph Odoerfer
Adjunct Professor
313-993-1532
odoerfej@udmercy.edu
Sarida Scott
Adjunct Professor
313-993-1533
scottsa4@udmercy.edu
Bryan Shishakly
Adjunct Professor
313-993-1532
bryan@guardthevan.com
Nicole Simone Tersigni
Adjunct Professor
simonenm@udmercy.edu
Linda Slowik
Professor of Psychology
313-993-1623
slowiklh@udmercy.edu
Kimberly Steiner
Adjunct Professor
248-752-0837
ksteiner889@gmail.com
Michelle Story-Stewart
Adjunct Professor
storyml@udmercy.edu
Andreea Vasile-Hoxha
Adjunct Professor
vasilean@udmercy.edu
Stephen Vogel
Distinguished Professor
Dean Emeritus
313-231-7616
vogelsp@udmercy.edu
Lara Wasner
Director of Language and Cultural Training
Study Abroad Coordinator
Fulbright Scholar Liaison
Adjunct Professor
313-993-1191
wasnerle@udmercy.edu
Kirk Welsh
Adjunct Professor
313-993-1548
welshkd@udmercy.edu
SACD Administrators and Staff
Brigette R. Murphy-Barbee
Business Manager
Assistant to the Dean
313-993-1533
murphybr@udmercy.edu
Cheryl Baxter
Office Manager
Assistant to the Associate Dean
313-993-1532
needhaca@udmercy.edu
Dan Pitera
Dean, School of Architecture & Community Development
Professor of Architecture & Community Development
313-993-1532
piteradw@udmercy.edu
Dwayne Arnett
Architecture Computer Technician
313-784-0517
arnettdd@udmercy.edu
Noah Resnick
Associate Dean, School of Architecture & Community Development
Professor of Architecture & Community Development
313-993-1531
resnicns@udmercy.edu
Detroit Collaborative Design Center
Joshua Budiongan
Designer and Project Manager
Professor of Practice
budionjr@udmercy.edu
Charles Cross
Senior Landscape Designer
Adjunct Professor
313-993-1037
crossca@udmercy.edu
Toni Henry
Designer and Project Manager
Adjunct Professor
313-993-1037
henrytc@udmercy.edu
Christina Heximer
Co-Executive Director Detroit Collaborative Design Center
Adjunct Professor
313-993-1037
heximech@udmercy.edu
Julia Kowalski
Designer and Project Manager
Adjunct Professor
313-993-1037
kowalsje@udmercy.edu
Brigette R. Murphy-Barbee
Business Manager
Assistant to the Dean
313-993-1533
murphybr@udmercy.edu
Ceara O'Leary
Professor of Practice
313-993-1037
olearycm@udmercy.edu
Dan Pitera
Dean, School of Architecture & Community Development
Professor of Architecture & Community Development
313-993-1532
piteradw@udmercy.edu
SACD Faculty
Claudia Bernasconi
Director, Graduate Architecture Program
Professor
313-578-0551
bernascl@udmercy.edu
Irene Brisson
Professor of Practice
313-993-1532
brissoie@udmercy.edu
Joshua Budiongan
Designer and Project Manager
Professor of Practice
budionjr@udmercy.edu
Wladek Fuchs
Professor of Architecture and Community Development
Director, International Programs
313-993-1495
fuchsw@udmercy.edu
Tadd Heidgerken
Associate Professor of Architecture and Community Development
Office: 313-578-0552 | Phone: 313-993-1532
heidgetw@udmercy.edu
James Leach
Associate Professor of Architecture and Community Development
313-993-1532
leachje1@udmercy.edu
Erika Lindsay
Associate Professor of Architecture and Community Development
313-993-1532
lindsaej@udmercy.edu
Kristin Nelson
Associate Professor of Architecture and Community Development
Director, Assessment
313-993-1532
nelsonkr@udmercy.edu
Ceara O'Leary
Professor of Practice
313-993-1037
olearycm@udmercy.edu
Allegra Pitera
Professor of Architecture and Community Development
313-993-1479
piteraaj@udmercy.edu
Thomas Provost
Assistant Professor of Architecture and Community Development
Director, Visual Arts and the Built Environment (VABE) Program
provoste@udmercy.edu
Virginia Stanard
Associate Professor of Architecture and Community Development
313-442-3520
stanarvi@udmercy.edu
Asia Williams
Hip Hop Architecture Fellow
313-993-1532
williaa25@udmercy.edu
Will Wittig
Professor of Architecture and Community Development
313-993-1532
wittigw@udmercy.edu