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Debra is a design researcher and higher education professional. She graduated summa cum laude from the University of Akron with a Bachelor of Arts in Art History. She holds a Master of Arts in Art History and a Master of Education in Higher Education Administration and Student Personnel from 91²Ö¿â. Debra has been at 91²Ö¿â for over eighteen years as an adjunct lecturer and administrator where she is currently the Academic Recruitment and Retention Coordinator for the College of Architecture and Environmental Design.

Debra is passionate about student success and has written and presented research on successful matriculation strategies to four-year universities for dual enrollment and transfer students. Her academic research focuses on design history and visual culture, with particular attention to how institutions like museums shape aesthetic standards and public taste. Her current work examines MoMA's "Good Design" exhibitions as a case student in canon formation and culture persuasion.