Joy Huntington, PhD
Assistant Research Scientist
Department of Human Sciences and Design
Joy Huntington is an Assistant Research Scientist at Baylor University in the Department of Human Sciences and Design. She earned her master's degree in interior architecture at Chatham University. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she earned her doctorate in Human Ecology with a focus on Design Studies, a minor in Art History, and a certificate in Material Culture. Before coming to Baylor, she taught at UW-Madison and UW-Stevens Point since 2020. Huntington's research and teaching reflect her commitment to examining the built environment and landscape to uncover and tell the stories of overlooked populations. As an educator, Huntington emphasizes how history informs how we view design and the lessons we can learn from it.
Huntington is an interdisciplinary researcher dedicated to uncovering the stories of buildings, places, landscapes, and people that have been overlooked and underrepresented. She partnered with the City of Madison Historic Preservation Division to develop a dissertation topic to fill a gap in their known history. Focusing on women's role in constructing the city's landscape and built environment, she provided research information that became part of the new City of Madison Historic Preservation Plan adopted by Madison's City Council in 2020. For that plan, she sat on the Historic Preservation Plan Advisory Committee that compiled a framework for the city to include underrepresented communities and cultural landmarks in a new preservation framework. She continues her research by delving deeper into women's role in furthering design styles and the work they completed with little record or recognition.
Current Research Interests:
- Interior Design and Architectural History (19th and 20th Century)
- Arts & Crafts Movement and the Craftsman Bungalow
- Cora Tuttle
- The Observer to Design Practitioner
Current Courses Taught:
- ID 1313 Interior Design Graphics I