I'm Michael Lahey, an Associate Professor of Interactive Design at Kennesaw State University. I created the program and led it from 2014 - 2024. I teach classes along the contemporary design value chain, including: user research, synthesizing research, defining requirements, wireframing,  prototyping, & professional development.

I write about design education from a perspective informed by cultural studies and STS (Science & Technology Studies). My dissertation was about the concept of control as it relates to how television companies designed experiences with audiences on digital platforms in the 2000s. Here's my cv.

I keep a running collection of photos and a (dilapidated) tumblr. I make music mixes to fill time in Atlanta traffic and keep track of non-work-related reading.
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Some things I'm into include: checks & balances, systems thinking, artichokes, being an out-of-touch musical omnivore, Finland, modern art (to a point), sometimes NBA basketball (the 2003-2004 Pistons, 2013-2014 Spurs, and 2014-2015 Hawks are some personal favs), the NY Mets, owning less, composting, delta waves, running, and space ice cream.

This website was made with Webflow and uses Inconsolata and Dumpling.