Valeria López Torres, Ph.D. Email & Phone Number

Raleigh, NC, US

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

• Curriculum development and instruction for courses:
• GRDP 2121 User Experience II
• GRDP 220 Business of Design
• GRDP 2101 Design Principles & Applications
• GRDP 1505 Photography

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Curriculum design and instruction for course:
• DES 2101 Design and Visual Presentation

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Working on the Kusske Design Initiative (KDI), an interdisciplinary design project at the College of Design, UMN Twin Cities

Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States

Interdisciplinary Doctoral Fellow in residence conducting research about affective relationships with artificial companions, combining perspectives from User Experience, Interaction Design, HCI, and Philosophy of Technology.

St Paul, Minnesota, United States

• Digital Media Arts departmentWrote curriculum and provided instruction for course:
• DMA 1120 Fundamentals of Design

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Utilize human-centered processes to understand and address the needs of people and organizations including non–profit organizations, community alliances, and local businesses.
• Provide creative direction and design consultancy on a variety projects including visual identity systems, rebranding campaigns, and communication strategy.
• Design and deliver a range of solutions including web design, brand identity, print and communication design.

White Bear Lake

• Curriculum Development and instruction for career & tech education design program aimed at high school students interested in exploring careers in Graphic Design, Visual Communications, and Visual Arts. Students in.
• Design & Digital Media
• Design, Marketing & Innovation (co-taught).

White Bear Lake

• Wrote curriculum and provided instruction for courses:
• VCT 2951: Illustrator for Industry
• VCT 1018: Digital Imaging

Fridley, MN

• Provided creative direction and design consultancy for the leading sarcoma cancer organization in the midwest.
• Utilized human–centered processes to understand the unique needs of the sarcoma community. Used those findings to inform the design of sarcoma education materials for patients, the general public and the medical.
• Conducted service design sessions and user experience research to improve the volunteer experience.
• Successfully led the organization's rebranding process. Executed the design across different channels, including website and communication design.
• Provided creative direction, media production, and graphic design for several of the organization's campaigns and events.

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Wrote curriculum and provided instruction for course:
• GDES 2361 Design Process: Photography

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

• Wrote curriculum and provided instruction for course:
• JOUR 3321: Media Design

Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area

Course: DES 1111 Creative Problem Solving

Mexico City Area, Mexico

-Planned and executed Editorial Design for main and supplemental publications.-Established editorial voice and style for marketing magazine.-Editorial content planning and writing.

Mexico City, Mexico City, Mexico

• Editorial and Graphic design for marketing themed magazine (national circulation), as well as supplemental and special issues.
• Designed marketing collaterals for brand promotion.

Mexico City, Mexico

• Hosted "Joven MX", a weekly internet radio show aimed at people ages 17–25.
• Conducted interviews with guests, planned content, and did live coverage of relevant events.
• Internet Radio. Official site for information and dissemination of the activities of the president and the federal government of Mexico.

Mexico City Area, Mexico

• Assisted in the production of daily radio news show at prominent radio station in Mexico City.
• Wrote original stories and edited content for daily news show.
• Held international news section on-air and conducted live interviews on daily radio show.

Mexico City, Mexico

Radio journalism, live broadcasting for the show "Frontera Abierta"

Doctor Of Philosophy - Phd, Design

Master Of Arts (Ma), Graphic Design, Art Minor

Bachelor Of Science (Bs), Communication And Media Studies