Nora Beaumont

Background

Nora Beaumont is on the faculty of the Department of Art & Design and holds a Ph.D. from the Ohio State University. Before Porter, Nora led UX for a software company.

Nora's research focuses on interaction and UX design, with related work in photography; undergraduates are involved in the lab most terms.

Areas of expertise

• Interaction and UX design
• Photography
• Undergraduate research and project mentoring

Teaching

Nora regularly teaches courses in Studio Art, Graphic Design & Interactive Media, Industrial Design. Specific sections and syllabi are listed in the class schedule each term.

Courses lean on current problems from the field: students read recent work, reproduce a result or method, and then extend it. Nora builds in low-stakes practice before graded work and gives written feedback on drafts.

Advising and office hours

Nora advises students in the Art & Design programs and holds weekly office hours during the fall and spring terms, posted on the office door and in the course pages. Prospective students are welcome to email to arrange a visit or a call.

Advising conversations usually cover course sequencing, whether to add a minor or a concentration, and how classroom work connects to internships, research, or graduate study. Students who are undecided are welcome; part of the job is helping them narrow things down.

Recent and representative work

Nora's recent activity is a mix of peer-reviewed work, conference talks, and student-involved projects in interaction and UX design and photography. Representative items:

• A peer-reviewed article on interaction and UX design in a disciplinary journal.
• A conference paper on photography, co-authored with an undergraduate researcher.
• An internally funded project applying interaction and UX design to a regional partner's problem.

Titles and venues here are illustrative. UW–Porter Falls is fictional; Nora has no real publication record.

Get in touch

The fastest way to reach Nora is email (nbeaumont@uwporterfalls.edu); messages during the fall and spring terms are usually answered within two business days. Prospective students and families can ask the Art & Design department office to set up a call, a class visit, or a meeting during an admitted-student day.