Taneshia West Albert profile and information

Professional Experience

Professional Academic Experience

Auburn University: May 2019 to Present; Associate Professor-Full Time Employee ,  Auburn, AL

Illinois State University: August 2016 to May 2019 Assistant Professor-Full Time Employee, Normal, IL

Professional Interior Design Practice Experience

Albert/West Design Consulting: December 2015 to Present; Owner, Auburn, AL

Position Summary: Design consulting firm providing: business to business service line development; business development strategies for commercial design firms; end user design consulting; and design services, for both end users and commercial design firms, beginning with master planning and continuing through post occupancy evaluations; Design research. 

Arch Design: Artwork & Framing April 2014 to September 2015; Design Director-Full Time Employee Saint Louis, MO 

Position Summary: Responsible for leading a design team comprised of three department areas. Leads team through all phases of the design process. Manages scope and project process for all design clients and major projects. Ensures employee certification and compliance with continuing education units. Responsible for hiring, training, assigning work, and employee evaluations. Major lesion between management and various departments to achieve a single company vision. Voting company board member.

Ochsner Health System January 2012 to April 2014; Equipment Planner/Interior Designer-Full Time Employee, New Orleans, LA 

Position Summary: Provide interior planning, design, and furnishing for various departments within the Ochsner Health System. Served as an adviser for new construction, renovations, and leased spaces. Led project planning and budgeting for FF&E, installation, medical equipment and move management. Served as contracting requester/representative for design services and medical equipment procurement. Applied building regulations, codes, principles of evidence-based design and best practices to each design for a successful and unique design solution. Acted as the authority and decision maker for design choices, physical solutions, equipment purchases, and project planning decisions. CAP Change Agent. Managed and directed contractors and co-workers from project planning to post occupancy evaluation. Developed the design for one of only two hospital-based alternative birthing centers in the United States at that time.
The Library of Congress September 2010 to January 2012; Interior Designer-Full Time Employee Washington, DC

Florida State University-Facilities Design and Construction January 2010 to September 2010; Interior Designer-Contract Employee Tallahassee, FL

Innovation

Articles in Referred Journals

Albert, T. W., Nakamura, M., *Brown, C., & Tan, L. (2023) An educational intervention to increase intercultural competence in interior design students. The International Journal of Design Education, 17(2), 127-154. https://doi.org/10.18848/2325-128X/CGP/v17i02/127-154. (70% Contribution)

Albert, T. W., & Tan, L. (2021). Through the house of slaves: A memorial to the origins of the Black diaspora. Art & the Public Sphere Journal, 10(1), 17-36. https://doi.org/10.1386/aps_00046_1. (50% Contribution)

Albert, T. W. & Tan, L. (2021). The slave house as symbolic artifact. Journal of Interior Design, 46(2), 55-72. https://doi.org/10.1111/joid.12184 (50% Contribution)

Albert, T. W., & Hong, M. (2017, April 5). Exploring the designed environment and human behavior course to enhance student competencies in interior design. GAUISUS. http://gauisus.weebly.com/westalbert-volume5.html (80% Contribution)

Tan, L., Hong, M., & Albert, T. W. (2017). Improving Student Commitment to Healthcare-Related Design Practice by Improving the Studio Learning Experience. Health Environments Research & Design Journal (HERD) (Sage Publications, Ltd.), 10(5), 127-142. doi:10.1177/1937586717713733

Juried/Peer Reviewed Design Exhibits

Albert, T. W., & Gatlin, A. R. (2022). This is interior design. Interior Design Educator’s South Regional Conference, Spartanburg, SC. p. 70. https://idec.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/2022-South-Regional-Proceedings-Final.pdf (50% contribution): Retrievability: https://doi.org/10.17613/sw7x-6b53 

Albert, T. W., Armeanu, S., Jones, J., Morgan, T., & Schneider, M. (2019, October 9-12). Design as art: Packing the box to unpack sensory design. Interior Design Educators Council South Regional Conference. Auburn, AL, United States. p. 24. https://idec.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/2019-South-Regional-Conference-Proceedings.pdf (60% Contribution); Retrievability: https://doi.org/10.17613/67nh-nf13 

Albert, T. W., & Tan, L. (2018, November 1-2) Community through trauma. Interior Design Educators Council Midwest Regional Conference. Lexington, KY, United States. p.16. https://idec.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Midwest-IDEC_2018-Abstracts-LEX.pdf (50% Contribution); Retrievability: https://doi.org/10.17613/ktrg-3k43 

Albert, T. W., & *Yang, S. (2018, October 7-10). Art deco style bedroom. Design Communication Conference. Ithaca, NY, United States. http://www.dcaconference2018.org/index.html (50% Contribution); Retrievability: http://www.dcaconference2018.org/index.html 

Albert, T. W., & Tan, L. (2018, September 27-28) Passages: The door of no return and limitation into freedom. Interior Design Educators Council South Regional Conference, Miami, FL, United States. (50% Contribution);Retrievability: https://doi.org/10.17613/qcv8-8z97