Instructors

Our faculty are practicing professionals from Nashville's architectural and design community giving students an exposure to a variety of design viewpoints as well as exciting projects which are relevant today.

Chair

   Jennifer Overstreet, ASID, IDEC, IIDA
    Chair, Department of Interior Design

    Assistant Professor

    Registered Interior Designer

    NCIDQ Certificate NO. 021581

M.S., Mississippi State University, Architecture.
B.S., Mississippi State University, Interior Design.

Prior to joining Watkins, Overstreet headed the Interior Design Department at Mississippi University for Women. Overstreet received her M.S. in Architecture with a specialization in visualization. Her special interests include three-dimensional modeling and rendering, space planning, perspective drawing and researching green design applications and sustainability.

Full Time Faculty

   Cheryl Gulley, IDEC
    Associate Professor

    NCIDQ Certificate NO. 011591

M.A., Austin Peay State University, Psychological Science with concentration in Environment and Behavior.

B.I.D., O'More College of Design, Interior Design.

B.S., University of Tennessee, Chemistry and Psychology.

Special interests include furniture and lighting design as well as environment and behavior research. Cheryl Gulley's lighting designs have been honored by awards from the Interior Design Educators' Design Competition

  Jenny Myers
   Assistant Professor

M.A., Middle Tennessee State University, Industrial Studies.

B.S., University of Memphis, Engineering Technology.

B.A., Denison University, Philosophy and Art History.

Jenny Myers' graduate studies focused on drafting and design with an emphasis in Computer-Aided Drafting and Design (CADD).

Adjunct Faculty

Rob Bryant, AIA
Instructor

MArch, University of Florida, Architecture.

Rob Bryant is an architect with over fifteen years of experience. His specialties include rendering and graphics both manually and computer-generated. Bryant has worked with several large architectural firms in the Nashville area and is currently on staff with Interior Design Services.

Katherine Kennon, AIA
Instructor

MArch, Clemson University, Architecture.

Katherine Kennon has over fifteen years of practice experience in architecture. She is co-author of the well-known text, The Codes Guidebook for Interiors, now in its third edition.

Melida Williams
Instructor

NCIDQ Certificate NO. 021603

M.F.A., New York School of Interior Design, Interior Design.

B.S., Florida International University, Inerior Design.