Meet Tonya McCarley

What do you teach? What’s the top line learning goal for that class?

I teach Intro to Interaction Design, UX Capstone, and  Intro to Accessibility.

How and when did you start teaching at UMSI?

Dean Finholt invited me to a meeting during summer 2015.

What’s your favorite thing about working with UMSI students?

I love students’ curiosity and enthusiasm.

What’s your deal? 

I’m a home grown tomato from Michigan.  Until Fall 23, I worked in industry and my "hobby" was teaching Interaction Design at UMSI.  Now, I'm figuring out a new hobby.

What is something you want folks at UMSI to know about you?

As an undergrad at UMich, I drove the big blue bus my senior year.

When I started UMSI, my son was 4.5 months old; he is turning 20 in August 2024.