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Dennis Cheatham is an Associate Professor of Communication Design at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. He is Graduate Director of the MFA in Experience Design and a Research Fellow in Miami's Scripps Gerontology Center. Dennis practiced design for fifteen years as a creative director, graphic, interaction, and experience designer in Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas. He holds a Master of Fine Arts in Design-Innovation Studies from the University of North Texas as well as a Bachelor of Fine Arts in Design Communication and a Bachelor of Arts in Creative Writing from Texas Tech University. Dennis's research explores ways to design products, services, and systems to produce relevant and meaningful experiences. His work focuses on advance care planning and topics in aging. Prior to his academic appointment, Dennis worked as a creative director, interaction, and experience designer for 15 years in the Dallas/Fort Worth area.

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Week 47 2024

This morning, I was thinking about love—and the opposite of love. Here are my thoughts. Love is not an emotion. It…

Week 39 2024

Isn’t it astounding how solving a problem—like a menu hover with CSS and HTML—can be so exasperating at 9:34 p.m. but…

Week 38 2024

Digital technological innovation has an ugly underside. It makes it all too easy to think analog and non-electronic devices and processes…

Week 37 2024

I went whitewater rafting with five friends last weekend on the Gauley River in West Virginia. Not only did we raft…

Week 35 2024

It’s on! The semester is here, and we are off to the races. I rebuilt my teaching materials this year and…

Week 33 2024

‘Just a quick reflection on health. I went to my doctor for a yearly checkup today, and everything was better than…