Neeta Verma (she/her)
Professor Verma situates herself within the porous discipline of Visual Communication Design. Her research and teaching explore the critical use of design as a tool for social equity. Her work focuses on systemic social issues examined through the lens of power and privilege. She teaches Social Design at the intersection of social innovation and collaborative practices, and Visualization of Data that investigates the aesthetics, ethics, and politics of representation. Her current research examines youth violence and design for the visually impaired in India. She holds an MFA from Yale University. Her professional design practice has exclusively focused on museums, cultural organizations, not-for-profits, and educational institutions. Selected clients include American Red Cross, Cooper-Hewitt Design Museum, New York Botanical Garden, New York Public Library, Whitney Museum of American Art, and The Wildlife Conservation Society. She is the recipient of several awards including the Rev. William A. Toohey, CSC, Award for Social Justice, the Fulbright Nehru Fellowship, the Core77 Design for Social Impact Award, Graphis, A’Design Awards, and the International Design Awards. She has presented her research both at national and international conferences. She serves on the SEGD Academic Task Force and the Pluriversal Group of the Future of Design Education.