Hoa Vo

Assistant Professor, Interior Design

Pronouns:
she/her
Email:
hoavo@iu.edu
Campus:
IU Bloomington

Work

Website:
https://www.hoavo.net/
Interests:
Adaptive technologies (e.g., AR, VR, digital modeling and fabrication) in teaching ; Intersectional collaborations in design; Creativity and feedback practices in design; Physical experiences in the built environment

Education

  • Ph.D. Interior Design, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
  • M.F.A. Fine Art Theories and History, Ho Chi Minh City University of Fine Arts, Vietnam
  • B.A. Interior Design, University of Architecture, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

About

Hoa Vo's research covers adaptive technologies (e.g., AR, VR, digital modeling and fabrication) in teaching, intersectional collaborations in design, creativity and feedback practices in design, and physical experiences in the built environment. She has published in the Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology (JEDT), International Journal of Designs for Learning (IJDL), Journal of Creativity, Academic Exchange Quarterly (AEQ), and peer-reviewed conference proceedings. She is an active member of Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC), Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA), and American Society of Interior Designers (ASID). She has been serving IDEC Student Design Competition Committee since 2023.

Recent Publications

Vo, H., Van Boekel, M., & Hsieh, K. (2024). Capturing Real-time Occupancy Evaluations with Virtual Reality and Think-aloud Protocol: A Piloted Method. Intelligent Buildings International Cite Score: 4.6), (ahead-of-print). https://doi.org/10.1080/17508975.2024.2433992

Vo, H. (2024). Augmented Reality, Virtual Reality, and Mixed Reality: A Pragmatic View from Diffusion of Innovation. International Journal of Architectural Computing (Cite Score: 3.2), (ahead-of-print). https://doi.org/10.1177/14780771241254632

Vo, H. & & Huesemann-Odom, P. (2023, June 20–23) Understanding Spatial Perception Via Virtual Reality and Interaction Geography. In Proceeding of the 2023 Environmental Design Research Association (EDRA) Conference, Mexico City, UNAM [Best Paper Award].

Vo, H. (2022, July 19–22). Interior Design Studio in the New Normal Era: A Virtual Reality Case Study. In Proceedings of the 2022 International Symposium on Educational Technology (ISET) (pp. 168-172). IEEE. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISET55194.2022.00043

Vo, H. (2022). Design for Industry 4.0: Gravity Sketch and 3-D printing in a Luminaire Design Project. Journal of Engineering, Design and Technology (Cite Score: 2.6), (ahead-of-print). https://doi.org/10.1108/JEDT-01-2022-0053

Asojo, A. O., Vo, H., Fisher, T., & S, V. Singh (2022). Shaping Health and Well-Being in a COVID Era: The Role of Design. Archnet-IJAR: International Journal of Architectural Research (Cite Score: 2.5), 16 (3), 473–494. https://doi.org/10.1108/ARCH-01-2022-0019

Vo, H. & Asojo, A. O. (2021). Feedback in Interior Design Studio and Students' Creativity. Journal of Creativity, 31, 100009. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.yjoc.2021.100009

Asojo, A. O. & Vo, H. (2021). Pedagogy + Reflection: A Problem-Based Learning Case in Interior Design. International Journal of Designs for Learning, 12 (2), 1-14. ‌https://doi.org/10.14434/ijdl.v12i2.25372  

Vo, H., & Asojo, A. O. (2018). Feedback Responsiveness and Students' Creativity. Academic Exchange Quarterly (Google Scholar Metrics: h5-index), 22 (1), 53–57.