Associate Professor
Department of Interior Design and Merchandising
College of Human Ecology
East Carolina University
Rivers RW 226
Greenville, North Carolina 27858
252-328-1357
sweetr@ecu.edu

Education:
BA, Emory & Henry College
MEd, University of Virginia
MFA, BFA Virginia Commonwealth University

Research Interests:
Exploring human spirit in interior environments, environmental poetics, development of creative and imaginative design solutions that address functional needs and aesthetic qualities through a rigorous design process, socially conscious design solutions for affordable housing in eastern NC that address culture, context, design and sustainable building techniques, cradle to cradle design solutions for interior environments