Home >> Faculty/Staff Directory >> Faculty Profile Faculty Profile     Dr. Karen Johnson-Carroll Title:  Associate Professor  Advising Area: Interior Design Office: BH 328 Phone: 415-338-1453 E-mail: johnsonc@sfsu.edu Office Hours:       Areas of Specialization:   Housing for Aging Population   History of Design   Rendering     Courses Taught:   ID 242: Graphic Communications for Interior Design   ID 340: Human Dimensions in Housing & Interiors   ID 342: Heritage of Housing & Interior Design   ID 540: Materials & Processes of Interior Design     Current Research Interests:   Physiological, psychological and sociological effects of color/light   The energetics of teaching   Green Design - Reusable interiors     Professional Activities:   Home Design for Homebased Workers.     Degrees & Education:   Ph.D., Family Resource Management: Housing   MS FCS, Cal Poly, San Louis Obispo   BS FCS, Cal Poly, San Louis Obispo   Credential, California Secondary, Cal Poly, San Louis Obispo       In order to view some of the documents above, Adobe® Acrobat® Reader® software is required. This free program can be downloaded at the Adobe's web site.