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Family and Consumer Sciences

Poornima Mankame

Instructional Assistant Professor, Interior Design
Family and Consumer Sciences
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TUR Turner Hall 118a
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(309) 438-1027office
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pmankam@ilstu.eduemail
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Biography

Poornima Mankame is an Instructional Assistant Professor of Interior Design at Illinois State University. She holds a master’s degree in interior and environmental design from Illinois State University and a bachelor's degree in architecture from the University of Mumbai, India. Poornima is a registered architect in India with six years of experience, primarily in commercial and restaurant interior design, and she is also a certified interior designer (NCIDQ certified). She is passionate about sharing her real-world industry experience to connect classroom lessons with practical applications.

Current Courses

FCS 216.001 Building Information Modeling Foundations for Interior Design

FCS 216.002 Building Information Modeling Foundations for Interior Design

FCS 246.001 Sketching for Interior Design

FCS 246.002 Sketching for Interior Design

FCS 291.025 Undergraduate Teaching Experiences In Family And Consumer Sciences

FCS 216.001 Building Information Modeling Foundations for Interior Design

FCS 345.001 Interior Design Business Practices

FCS 443.001 Interior Design Business Practices

FCS 246.001 Sketching for Interior Design

FCS 246.002 Sketching for Interior Design

FCS 291.025 Undergraduate Teaching Experiences In Family And Consumer Sciences

MS Interior and Environmental Design

Illinois State University
Illinois

BS Bachalors of Architecture

Rizvi College of Architecture, Mumbai University
Mumbai India

Abstract

Altenburger, E., Mankame, P., & Schaafsma, R. Three modes to approach sketch inhibition in design students. Interior Design Educators Council (2024)

Presentations

Three Modes to Approach Sketch Inhibition in Design Students.. Interior Design Educators Council Annual Conference (IDEC). Interior Design Educators Council. (2024)
What remains to be explained? Instructional Approaches to Sketch Inhibition.. Illinois State University-Wide Teaching and Learning Symposium (2024). Illinois State University. (2024)

Grants & Contracts

Relaxing Sketch Inhibition with a Hybrid Approach: Studio-Based Assignments and Travel Sketches. SoTL University Research Grant. Center for Integrated Professional Development. Illinois State University. (2023)