Erin Jenner
Adjunct Professor
Biography
A visionary registered interior designer, strategist, educator, and advocate with over two decades of transformative impact in interior design, Erin embodies the intersection of professional excellence and educational innovation. Her professional practice spans corporate, government, healthcare, and residential projects.
Erin’s academic journey culminated in her graduate research focused on design activism and social justice in design education – principles that now form the foundation of inspirED learning lab.
Her approach to education—centered on social justice, inclusivity, and challenging traditional pedagogy—has inspired countless students across Ontario’s institutions. Erin’s leadership as ARIDO Education Director (’23-’25) and as Project Advisor for RIDA, reflect her commitment to evolving the profession. Through teaching and inspirED, she continues to foster environments where diverse perspectives thrive, and future designers discover their opportunity to transform communities through thoughtful design.
There is nothing more rewarding than being told ‘your class changed how I think about design’ or ‘you have inspired me’ at the end of a great semester in the studio. Being a part of their academic journey and helping them reach their goals is an incredible reward for the effort we both invest in their learning and development.
Erin Jenner
- Master of Neuroarchitecture & Conscious Design (in process), Barcelona University School of Design & Engineering
- Master of Arts, Interior Design (MA.ID), Savannah College of Art & Design, Savannah GA, 2015
- Bachelor of Interior Design (BID), Yorkville University, Toronto ON, 2013
- 3 year advanced Interior Design Diploma (DID), Humber College, Toronto ON, 1999
- Association of Interior Designers of Ontario (ARIDO) Registered Interior Designer
- National Council of Interior Design Qualification (NCIDQ)
- Interior Designers of Canada (IDC) Registered Member
- Interior Design Educators Council (IDEC)
- Academy of Neuroscience for Architecture (ANFA)
- Registered interior designer for 25+ years with professional practice spanning the design and project management of corporate, commercial, government, healthcare and custom residential projects.
- Professor and past Chair/Coordinator in Ontario post-secondary Interior Design education for 20+ years with diverse teaching experience and extensive curriculum development in Professional Practice, Ethics, Theory, Research, Social Justice for the Built Environment and studio specialization in workplace, healthcare, mixed-use and senior level thesis
- Continued involvement in the profession – ARIDO Education Director (2018, 2023, 2024, 2025), Project Advisor RIDA (Registered Interior Design Assessment) (2023-2025), ARIDO Awards Judge (2015, 2025)
- Founder/CEO of inspirED learning lab
Research interests
- Current research focuses on neuroarchitecture and sensory design, spatial justice and undergraduate interior design education/curriculum design that considers intersectional praxis and challenging traditional design education pedagogy.
Presentations
- Designing for the Senses: Phenomenology in Practice, Interior Design Show (2026)
- Design Justice Student Charrette, Interior Design Show (2026)
- Cultivating Deep Sensory Engagement in Residential Environments, Interior Designers of Canada Symposium (2025)
- Designing from a Trauma Informed Lens, Northern ARIDO Community (2025)
- ABC’s of Oppression in Built Environment, ARIDO (2025)
- Advocating for Social Justice in the Spatial Realm, ARIDO Summit (2025)