Education

EdD, Organizational Change and Leadership, University of Southern California
Graduate Certificate, Learning Design and Technology, University of Southern California
Bachelor of Fine Arts, Fashion Design, Otis College of Art and Design
Associate of Arts, Visual Presentation and Space Design, FIDM

Bio/Affiliation

As an educator, Dr. Natalie Salvador specializes in adapting technology, culturally responsive pedagogy/andragogy, and Universal Design for Learning practices to fit the needs of the physical and virtual studio classroom. In 2022 she earned her doctorate in Organizational Change and Leadership from the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California. Her dissertation research was a qualitative study on how gender bias is experienced and lived out by female fashion designers. Her current research interests focus on the analysis of race, gender, and class-based exclusionary structures in post-secondary art and design education. In addition to her doctorate, she holds a graduate certificate in Learning Design and Technology from the Rossier School of Education at the University of Southern California, a BFA in Fashion Design from Otis College of Art and Design, and an AA in Visual Presentation and Space Design from FIDM. She is the course lead for Sophomore Studio in the Fashion Department at Otis College and has over 10 years of experience working in the fashion industry in various capacities, from special event planning to shoe design. 

Natalie Salvado’s Picture

Awards and Honors 

  • 2021, SNAAP Research Fellowship, Unraveling Gender and Race Bias in Fashion Design Careers
  • 2012-2014, Academic Excellence Award, Nike, Guess, CABI, Ebell Scholarships, Otis College of Art and Design 
  • 2014, Silver Thimble Award for Dosa and Isabel Toledo, Otis College of Art and Design 

Professional Accomplishments and Exhibitions:  

  • 2023, D2L / Fusion, On-Demand Presentation, Co-Presenter: G-Drive + Brightspace = Happy Art and Design Instruction
  • 2023, AICAD / Student Success Conference, Los Angeles, Closing Keynote Panel Moderator: Inspiring Motivation in an Era of Apathy
  • 2021, AICAD / 20/20 A Year Refocused, Virtual Conference, Presenter: Averting the Gaze: Exclusionary Practices in Creative Fields, Co-Presenter: Beyond Crisis: Using Feedback + Data To Inform Course Design
  • 2020, Online Learning Consortium/ Accelerate, Virtual Conference, Co-Presenter: Re-imagining Studio/Lab Education Through Universal Design for Learning: A Framework for Success Online
  • 2020, Community Works Institute / Teaching for Community without a Classroom, Virtual Conference, Presenter: Re-imagining Studio/Lab Education Through Universal Design for Learning: A Framework for Success in the Virtual Classroom
  • 2019, AICAD / Include Me!, Los Angeles, Presenter: How a Faculty Learning Community Modeled Shared Governance, Presenter: Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in the Studio Critique

Publications:  

SNAAP Data Brief, California Apparel News, Rachel Ray, Woman's Day, Good Housekeeping, Seventeen, Footwear News, InStyle, People Style Watch, Refinery 29

Clients/Employment History:  
  • Nordstrom and Escada (visual merchandising)
  • Hope in the City (event coordinator)
  • Joy & Mario (design director)