Michael R. Gibson is the graduate program coordinator for the MA in Interaction Design program at the University of North Texas’ Department of Design. He is also the producer and co-managing editor of "Dialectic," a scholarly journal of thought leadership, education and practice in visual communication design published on behalf of the American Institute of Graphic Arts Design Educators’ Community, AIGA DEC. More information about this scholarly journal can be found on the "Dialectic" website.

His scholarly articles on design research and on integrating emerging technologies and idea generation approach into design education scenarios have appeared in several scholarly journals and books on design education and research. He has also widely lectured and facilitated workshops on design writing and thinking since 1994 and operated a visual communication and interaction design consultancy since 1985.

Professor Gibson’s experiences as a design educator and researcher have taught him that collaboratively engaging in inclusive, co-participatory design processes can help diverse groups construct knowledge and understandings that help forge and sustain connections between social and cultural perceptions, practices, and behaviors. These ideas have guided his work over the past two decades to affect positive changes in design education from kindergarten through the graduate level, children’s healthcare and education, and how people from various walks of life interact with computerized information delivery systems.