Carissa Carter
Adjunct Professor
Hasso Plattner Institute of Design
Bio
Carissa Carter is the Academic Director at the Stanford d.school. In this role she guides the development of the d.school’s pedagogy, leads its instructors, and shapes its class offerings. She teaches courses on the intersection of data and design, design for climate change, design for emerging tech, and maps and the visual sorting of information.
Academic Appointments
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Adjunct Professor, Hasso Plattner Institute of Design
2025-26 Courses
- MS Design Thesis 1
DESIGN 361A (Aut) - MS Design Thesis 2
DESIGN 361B (Win) - MS Design Thesis 3
DESIGN 361C (Spr) - You Are Here: Foundations in Design
DESIGN 301 (Aut) -
Independent Studies (3)
- Curricular Practical Training
DESIGN 191A (Aut, Win, Spr) - Curricular Practical Training
DESIGN 391A (Aut, Win, Spr) - Independent Study and Research
DESIGN 191 (Aut, Win, Spr)
- Curricular Practical Training
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Prior Year Courses
2024-25 Courses
- MS Design Capstone Project 1
DESIGN 361A (Aut) - MS Design Capstone Project 2
DESIGN 361B (Win) - MS Design Capstone Project 3
DESIGN 361C (Spr) - You Are Here: Foundations in Design
DESIGN 301 (Aut)
2023-24 Courses
- MS Design Capstone Project 1
DESIGN 361A (Aut) - The Design of Data
DESIGN 255 (Spr) - You Are Here: Foundations in Design
DESIGN 301 (Aut)
2022-23 Courses
- MS Design Capstone Project 1
DESIGN 361A, ME 316A (Aut) - MS Design Capstone Project 2
DESIGN 361B, ME 316B (Win) - MS Design Capstone Project 3
DESIGN 361C, ME 316C (Spr) - The Design of Data
DESIGN 255 (Spr)
- MS Design Capstone Project 1
Stanford Advisees
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Master's Program Advisor
Yousef Al Riyami, Anastasha Gunawan, Sanzhar Myrzagalym, Diane Rhim