Profile
Dr. Erica Walker has a diverse background in visual communications which includes feature film production, web design & development, print buying, marketing, and graphic design. As a faculty member in the Department of Graphic Communications at Clemson University, Dr. Walker has taught courses in Photography, Video, Visual Storytelling, Web Design and Development, and Entrepreneurship. Prior to becoming a faculty member at Clemson University, Dr. Walker co-founded a film production company, Galatia Films. Two of her larger projects with Galatia Films, as a producer and cinematographer, included a feature length documentary film and an educational television series for children. Outside the classroom, Dr. Walker speaks at conferences across the country on topics including classroom and industry implementation of Adobe applications, curriculum development, mixed methods classroom research, the entrepreneurial mindset, game-based learning, color management, branding, and social marketing. Her current research focuses on the use of AI and machine learning to ensure the consistency of brand colors in live video, Dye Sub and Inkjet printing of fine arts photography on non-paper substrates, and classroom research where she works as an instructional designer in partnership with industry expert adjunct (IEAs) lecturers.