Professor of Practice
DCD, Information and Interaction Design: User Centered Design (UX), University of
Baltimore
Admin I, Coppin State University
MAT, Master of Arts & Teaching, Notre Dame of Maryland University
B.S., Audio Recording and Music, Berklee College of Music
Audio Production (Recording/Mixing)
Aural Scapes
Mix-To-Pix
Music Production and Engineering
Lynn Patterson is the College of Fine Arts and Communication's first Professor of Practice. She was the developer and director of the Recording Arts, Media and Production program in the Baltimore City Public School System, which specialized in training youth in the technical and creative aspects of audio, video, broadcast, film, motion capture, game development, graphics studies and robotics. Professor Patterson brings experience from developing trainings, courses, and programs for Baltimore City Schools. As a Master teacher, she led trainings for the Maryland State Department of Education Interactive Media and Production program and consulted with and developed the core courses for Harford Community College's Interactive Media Production's AAS degree focusing on UX and virtuality. She was a Baltimore City Teacher of the Year finalist and semi-finalist and has won numerous other awards and citations. In 2008, Professor Patterson served as a PI for the NSF Research Experiences for Teachers (RET) grant, later serving as an RET in 2020 with Morgan State's Smart Cities, focusing on computer vision and machine learning. Her current research interests include the intersection of STEM-focused learning and audio production, and diversifying the fields of entertainment, production, and engineering.