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Dr. Erica Walker has a diverse background in visual communications spanning feature film production, photography, web design & development, marketing, and visual machine learning. As a faculty member in the Department of Graphic Communications at Clemson University, Erica has taught courses in photography, video, web development, and entrepreneurship.

Research Interests

• Her current research areas include historic photographic processes, project-based learning, color management for print and video, and the intersection of print/art.

Research Publications

• Walker, E.B., “Cyanotype: An alternative photographic process for graphic communications students” (Accepted). Visual Communications Journal.
• Walker, E.B., Bridges, A.W., & Smith, D.H., “A color comparison between inkjet and dye sublimation on non-paper substrates before and after environmental exposure” (Accepted). Journal of Technology, Management, and Applied Engineering.
• Bridges, A.W. & Walker, E.B., (2023). “Dye Sublimation: An Image Quality Comparison between Precoated and Self-Coated Non-traditional Substrates.” Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA), March 2023, Oklahoma City, OK.
• Walker, E.B., & Smith, D.H., “On the game day sideline: A case study of web-based AI color correction for social media content." Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA), March 2023, Oklahoma City, OK.
• Walker, E.B., Bridges, A.W., & Smith, D.H., “A color comparison between inkjet and dye sublimation on non-paper substrates before and after environmental exposure” (Not accepted). Journal of Print and Media Technology Research, March 2023.
• Smith, D.H. & Walker, E.B., “Real-world evaluation of artificial intelligence-based color corrections for social media content creators.” Journal of Print and Media Technology Research, vol. 12, no.1, March 2023. pp. 15-20. DOI 10.14622/JPMTR-2219.
• Walker, E.B., Lazar, K.B., “Students as Science Content Creators and Evaluators.” Journal of College Science Teaching, vol. 52, no. 2, November/December 2022. https://www.nsta.org/journal-college-science-teaching/journal-college-science-teaching-novemberdecember-2022/students
• Walker, E.B., Guido, A.R., & Boyer, D.M., (2022). “Evolving industry and academic relations and IEAs role in achieving these goals from an administrative perspective.” International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED) 2022 Conference Paper, pp. 1085-1091. DOI: 10.21125/inted.2022.0331.
• Walker, E.B. & Smith, D.H., (2022). “ColorNet case study: Impacts on undergraduate students participating in a small multidisciplinary research course.” International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED) 2022 Conference Paper, pp. 1080-1084. DOI: 10.21125/inted.2022.0331.
• Mayer, M., Walker, E.B., & Smith, D.H., “ColorNet 2.0: Image Segmentation for Brand Color Correction in Video.” Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA), March 2022, Oklahoma City, OK.
• Golabkesh, M. & Walker, E.B., “Color Correction In Video: Determining the Best Combination of Equipment and Settings to Capture Brand Color.” Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA), March 2022, Oklahoma City, OK.
• Mayer, M., Walker, E.B., & Smith, D.H., “ColorNet 1.5: Improving machine learning color correction for video.” 2021 NAB Show's Broadcast Engineering and Information Technology (BEIT) Conference Paper. https://nabpilot.org/beitc-proceedings/?ws=ColorNet
• Golabkesh, M., Walker, E.B., “Measuring the visual learning capacity of people over 60 years old with a comparison study between static and animated infographics.” Visual Communications Journal, student submission. https://gceaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/VCJ-Fall-21.pdf
• Walker, E.B., Guido, A.R., & Boyer, D.M., “Exploring the Programmatic Impact of Industry Expert Adjuncts in Two Graphics Departments.” Visual Communications Journal. https://gceaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/VCJ-Fall-21.pdf
• Mayes, E., Lineberger, J.P., Mayer, M, Sanborn, A., Smith, D.H., & Walker, E.B., "Automated Brand Color Accuracy for Realtime Video," in SMPTE Motion Imaging Journal, vol. 130, no. 3, pp. 45-49, April 2021, doi: 10.5594/JMI.2021.3058397 https://ieeexplore.ieee.org/document/9395672
• Walker, E.B., Guido, A.R., & Boyer, D.M., “Exploring the impact of the pandemic on the future of industry expert adjuncts.” International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED) 2021 Conference Paper. pp. 4832-4837. https://library.iated.org/view/WALKER2021EXP
• Walker, E.B., “Learning without a lab: Tools for teaching studio photography virtually.” International Technology, Education and Development Conference (INTED) 2021 Conference Paper. pp. 1089-1096. https://library.iated.org/view/WALKER2021LEA
• Walker, E.B., Boyer, D.M., “Bridging the gap between thinking and doing: Industry expert adjuncts and future-ready teaching methods.” International Consortium of Educational Development (ICED 2020) Conference Paper. https://learningteaching.ethz.ch/index.php/lt-eth/article/view/138
• Walker, E.B., Smith, D.H., Lineberger, J.P., Mayer, M., Mayes, E., & Sanborne, A., “ColorNet: A Neural Network-Based System for Consistent Display of Brand Colors for Video.” SID Display Week 2020 Conference Paper. https://doi.org/10.1002/sdtp.14041
• Sports, A. for Walker, E.B., “Color Correction In Video: Testing the Accuracy and Efficiency for Achieving Brand-Correctness using DaVinci Resolve” (2020). Visual Communications Journal, student submission. Pp. 19-25. https://gceaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/VCJ-Fall20-final.pdf
• Walker, E.B., Smith, D.H., Mayes, E., Lineberger, J.P., Mayer, M., & Sanborne, A., “Consistent display of Clemson brand colors using artificial intelligence.” Technical Association of the Graphic Arts (TAGA), June 2020, Oklahoma City, OK. https://www.printing.org/taga-abstracts/t200074
• Boyer, D.M., Walker, E.B., “The Impact of Industry Expert Adjuncts on Students’ Course Experiences.” International Journal of Innovative Teaching and Learning in Higher Education (IJITLHE). http://doi.org/10.4018/IJITLHE.2020040102
• * Mayes, E., Lineberger, J.P., Mayer, M., Sanborne, A., Smith, D.H., & Walker, E.B., “Automated Brand Color Accuracy for Real-Time Video.” 2020 NAB Show's Broadcast Engineering and Information Technology (BEIT) Conference Paper. https://nabpilot.org/beitc-proceedings/2020/automated-brand-color-accuracy-for-real-time-video/
• Walker, E.B., Edlein, S., “Teaching like a master: Implementing the cognitive apprenticeship framework in graphic communications laboratory assignments” (2019). Visual Communications Journal. https://gceaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/Walker-Online.pdf
• Walker, E.B., Przestrzelski, B., DesJardins, J.D., “Re-Designing the Senior Design Classroom
• Experience with Game-Based Learning” (2019). Advances in Engineering Education. https://advances.asee.org/wp-content/uploads/vol08/issue01/Papers/AEE-Pathways-Walker-2.pdf
• Conti, B. for Walker, E.B., “Are You for the Orange Team or the Red Team?: An exploratory study on displaying brand colors on large format LED screens at live sporting events” (2019). Visual Communications Journal, student submission. https://gceaonline.org/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/VCJ-Spring-2019-ContiWalker.pdf
• Walker, E.B., Boyer, D.M., & Benson L.C., “Using Studio Design to Support Cognitive Apprenticeship and Epistemic Change in the Engineering Classroom” (2019). IEEE Transactions on Education Special Issue. https://doi.org/10.1109/TE.2019.2898151.
• Walker, E.B., Boyer, D.M., “Research as storytelling: The use of video for mixed methods research” (2018). Video Journal of Education and Pedagogy. https://doi.org/10.1186/s40990-018-0020-4.
• Walker, Erica B., "Opportunities for Innovation: Game-based Learning in an Engineering Senior Design Course" (2017). All Dissertations. 1805. http://tigerprints.clemson.edu/all_dissertations/1805.

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