Alison Place is a designer, educator and writer who examines the intersection of feminism and design as a space for radical speculation and critical making. She is currently writing a book entitled Feminist Designer: On the Personal and the Political in Design, slated for publication with MIT Press in 2023. She is an assistant professor of graphic design at the University of Arkansas School of Art, where she also serves as the director of the graphic design program. She is a member of the AIGA Design Educators Community National Steering Committee. Previously, she worked for more than ten years as a creative director and designer for nonprofit and higher education institutions. She earned an M.F.A. in experience design from Miami University of Ohio, and a B.S. in graphic design and journalism from the University of Cincinnati College of Design, Architecture, Art and Planning.