Shelley McNulty

Shelley McNulty is the Head of the School of Art and Design at Manchester Metropolitan University. With over 15 years of experience in leading brand, design, and architecture studios, she combines her commercial expertise with academic leadership, overseeing undergraduate and postgraduate programs.

Her research focuses on home-making processes, exploring how domestic spaces are shaped by material accumulation through social sciences, design anthropology, and co-design methodologies. She aims to reposition interior design as a complex process rooted in anthropological insights rather than aesthetics alone.

Key trends in her publications include interdisciplinary approaches to domestic space design, material culture analysis, and participatory design practices. She is actively involved in academic networks such as Interior Educators, the Design Research Group, and the Art Pedagogic Experiment Research Group.