Siobhan Gregory will lecture about the changes in industrial design at 5:30 p.m. on Friday in 2245 Coover Hall.

Gregory works in Detroit at Wayne State University as a senior lecturer in design and design research.

According to the Iowa State Events Calendar, Gregory is also an industrial designer and applied anthropologist.

Gregory will discuss how anthropology can help industrial designers merge their designs with what is culturally acceptable and in style.

Gregory received a bachelor’s degree from Pratt Institute and a master’s degree from the University of Illinois at Chicago both in industrial design as well as a master’s degree in anthropology from Wayne State University, according to the Iowa State College of Design.

Gregory worked as a designer for General Motors and the Keds Corporation before joining the faculty of Wayne State University in 2012.

The event is free and open to the public.