Chad Westover

Associate Teaching Professor,

Graphic Information Technology, The Polytechnic School

7271 E. Sonoran Arroyo Mall Suite 330 Santa Catalina Hall Room 330K MESA, AZ 85212
Mail code: 2180

Campus: Poly
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Long Bio

Chad Westover is an Associate Teaching Professor in the graphic information technology (GIT) program at Arizona State University. The ASU Polytechnic campus is home to the Polytechnic School, which is one of the six schools that make up the Ira A. Fulton Schools of Engineering. The GIT program is at the intersection of creativity and technology-- creating visual content for multi-channel distribution – print, web, photo, video, animation, and more.

Westover's specialties include Commercial and Technical Photography, Image Editing and Manipulation, Virtual Reality and Immersive Photography and Video, as well as High-Speed Video and Photography. He is an Adobe Certified Expert (A.C.E.) in Photoshop and Lightroom. His industry experience includes editorial, event, and medical photography.

Education

M.S. Technology, Arizona State University
B.S. Graphic Information Technology, Arizona State University

Courses

2026 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
GIT 230	Digital Illustration in Publis
GIT 334	Image Editing and Manipulation
GIT 334	Image Editing and Manipulation
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 445	360 Production
GIT 445	360 Production
GIT 545	360 Production
GIT 545	360 Production

2025 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
GIT 334	Image Editing and Manipulation
GIT 334	Image Editing and Manipulation
GIT 230	Digital Illustration in Publis
GIT 295	Intro to Technical Imaging
GIT 490	Adv Commercial Photography
GIT 334	Image Editing and Manipulation
ASU 101-TPS	The ASU Experience
ASU 101-TPS	The ASU Experience

2025 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
GIT 334	Image Editing and Manipulation
GIT 334	Image Editing and Manipulation
GIT 230	Digital Illustration in Publis
GIT 230	Digital Illustration in Publis
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 494	Special Topics
GIT 494	Special Topics
GIT 598	Special Topics
GIT 598	Special Topics

2025 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
GIT 230	Digital Illustration in Publis
GIT 334	Image Editing and Manipulation
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 445	360 Production
GIT 445	360 Production
GIT 545	360 Production
GIT 545	360 Production

2024 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
GIT 334	Image Editing and Manipulation
GIT 230	Digital Illustration in Publis
GIT 295	Intro to Technical Imaging
GIT 490	Adv Commercial Photography
GIT 494	Special Topics

2024 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
GIT 334	Image Editing and Manipulation
GIT 334	Image Editing and Manipulation
GIT 230	Digital Illustration in Publis
GIT 230	Digital Illustration in Publis
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 494	Special Topics
GIT 494	Special Topics
GIT 598	Special Topics
GIT 598	Special Topics

2024 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
GIT 493	Honors Thesis
GIT 230	Digital Illustration in Publis
GIT 334	Image Editing and Manipulation
GIT 593	Applied Project
GIT 573	Color Metrology
GIT 573	Color Metrology
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 593	Applied Project
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 445	360 Production
GIT 445	360 Production
GIT 545	360 Production
GIT 545	360 Production
GIT 499	Individualized Instruction

2023 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
GIT 334	Image Editing and Manipulation
GIT 593	Applied Project
GIT 230	Digital Illustration in Publis
GIT 295	Intro to Technical Imaging
GIT 492	Honors Directed Study
GIT 490	Adv Commercial Photography
GIT 499	Individualized Instruction

2023 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
GIT 334	Image Editing and Manipulation
GIT 334	Image Editing and Manipulation
GIT 230	Digital Illustration in Publis
GIT 230	Digital Illustration in Publis
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 384	Commercial Photography

2023 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
GIT 493	Honors Thesis
GIT 230	Digital Illustration in Publis
GIT 334	Image Editing and Manipulation
GIT 593	Applied Project
GIT 573	Color Metrology
GIT 573	Color Metrology
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 593	Applied Project
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 445	360 Production
GIT 445	360 Production
GIT 545	360 Production
GIT 545	360 Production

2022 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
GIT 334	Image Editing and Manipulation
GIT 230	Digital Illustration in Publis
GIT 295	Intro to Technical Imaging
GIT 492	Honors Directed Study
GIT 490	Adv Commercial Photography
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 499	Individualized Instruction
ASU 101-GIT	The ASU Experience

2022 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
GIT 334	Image Editing and Manipulation
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 334	Image Editing and Manipulation
GIT 230	Digital Illustration in Publis
GIT 230	Digital Illustration in Publis
GIT 494	Special Topics
GIT 494	Special Topics
GIT 598	Special Topics
GIT 598	Special Topics

2022 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
GIT 493	Honors Thesis
GIT 230	Digital Illustration in Publis
GIT 334	Image Editing and Manipulation
GIT 573	Color Metrology
GIT 573	Color Metrology
GIT 437	Color Reproduction Systems
GIT 437	Color Reproduction Systems
GIT 598	Special Topics
GIT 494	Special Topics
GIT 384	Commercial Photography

2021 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
GIT 334	Image Editing and Manipulation
GIT 230	Digital Illustration in Publis
GIT 295	Intro to Technical Imaging
GIT 492	Honors Directed Study
GIT 490	Adv Commercial Photography
GIT 384	Commercial Photography

2021 Summer

Course Number	Course Title
GIT 334	Image Editing and Manipulation
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 334	Image Editing and Manipulation
GIT 230	Digital Illustration in Publis
GIT 230	Digital Illustration in Publis
GIT 590	Reading and Conference

2021 Spring

Course Number	Course Title
GIT 493	Honors Thesis
GIT 230	Digital Illustration in Publis
GIT 334	Image Editing and Manipulation
GIT 573	Color Metrology
GIT 573	Color Metrology
GIT 437	Color Reproduction Systems
GIT 437	Color Reproduction Systems
GIT 598	Special Topics
GIT 494	Special Topics
GIT 384	Commercial Photography

2020 Fall

Course Number	Course Title
GIT 334	Image Editing and Manipulation
GIT 230	Digital Illustration in Publis
GIT 295	Intro to Technical Imaging
GIT 492	Honors Directed Study
GIT 384	Commercial Photography
GIT 490	Adv Commercial Photography
GIT 384	Commercial Photography

Professional Associations

American Society of Media Photographers

Pro Bono

Susan G Komen Foundation

Boys & Girls Clubs of Metro Phoenix

Expertise Areas

Photography

Visual Arts and Media

Video

Visual Communication