People

Current Staff

AllenAllen Pam Allen Project Manager: The Creative Exchange
BirchallBirchall Sam Birchall AI, Programming, Philosophy, Knowledge Exchange, Pedagogy
BoykoBoyko Christopher Boyko Environmental Psychology, Regeneration, Space and Place, Tourism, Town Planning, Urban Design and Behaviour, Urban Sustainability, Wellbeing
BüscherBüscher Monika Büscher Sociology / Anthropology / Cultural studies of mobilities, Technology (futures), Video Ethnography and Design, Ethnomethodological studies
CarrCarr Valerie Carr Design for health and wellbeing, therapeutic environments, workplace design, post occupancy evaluation, community engagement, design for social innovation, codesign
ChisholmChisholm John Chisholm Innovation, Design Management, European Policy, Business Support
CooperCooper Rachel Cooper Design Management, Design Policy, Design Thinking, Urban Sustainability, Socially Responsible Design, Design Against Crime, Design & Manufacture
CoultonCoulton Paul Coulton Digital Design, Game Design, Design Fiction, UX Design, Play, Toys, Mobile, Gameful Design, Fun, Interaction Design, Bricolage, Storytelling
CoultonCoulton Claire Coulton Liveable Cities Project Administrator and Editorial Assistant (The Design Journal)
CoupeCoupe Gemma Coupe Design Manager, PROUD EU INTERREG program
CruickshankCruickshank Leon Cruickshank Open Design and Innovation, User Centred and User-Led Design, Interactive Design, Technology and Society, Design Methodology, Design Theory and Philosophy
EvansEvans Martyn Evans Design, Design Management, Design Futures, Design Strategy, Design and Branding, Design Policy, Design Thinking, New Product Development
HandsHands David Hands Design Policy Development; Design Briefing; Design Leadership; Designing against Crime; New Product Development.
HemmentHemment Drew Hemment Art Curation, Open Data, Social Technologies, Smart Cities, Digital Innovation
JacobsJacobs Naomi Jacobs Senior Research Associate, The Creative Exchange
LundLund Vicky Lund Proud Project Administrator
MorrisMorris Laura Morris Design, Knowledge Exchange, Creative Problem Solving, Multidisciplinary Work
MurphyMurphy Emma Murphy Design Management, Branding (Organisational, Place and Services), Design Thinking, Design Procurement, Briefing Process, Design and Business.
SangiorgiSangiorgi Daniela Sangiorgi Service Design, Design for Public Services, Service Innovation
SarjentSarjent Nicola Sarjent Team Coordinator
WalkerWalker Stuart Walker Design for Sustainability; Design and Meaning; Practice-based Design Research; Design, Values and Spirituality; Product Aesthetics; Product Design, Localization and Place
WhithamWhitham Roger Whitham Human-Computer Interaction, Visualisation, Interactive Structures, Virtual Work Environments, Facilitation

Former Staff

AgarwalAgarwal Pragya Agarwal Place and Sense of Place, Spatial Cognition, Navigational Technologies, Mobility, Information Visualisation, Semantics and Spatial Ontologies
HerfurthHerfurth Lorenz Herfurth Innovation, Knowledge Exchange, Design Research, Design Management for Sustainability, Design Thinking
JungingerJunginger Sabine Junginger Design in the Organization, Design and Change, Design Management, Design Thinking, Human-Centered Product Development, Design Theory
MarinelloMarinello Laura Marinello Team Coordinator

Current PhD Students

AcklinAcklin Claudia Acklin Design management absorption processes of SMEs with little or no prior design experience
BullBull Christopher Bull Software Engineering Studios
CarolanCarolan Natasha Carolan On-demand manufacture and creative commerce
ChouChou Ivy Chou Brand value, Eco-Packaging design, Visual impact, Psychology, Consumer perception
ChudasriChudasri Disaya Chudasri Design for Sustainability, Handicrafts, Design for Branding & Marketing, Collaborative Approaches, Design Management, Identity/Packaging/Graphic Designs
Ellis GrayEllis Gray Nina Ellis Gray Death in the System: The emergence of mourning practices online
GanchoGancho Sara Gancho The role of the Designer as a custodian of Brands within the Social Media space
GumusGumus Hazal Gumus Design for Sustainability, Traditional Handicrafts, Grassroots Innovation, Participatory Design
HernándezHernández Gabriel Hernández Design-based Learning: improving education through Design. Outlining best practices for driving innovation into learning.
HwangboHwangbo Hyunwook Hwangbo An examination of how approaches to product design differ nationally by examining organisational cultures: A study of East and West
JungJung Je Yon Jung Investigation into the Identity of Design through Defining the Disciplinary Core Properties of Design
KimKim Seo Young Kim City Image, City Branding, Cultural Production, Curation, Design Management
KooKoo Yoori Koo A design management approach for supporting the delivery of Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) with special reference to the electronic industry
LeeLee Yi-Chang Lee Innovative Product Design Decision-Making in SMEs
LeeLee Younjoon Lee An Investigation into Design-Driven Approaches within Fast Moving Consumer Goods Brand Development/ Design in Organisational Management, Brand Development, Design Management and Design-Driven Approaches
PauPau Agnes Pau Packaging Design, Online Retailing, Sustainable Design
SmithSmith Marcia Tavares Smith Digital Clothing Manufacture
WeiseWeise Sebastian Weise Data representation, crowd sourcing systems, participatory planning, urban design