Monday, March 20th

Events of the Day

Patient Perspectives of Patient-Centeredness

Addressing Boston's Food Insecurity with Design Research

The Undisciplined: DRW Opening

With the intersections between ‘Design’ and ‘Research’ still debated and open for interpretation, CAMD’s Center for Design promotes and hosts the annual “Design Research Week”, in partnership with the Design Museum Foundation, CHeT, Center for the Arts, Bouvé College of Health Sciences, The Magic and Medicine Lab, and more.

Paolo Ciuccarelli
Founding Director, Center for Design; Professor of Design

Estefania Ciliotta
Associate Director, Center for Design

Patient Perspectives of Patient-Centeredness

We discussed the concept of patient-centeredness and shared the results of our literature review and case studies about the meaning of patient-centeredness in different contexts, as well as collected cases. The goal of our round table discussion was to develop an understanding of the different definitions and understandings of “patient-centeredness” from a patient’s point of view. Participants’ perspectives bring important context from their previous experiences by participating in a group discussion about Patient-Centered-Design in various contexts and healthcare interactions and engaging with audience members in Q&A.

Panelists included Kate Milliken, Dr. Danny Sands, Chief Advocacy Officer, Co-Founder of SPM, Frank Cuttita, Alex Fielding, and Katherine O’Connor.

Miso Kim
Assistant Professor, Art + Design

Michael Arnold Mages
Assistant Professor, Design, Experience Design, Information Design

Paolo Ciuccarelli
Founding Director, Center for Design; Professor of Design

Estefania Ciliotta
Associate Director, Center for Design

Uri Seitz
Interdisciplinary PhD Student, CAMD + Bouvé

Christine Zizzi
Director of CHeT Health, Associate in Neurology

Addressing Boston's Food Insecurity with Design Research

One in three Massachusetts college students experiences food insecurity, and Roxbury — a historically Black neighborhood near Northeastern where many students reside —experiences food insecurity at the highest rate in Boston. Scout Labs partnered with the Mayor’s Office of New Urban Mechanics (MONUM), Northeastern’s Center for Design (CfD), and the Office of Food Justice (OFJ) to research and ultimately implement an actionable prototype to improve food access in and around the Northeastern community.

Chloe Hudson Prock
Director, SCOUT Labs

Nicholas Pietrinferno
SCOUT Labs

PhD Event

CAMD's new innovative Ph.D. program in interdisciplinary Design and Media takes a globally aware, human-centered approach to advanced graduate study, emphasizing practice-based research and scholarship conducted through making or creation. This event explores the boundaries of theory and practice, featuring a lineup of guest presentations and short discussions from leaders in the field of Interdisciplinary Design Research. Attendees had the opportunity to view poster presentations from students, providing a glimpse into the cutting-edge research happening in the field.

In addition to the informative presentations, attendees had ample opportunities to network, socialize, and collaborate with fellow researchers and experts in the field.