Designing at the intersection of health, care, and technology
Roya Rad, Design Researcher and Ph.D. Student at NYU
Designing at the intersection of health, care, and technology
Roya Rad, Design Researcher and Ph.D. Student at NYU
Roya Rad, Design Researcher and Ph.D. Student at NYU
Roya Rad, Design Researcher and Ph.D. Student at NYU
I'm a multidisciplinary designer and researcher in my second year of a PhD in Human-Centered Technology, Innovation, and Design at NYU, advised by Dr. Graham Dove. My work explores how people, design, and technology intersect in thoughtful and meaningful ways.
I come from a background in digital media, visual, and product design. After completing my MFA at a School of Fine Arts, I shifted my focus from making objects to thinking critically about the role of design in people’s lives.
Now, through my PhD, I’m focused on how we can design technologies that support care, health, and human connection, grounded in real, lived experiences.
Making/Unmaking with Metaphors: Generative Co-Design with People Living with Chronic Pain
Authors: Roya Rad, Graham Dove. This ongoing project explores how people with chronic pain express their experiences beyond clinical language. Using a research through design (RtD) approach, We’ve developed a multi-stage co-design workshop that invites participants to reflect on, make, and unmake metaphors using diverse materials.
The goal is to foster emotional articulation, narrative building, and self-advocacy. Insights from these workshops inform the design of interactive systems that support expressive communication and empathetic care between patients, caregivers, and clinicians.
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