Explore our record of research publications in high-impact journals & interdisciplinary conferences
Below you can also find recommended reading and resources related to each of our strategic research themes, intended to support anyone interested in learning more.
Inclusive Mobility
Design as an Agent of Children’s Rights? Inclusive Mobility Design for Children with Disabilities (Routledge International Handbook on Children’s Rights and Disability, 2022).Design as an Agent of Narratives: A conceptual framework and a first exploration in the context of Inclusive Paediatric Mobility Design (Design Research Society International Conference, 2022).Design as an Agent of Narratives (Preprint Journal Article, 2022)Child-centred Framing Through Design Research: A Framework For Analysing Children’s ‘Dream Wheelchair’ Designs to Elicit Meaning and Elevate Their Voice (Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 2022).A Framework for Transitioning Designerly Ways; Interrogating 50 Years of Inclusive Design for Paediatric Mobility
(Design Journal 2021, Volume 24, Issue 6).What Can Be Learnt From 130 Children’s Dream Wheelchair Designs? Eliciting Child-centred Insights Using an Interdisciplinary Design Analysis Framework
(International Conference on Engineering Design, 2021).Designing an All-terrain Wheelchair; A Case Study of Design for Social Impact in Less Resourced Settings (International Conference on Engineering Design, 2021).50 Years of Inclusive Design for Childhood Mobility; Insights from an Illustrative Mapping Review (Design Research Society International Conference, 2020).Drivers for Change; Initial Insights from Mapping Half a Century of Inclusive Paediatric Mobility Design (Advances in Usability, User Experience, Wearable and Assistive Technology; Book chapter, 2020).Designing an Innovative Walking Aid Kit; A Case Study of Design in Inclusive Healthcare Products (Designing Around People; Book chapter, 2016).Beyond Accessible Mobility: Insights into Psychosocial Inclusivity Dimensions in Personal Transport (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics Journal, 2016).Mobility Adaptation Priorities Study (MAPS); Scoping future research priorities for the mobility needs of people with disabilities (Full Report, 2015).Mobility Adaptation Priorities Study Plan (Project Website, 2015).Mentality Shift in Public Transport – from physical accessibility to psychosocial inclusion (Trends in Universal Design; Book chapter, 2014).Inclusive Bus Travel: A Psychosocial Approach (Designing Inclusive Systems; Book chapter, 2012).
Psychosocial Inclusion
The Evolution of Inclusive Design; A First Timeline Review of Narratives and Milestones of Design for Disability (Design Research Society International Conference, DRS 2022). A first-time investigation of psychosocial inclusivity in design: inclusive supermarket design for older individuals (Journal of Design Research, 2020). Beyond Accessible Aisles? Psychosocial Inclusivity of Shopping Experience: an ethnographic investigation (Design Research Society International Conference, DRS 2018). Beyond Accessible Mobility: Insights into Psychosocial Inclusivity Dimensions in Personal Transport (Studies in Health Technologies and Informatics Journal, 2016)
Mentality Shift in Inclusive Design: From Physical to Psychosocial Inclusion (8th Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology; CWUAAT16, 2016). Mentality Shift in Public Transport – from physical accessibility to psychosocial inclusion (Trends in Universal Design; Book chapter, 2014) Inclusive Bus Travel: A Psychosocial Approach (Designing Inclusive Systems; Book chapter, 2012)
Design for End of life
Designer-in-Residence; a new model for design-driven innovation in future hospice care (BMJ Supportive & Palliative Care, 2022)
Design meets Death; A first systematic mapping review of design contributions to end of life field (Design Research Society International Conference, DRS 2022)
Coffins, Deathbeds, and Funerals; Design Meets Death in Times of COVID-19 (Preprint, 2020)
Design Meets Death: Emergent Issues in Reimagining ‘Legacy’ in the Context of Paediatric Palliative Care (Design Research Society International Conference, DRS 2020). ‘Is this a conversation about death?’ planning for future care with patients with advanced cancer: examining the feasibility of using the trajectory touchpoint technique for advance care planning. A qualitative study (The Palliative Care Congress, 2020).
Design Meets Death. A case of critical discourse and strategic contributions (Design Journal, 2019).
Inclusive Design
Is inclusive design failing inclusion? Identifying the dilemmas at the core philosophy and practices of inclusive design (Design Research Society International Conference, 2022). Six Reflections on Inclusive Design Research in 2022.
Editorial: Inclusive Design: Perspectives, Guidance, and Reflections (Design Research Society International Conference, 2022).
The Evolution of Inclusive Design; A First Timeline Review of Narratives and Milestones of Design for Disability (Design Research Society International Conference, 2022).
The state of inclusive and human-centred design in oral healthcare (Design Research Society International Conference, 2022).
Editorial: Designing for Diversity: Inclusive Design as a catalyst for change? (Design Research Society International Conference, 2018).
“Is Universal Design Dead?”: Creating inclusive user experience design methods (Design Research Society International Conference, 2018). Inclusive Digital Storytelling to Understand Audiences’ Behaviours (International Journal of Visual Design, 2017). Barriers and Drivers in Cultural Tourism for Five Groups in Thailand (Journal of Tourism and Leisure Studies, 2017). A Conceptual Framework for Inclusive Digital Storytelling to Increase Diversity and Motivation for Cultural Tourism in Thailand (Studies in Health Technology and Informatics Journal, 2016). Mentality Shift in Inclusive Design: From Physical to Psychosocial Inclusion (8th Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and Assistive Technology; CWUAAT 16, 2016).
Designing for designers: Insights into the knowledge users of inclusive design (Applied Ergonomics, 2015). Inclusive Design Research In Action (Design for All Institute India, 2010).
Healthcare Innovation
An Opportunity for Inclusive and Human-Centred Design (Preprint, British Dental Journal, 2022).
Design Contributions to Oral Healthcare: A Systematic Map (IADR/APR General Session, 2022).
The State of Inclusive and Human-Centred Design in Oral Healthcare (Design Research Society International Conference, DRS 2022).
50 Years of Inclusive Design for Childhood Mobility; Insights from an Illustrative Mapping Review (Design Research Society International Conference, 2020). Towards a Health 4.0 Framework for the Design of Wearbles: Leveraging Human-Centred and Robust Design (Procedia CIRP Journal, 2020). Designing an Innovative Walking Aid Kit; A Case Study of Design in Inclusive Healthcare Products (Designing Around People; Book chapter, 2016).
Design Information
“What do you mean?” The state of design ‘definitions’ within the discipline and beyond (Design Research Society International Conference, 2022). What is Information Behaviour in Design? A Novel Set of Information Dimensions (Design Journal, 2020). Designing for designers: Insights into the knowledge users of inclusive design (Applied Ergonomics, 2015). Designing Anthropometrics! Requirements Capture for Physical Ergonomic Data for Designers (Design Journal, 2011). Representing Unstructured User Data for Inclusive Design (Advances in Understanding Human Performance; Book chapter, 2010). Developing User Data Tools: Challenges and Opportunities (International Conference of Engineering Design; ICED 09, 2009). Anthropometrics without numbers! (Include International Conference, 2009).
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