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Laurene has worked across a number of design and communication fields. These include interaction design, fashion and accessory design, retail and hospitality. Across these different fields she has a passion for understanding the nature of situated experience, whether it is on a screen, in a text or in place. Recently she has focused on leadership roles within research projects and research organisations, where she is committed to exploring how to balance quality outcomes with optimum experiences. Design is the foundation of her approach to knowledge production and communication and she applies this to all her fields of activity, from coaching to research projects.
Lauren is an associate professor at RMIT, one of the network partners central to the Centre for Design Research at AHO. Laurene has taught on the AHO doctoral programme and co-researched with its staff. This teaching has also extended to the mediation of research, including being an invited speaker the opening of the centre.
A doctorate in design stretches experience, acuity and knowledge in design practice into analysis and long form expository writing in an academic oriented thesis. The PhD in design is a mix of theory and practice, with innovation in practice-based inquiry and acknowledgement of insights and articulations based on design work... Read »
Doctoral education in design has been expanding considerably since the mid 1990s and is now globally a lively part of many design schools. In this article we unpack what it is that constitutes, and is specific to, a doctorate in design. We offer a mapping of current international approaches, models and formats of the PhD in design... Read »
This workshop will investigate the possibilities for design PhDs and their relevance to the future of design education and the design professions. Studied through a range of doctoral models, this workshop will explore the potential benefits of having design PhDs... Read »
Across the domains of design education the Design PhD is an area of much contemporary discussion and debate internationally. As the field of the discipline of design matures, so does its relationship with this qualification: its form, methods and relevance within and beyond the academy... Read »