see who we are
Director
Associate Dean, Master of Design
& Associate Professor, Design
Coordinator
Our team is constantly expanding to meet new project needs, bringing on new student team members into our projects as paid Research Assistants or through course-based projects. Most of our students are enrolled at Emily Carr University — in the Master of Design Program, or one of three Bachelor of Design Program streams (Communication Design, Industrial Design, or Interaction Design). Students bring design skills and new perspectives to each project, playing critical roles as co-design facilitators. On average, our team includes 10-20 Research Assistants on various projects annually.
Our team is constantly expanding to meet new project needs, bringing on new student team members into our projects as paid Research Assistants or through course-based projects. Most of our students are enrolled at Emily Carr University — in the Master of Design Program, or one of three Bachelor of Design Program streams (Communication Design, Industrial Design, or Interaction Design). Students bring design skills and new perspectives to each project, playing critical roles as co-design facilitators. On average, our team includes 10-20 Research Assistants on various projects annually.
Project Co-Lead
Senior Research Assistant
Research Assistant, BDes
(Industrial Design)
Research Assistant, BDes
(Industrial Design)
Research Assistant, MDes
(Interaction Design)
Research Assistant, BDes
(Communication Design)
Research Assistant, BDes
(Communication Design)
Research Assistant, BDes
(Communication Design)
Research Assistant, MDes
(Interaction Design)
Research Assistant, BDes
(Interaction Design)
Research Assistant, MDes
(Interaction Design)
Research Assistant, BDes
(Industrial Design)
Research Assistant, MDes
(Interaction Design)
Research Assistant, MDes
(Interaction Design)
Research Assistant, MDes
(Interaction Design)
Our Past Members consist of former students, faculty, and staff who have been part of the Health Design Lab spanning all the way from 2017. They have since embarked on new journeys working in Service Design for the BC Government and National Health Service in the UK; enhancing innovation services at the Ministry of Health, Island Health Authority, and Alberta Health Services; and working in user experience design for Vancouver Coastal Health, Tickit Health, and Microsoft.
Ajra Doobenen
Amen Salami
Ara Rattan
Blair Muxiang Yu
Chelsea Burke
Clara Ngie
Eden Luna Goldet
Erin Finnerty
Emi Webb
Emily Ellis
Eugenie Cheon
Eva Egeberg
Garima Sood
Jocelyn Kim
Kamila Bashir
Katie Macdonald
Lariena Kumar
Laura Escueta
Linh Phan
Malika Gill
Marcia Higuchi
Mark Hanbunjerd
Meaghan Horne
Morgan Martino
Nada Salama
Nadia Beyzaei
Nandita Ratan
Nicole Preissl
Parnian Anaa
Sarah Hay
Shraddha Kumbhar
Srushti Kulkarni
Steph Koenig
Tyler Hawkins
Vannysha Chang
Yutaan Lin
Zoe Laycock
Ajra Doobenen
Amen Salami
Ara Rattan
Blair Muxiang Yu
Chelsea Burke
Clara Ngie
Eden Luna Goldet
Erin Finnerty
Emi Webb
Emily Ellis
Eugenie Cheon
Eva Egeberg
Fatemeh Pourseyed
Garima Sood
Jocelyn Kim
Kamila Bashir
Katie Macdonald
Lariena Kumar
Laura Escueta
Linh Phan
Lisa Park
Malika Gill
Marcia Higuchi
Maria Azam
Mark Hanbunjerd
Meaghan Horne
Morgan Martino
Nada Salama
Nadia Beyzaei
Nandita Ratan
Nicole Preissl
Parnian Anaa
Priyanka Poulose
Sarah Hay
Shraddha Kumbhar
Srushti Kulkarni
Steph Koenig
Tyler Hawkins
Vannysha Chang
Yutaan Lin
Zoe Laycock
Qianhui Wan
Coordinator
Otilia is the newest member to the Health Design Lab team. Some of the responsibilities of this role include: student hiring, managing project timelines and budgets, general project support for new and ongoing research projects, coordination of workshops and research activities— including ethics applications, participant recruitment.
Otilia holds a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Emily Carr University of Art + Design. Outside of her role in the Health Design Lab, Otilia works as a visual artist and designer. Her work explores the relationship of space, movement and shape through playful, bold design. The work is inspired and informed by her interest in memory and colour as a vehicle to the formation of personal identity, values and beliefs. Her work has been featured in the Vancouver Art Book Fair, Peach Magazine, SAD Magazine, and Poor Quality Press. She has also created art projects for the City of Vancouver, City of North Vancouver, University of British Columbia, TRIUMF: Canada’s Particle Accelerator Centre, and Vancouver Mural Festival.
Associate Dean, Master of Design
& Associate Professor, Design
Jon is the Associate Dean of the Master of Design program and Associate Professor of Communication Design. He has been with the Health Design Lab since 2015, largely collaborating on our dementia projects, including the co-development and leadership of the Perspectives Program and the Dementia Lab Conference.
He holds a BA and MA in Design & Art Direction from Manchester School of Art, as well a Postgraduate Certificate in Education (PGCE) from Huddersfield University and a Fellowship from the Higher Education Academy.
Alongside teaching, Jon founded and ran Manchester based design studio OWT for 6 years. OWT started as an experimental, collaborative magazine that grew into a fully practicing design studio. Jon’s research has been featured in international publications and on platforms such as IdN, Computer Arts, The Guardian, and CNN, amongst others.
Director
Caylee Raber is the Director of the Health Design Lab and responsible for the development, growth and leadership of the lab. Within this role, she develops collaborative relationships with community partners, related labs and academic institutions, while leading the formation and execution of research and design projects.
Caylee’s research practice is centred in participatory design research methods for collaboration with diverse populations in the conceptualization, development and implementation of new social services, experiences and programs related to health. Through participatory and co-design methods her research seeks to ensure that people have the ability to not only inform, but shape their future experiences. She is interested in further exploring how designers can work collaboratively with community to advance health equity and research engagement by people with lived experience. Past work has included collaboration with: children with learning differences, autism and neurodevelopmental disabilities; older adults and seniors including people with dementia; and Indigenous communities.
Caylee also teaches in the Faculty of Design and Dynamic Media and Master of Design Program as a Sessional Instructor. From a teaching and learning perspective, Caylee is interested in exploring pedagogical approaches that include community-based experiential learning. Caylee holds a Master of Design from Emily Carr University of Art and Design and Bachelor degree in Industrial Design.