Theses from 2012
From Science to Policy: a strategy to communicate the science of early childhood to Pennsylvania policy makers, Erica Gatts
Designing note-taking for meaningful learning, Jesse Hsia
To Live Deliberately: A Critical Exploration of Robotic Technologies in the Home, Wesley Johnson
IBConnect: Placing patient data at the heart of online communities, Molly Lafferty
Kairos: visualizing consequence and nurturing confidence, Chongho Lee
Lady Business: self-service health care in the women’s restroom, Jessamyn Miller
Democracy in Action, Every Day: An examination of how to reinvigorate communication between people and their government, Jessica Schafer
Arium: Beyond the Desktop Metaphor: A new way of navigating, searching, and organizing personal digital data, Jungwon Roy Shim
Transmedia Storytelling: Principles, practices, and prototypes for designing narrative experiences with the audience, Eric Spaulding
"Family Focus: Photography Service Design with Sojourner House MOMS", Scott Sykora
Start with Sustainability: making sustainability the meta-objective for design, Kinnari Thakker
Hey Neighbor! Let's play., Gabriela Uribe
Loop: Designing Interactive Systems for Emerging Adults and their Parents, Clarence Yung
Theses from 2011
Nirvana Play: Short-Term Play on Academic Campuses, Aliya Maria Baptista
Design for Organizational Intelligence in Non-Profits, Barbara Batokova
Organic: Designing Communication for Environmental Values, Katherine Betermier
Designing for the Grocery Store: A Service that Facilitates Community Building as a Means to Ecologic Improvement, Sarah Calandro
Design for Chronic Illness: Exploring Service Systems & New Technologies for Patients with Type 2 Diabetes, Lauren Chapman
Being There: Exploring the Role of 'Presence' in Designing Engaging Product/System Experiences, Bryan Cheung
Social Media in the Arts: Designing for Meaningful Participation in Museums and Galleries, Margaret Cox
Humor-Centered Design: Using Humor as a Rhetorical Approach in Design, Chelsey Delaney
Adding Dimension: Ideas for building meaningful & broader social network within academic departments, Juliana Diaz Delgado
Teens, Behavior Change & the Environment, Kim Dowd
Obfuscation by Design: How Visual ComComplexity and Cognitive Bias Shape Our Understanding of Political Information, Adam Howard
Information and the Experience of Wonder: A Rhetorical Study of Information Design, Soojin Jun
ServiceSketch: A Collaborative Tabletop Tool for Service Design, Norman Lau
My City Counselor: Enhancing Social Interactions of the Elderly, Yoomi Lee
The Role of Facilitation in Business Communication, Jeanette Leigh
Diggin’ Independence: Women Working Toward Self-Sufficiency, Stephanie Meier and Kelly Nash
Fostering trust in technical services through integrated, collaborative and contextual learning, Gretchen Marie Mendoza
Modes of Transitions: Developing Interactive Products for Harmony and Wellbeing, Fatih Kursat Ozenc
Whole Care+: An integrated health care for the elderly living in their homes, Hyo Ri Park
Issues of Control with Older Drivers and Future Automated Driving Systems, Marcus Sebastian Perez Cervantes
The Power of Dignity: Propelling Change in Public Education, Gretchen Pinard
We're Not in Kansai Anymore: Designing for Reverse Culture Shock, Smitha Prasadh
Redesigning Our Personal Environments and Behaviors: A Systems Approach to Wellness, Corinna Sherman
Designing for Behavior Change: Identifying design components that encourage and empower individuals to act in environmentally responsible ways, Jennifer Shirey
Museum Visitor Engagement Through Resonant, Rich and Interactive Experiences, Cheryl A. Templeton
Unleashing collections and the stories they hold, Ruqian Zhou
Submissions from 2009
Fitwits: Designed to help physicians start conversations with families about obesity, Kristin Hughes, Susan K. Fidler, Ann McGaffey, and Caryn Audenried