Human-Centered Design for Health Seminar Series
The 2026-27 seminar series begins on September 4th at 12 PM EDT! This year’s theme is The Journey Behind the Impact: personal stories of change, growth, and impact in human-centered design. Register for the first seminar here and check back for future dates and speakers.
The Indiana Human-Centered Design for Health Seminar Series aims to share research and best practices in HCD and health, promote HCD expertise, and build a community of HCD researchers and practitioners focused on health — in Indiana and beyond. This initiative was started by the HTQLab @ Purdue, Research Jam @ CTSI, and the Master of Design Program @ Herron School of Art and Design.
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Upcoming Seminars
William E. Bennett, MD, Associate Professor of Pediatrics, Associate Professor of Urology, Indiana University
September 4, 2026 | 12-1pm EDT
Liz Chen, PhD, MPH, Associate Professor, Department of Health Behavior, UNC-Chapel Hill, Design Thinking Lead, Innovate Carolina
November 6, 2026 | 12-1pm EST
Jenni Parker and Ali Fawes, Humanly
February 5, 2027 | 12-1pm EST
April 2, 2027 | 12 PM EDT
Seminar Highlights
Past Seminars
Steven Steinhubl, Professor of Biomedical Engineering at Purdue University
June 6, 2025 | 12-1pm EDT
Julia Kramer Assistant Professor in the University of Michigan’s Department of Mechanical Engineering, Director of the Engineering, Design, and Global Equity (EDGE) Lab
March 7, 2025 | 12-1pm EST
Anastasia Kouvaras Ostrowski, Assistant Professor at the Polytechnic Institute at Purdue University
December 6, 2024 | 12-1pm EST
This or That or Something else?: Making decisions to conduct HCD research.
Bridget Hawryluk, Human-Centered Design Researcher at Research Jam
September 6, 2024 | 12-1pm EDT
How do you approach Human-Centered Design: as a tool, a method, or a methodology?
Youngbok Hong, Professor in the Visual Communication Design Department at the Herron School of Art and Design at IU Indianapolis
June 21, 2024 | 12-1pm Eastern
Family Resilience Technologies: Supporting Caregiver Coordination during Extended Hospital Stays
Andrew Miller, Associate Professor and Chair in the Department of Human-Centered Computing at IU Indianapolis
March 1, 2024 | 12-1pm Eastern
HCD Framework and Case Studies for Global Health Diagnostics
Jackie Linnes, Associate Professor in Biomedical Engineering at Purdue
December 1, 2023 | 12-1pm Eastern
Human-Centered Design Research: Principles & Practice
Dustin Lynch, Communication Designer at Research Jam
September 1, 2023 | 12-1pm Eastern
Health TechQuity Lab 