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4 March - 11:00 USA CST / 17:00 London CMT

"Designing for Pandemics: Principles for Recovery and Resilience"

Rachel Cooper, Distinguished Professor of Design Management and Policy, Lancaster University, UK

Louise Mullagh, Senior Research Associate (Population and Policy) on the Beyond Imagination Research Project at ImaginationLancaster, UK

Rachel Cooper is Distinguished Professor of Design Management and Policy at Lancaster University. She is founding Director of ImaginationLancaster, an open and exploratory design-led research centre conducting applied and theoretical research into people, products, places and their interactions. Her research interests cover: design thinking; design management; design policy; and across all sectors of industry, a specific interest in design for wellbeing and socially responsible design. She has published extensively on these topics, including books, 'Designing Sustainable Cities', 'The Handbook of Wellbeing and the Environment' and ‘Living in Digital Worlds; designing the digital public space’. An academic leader with 20 years research experience and collaboration with industry partners. Rachel Cooper has led large interdisciplinary research programmes related to design.She is President of the Design Research Society. 

Louise Mullagh is senior research associate (Population and Policy) on the Beyond Imagination research project at ImaginationLancaster. Her cross-disciplinary research explores design and its roles in the development and implementation of policy at global, national and regional levels. She is also currently involved in exploring the impact of design in the global COVID-19 pandemic and how designers can contribute to recovery and resilience.