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Barbara Cottrell Trippeer
Creative Toolkits
for Developing Biomedical Technology for Children with Chronic Illness
M.F.A. 2015 in Applied Design ResearchUniversity of North Texas, Toulouse Graduate SchoolCollege of Visual Art + Design (CVAD)art.unt.edu/designresearchcenter
–Herbert Simon, The Sciences of the Artificial, 1996
“Design is devising a course of action aimed at changing an existing situation into a
preferred one.”
Medical Smart Garment Systems: Actor Network Theory, Bruno Latour
Empowerment through Understanding
Monitoring fluctuations in quality of health during cycles of illness or throughout daily activities
–Dana Tapak, Design Considerations, University of Manitoba, 2012
“Don’t speak about us without us.”
Design Advocacy: Participatory Design
Barriers to traditional research methods
when working with children
❖ Power relationships
❖ Subordination
❖ Stigmatization
Medical Anthropological Foundation
Meaning Centered Approach• Patient Perceptions• Self Knowledge• Awareness of Abilities• Explanatory Models
Dr. Christine Kiefer Dr. Arthur Kleinman(Doing Health Anthropology: 2007)
Research Design Methodologies
Rapid Ethnographic Assessment
Open Ended, In-Depth Interviewing
Arts Based Interview Methods
Arts Based Interview Methods
“Drawing things together”
Bruno Latour,Visualization &
cognition, thinking with
eyes and hands, 2011
Context Sticker Menu as ISOTYPE Styled Communication System
Iconic Metaphors
• Meredith Davis (2011)• Don Norman(2007)• Rawley Silver (2001)• Martin Krampen (1999)
Next Steps: Participatory Design
Conclusions• Mitigate Stigmas• Empowerment • Increased Knowledge• Increased
Understanding
Many thanks to:Cooks Children’s Hospital Child Life Division
University of North Texas & Toulouse Graduate SchoolDesign Research Center
Michael GibsonKeith Owens