My creative journey as human being and ‘academic’ is defined by constant attempts to unlearn Design and a passionate interest in learning how people (aka non-designers) do design in their own ways in their everyday life.

At the School of Design my research and teaching are focused on the use of collaborative approaches to design practice to co-create positive everyday experiences that contribute to people’s well-being. In my projects I implement low-technologies and a DIY ethos to develop tactical responses to wicked problems. My pedagogical approach is inspired by critical pedagogies, and aims to blur physical and conceptual limits, hierarchies and roles that characterise design education. As an immigrant from the global south and uninvited guest in Indigenous land I am interested in the tactical power of design to disrupt the hegemonic systems that control human existence and prescribe our relationships with things and living beings.

I conduct contract research with partners from the health system in areas of cancer care, mental health inpatient services, aged care and general health, where I have conducted projects about consumer engagement, service improvement, and design capability within organisations.