B.A. Design, University of California, Davis (2015)
Emily works as a design researcher and strategist at Bukwild, a
digital design agency in Sacramento. Currently, she is studying
the intersection of design and adventure as a way to empower
women. Her design work at large focuses on community engagement
which combines design techniques and social justice in order to
ignite local change.
B.A. Design, University of California at Davis, 2008
Lauren operates at the intersection of design + technology,
bringing together creativity and technical excellence. A true
geek, Lauren has designed, built, and deployed web-based products
for over 20 years. She is excited to return to Davis to learn
about sensor-based technologies and interactions.
BS Cinema and Photography, Ithaca College, Ithaca, NY MA Computational Art, Goldsmiths University of London, expected 2019
Rachel began as a Broadcast Designer and Animator for clients
such as MTV, Nickelodeon, and Sesame Street. An award-winning
filmmaker, she worked Apple Inc. at first as a Content Designer
and then as a User Experience Designer. After Apple, she worked
as a designer for Houzz and then as Head of Product Design for
Coffee Meets Bagel before returning to school to explore tactile,
interactive, and immersive experience design. She earned her MFA
from UC Davis in 2018 and is currently pursuing an MA in
Computational Art at Goldsmiths University of London.
BFA, Graphic Design, Academy of Art University, 2005
George has more than ten years of experience as a professional
designer. He has worked on a range of projects from print to the
built environment. Most recently, he was Design Director at
Embarcadero Partners, a strategy consulting firm in San
Francisco, which worked at the intersection of strategy and
design. He is interested in the power of design to facilitate
understanding and create clarity. He is currently exploring the
role of design in decision-making.
B.A. Design Studies, Arizona State University, 2016
Lanwei spent 2 years in China majoring in Industrial Design
before she transferred to ASU. During her undergraduate study at
ASU, she concentrated in Design Management, and graduated with a
4.0 GPA. Lanwei has broad range of interests. She aspires to
merge fashion and technology. Her current research focuses on
developing smart clothing and wearable devices for addressing
healthcare and environmental issues.
B.A. Studio Art, Art History, Politics - Oberlin College, 2010
After graduating from Oberlin, Daria worked in education and
design in the Bay Area, where she helped cultivate an
Oakland-based tech startup, designing a SaaS product for growing
nonprofits. She is interested in new and interactive media’s
relationship with surveillance, power, capital, and gender, as
well as its potential for collective expression and community
organizing.
I found my passion for fashion design six months before I
completed my undergraduate studies. It started with handmade
jewelry, apparel design and 3D printing. I am interested in
pursuing interdisciplinary research in design, engineering,
psychology and music. Building on my experience in design and my
background in human relations and sociology, I strive to develop
functional fashion designs by applying new technologies and
design processes during my MFA study here in the Design
Department at UC Davis. Recently, I’ve also started training for
a triathalon.
B.F.A Jewelry/Metal Arts, California College of the Arts, 2010
Corey graduated from California College of the Arts where he
studied Jewelry/Metalsmithing and small sculpture. His
undergraduate work drew upon his background in music and focused
on the intersection of art and musical instruments. After earning
his B.F.A., he worked both locally and internationally as a
violinist and producer performing music for Asian American
organizations and media. His current research combines both his
interests in music technology and design to explore audio systems
and environments that re-frame the relationships between the
composer, audience, and sonic space.
