Doctoral Students Showcase Work through Design Probes: Research Strands

On November 21, the College of Design’s doctoral programs brought together practitioners from the Doctor of Design and PhD in Design programs to showcase their outstanding research in a poster session and review titled “Design Probes: Research Strands.”

Students bridge academia and practice across diverse design fields, and the event showcased the collaborative ecosystem that spans the college’s four departments and fosters a vibrant environment for interdisciplinary perspectives.

Posters will be on display in the Brooks Hall second-floor gallery through January 11, 2025.

Below, find a list of all the student participants with a link to their poster.

Doctoral Student Participants

Bandari, Raja
Morphological Urban Growth of the City of Raleigh

Bullard, Mackenzie
As a Garden: The Ware Collection of Blaschka Glass Modes of Plants

Cherry, Lee
Changing Physiognomy of the Smart City: Examining Digital Marginalia of Connected Communities – AI Frameworks, Civic Technology and Urban/Rural Divide

Delcambre, Carla
Enhancing Landscape Architecture Education Using Virtual Reality

Fatemi, Nima
Spatial Emotives: The Role of Cognitive Appraisals of Residential Environments in Shaping Our Emotional Schemas

Fisher, Sara
Queer Video Game Mechanics

FitzGerald, Kevin
Framing and the Design of the Digital Library of the Middle East

Ha, Juwan
Development of AI-Tech Assistant of Transfer Research Outcome Knowledge for Accelerating Low-Cost MPC Technology Deployment

Hawks, Matthew
Thermally Active Structures: Design Development and Feasibility Study of an Autonomous, Passively-Powered Building Thermal System

Lee, Hwaesong
The Influence of Playground Equipment on Preschool Children’s Physical and Social Behaviors in a Playground

Johnson, Justin
Near Nature: Exploring the Health Benefits of Applied Landscape Principles in VR Games

Lu, Yanhua
Exploring the Effects of Augmented Reality (AR) Wayfinding Tools on Perceived Urban Walkability and Pedestrian Behavior in the Digital Era

McDonald, Rosa
The Impact of Four Strategies on Building and Occupant Factors on the East and West Facades of Office Buildings

Ojo, Cornelius Ayodele
A Salutogenic Approach to Disaster Recovery Planning and Design: Learning From the Lived Experiences of Survivors to Create Post-Disaster Environments that Support Well-Being

Oronsaye, Iyare
Mapping GenAI’s Role in Animated Production: A Multisystem Exploration Using Bronfenbrenner’s Model

Somuncu, Hamide
Climate Effects on Students’ Experiences and Well-Being in the Outdoor Campus Spaces

Topaz, Ori
Making Leather Artifacts in a New Way: Research through Design on Processes and Materiality of Leather and Leather-Making

Whipkey, Lin
A Case-Study-Based Investigation on the Planning and Design of Tiny Home Communities in North Carolina

White, Erin
Applying Policy Integration to Regional Food Systems Transformation Strategies: Participatory Action Research in the Sandhills Region of North Carolina

This post was originally published in College of Design Blog.