Ashli ThomasSavannah College of Art and Design · Department of Industrial Design
Ashli Thomas
MFA Industrial Design
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Introduction
I am a designer, maker, researcher, published author and small business owner. I want to give back through philanthropy, design, and education. My dream is to travel the world, gather unique experiences, meet interesting people, and understand world cultures. As I have experienced the world, I want to enter academia as an educator. I believe these experiences will help me be a better professional.
Additional affiliations
January 2016 - March 2016
Position
- Contextual Research Teacher's Assistant
Description
- Assist the professor with facilitating and teaching both primary and secondary research methods to the undergraduates in the design department through lecture and immersion processes.
Publications
Publications (15)
The purpose of this qualitative ethnographic study is to examine the style, usability, and human factors of medical devices belonging to baby boomers 65 or older participating in assistive living facilities or home care in the US in 2015. Looking through the lens of home cares evolution and its relationship to human-centered design would be the mai...
In the United States, 54 million people live with a disability, of those 3.3 million are wheelchair users (ADA 20th Anniversary, 2010). The development and creation of an evacuation device for people who use wheelchairs is a very important piece of the barrier-free environment that society is trying to uphold. The need for this device is due to the...
