Hi there! I’m an interdisciplinary researcher with expertise and research interests in interaction design, assistive technologies, and co-design methodologies. My work focuses on utilizing participatory design approaches with non-traditional design communities, particularly DIY makers in the healthcare domain, to develop tools, methods, and technologies that empower these groups and enhance the living conditions for people with disabilities. I am currently an assistant professor at the Georgia Institute of Technology’s School of Industrial Design and the director of the Health Design CoLab. Before joining Georgia Tech, I served as a postdoctoral fellow at the University of British Columbia, where I developed, co-taught, and evaluated graduate-level courses for Designing for People (DFP), focusing on human-centered interactive technologies. I hold a Ph.D. in Interaction Design from the School of Interactive Arts and Technology at Simon Fraser University, where I worked in the Everyday Design Studio. Prior to that, I studied Product and Service System Design at Polytechnic University of Milan.