Elaine Czech
Research Associate.
My work is associated with BIG::Diverse & BIG::Health. My research themes and interests include accessibility, co-design, inclusion, ux, design, older adults & well-being.
Elaine Czech is a Research Associate working with Aisling O'Kane and Kenton O'Hara on the TORUS research program to co-design a technological system to monitor and measure Parkinson's disease symptoms. Elaine has a PhD in Computer Science from the University of Bristol, masters in Media Design from Keio University, and a bachelors in Art and Design from the University of Michigan. She considers herself to be a design researcher focussed on grounding design work in academic literature, social theory, and community-based participatory design work. She is particularly interested in designing technologies to positively support social interdependencies between users.