MSc. Chininthorn, P.

Prangnat Chininthorn is a PhD student at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering. Her research focuses on the provision of accessible health information to Deaf people who mainly use signed language in communication in the context of South Africa.

Academic Background

2009- 2011
Prior to her PhD, Prangat completed her Master in Integrated Product Design at Delft’s faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, TU Delft, the Netherlands in 2011

2003 – 2008
Bachelor of Architecture (Industrial Design), the department of Industrial Design,
faculty of Architecture, at King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand in 2008.

Education

• 2009- 2011
  Master Integrated Product Design at the faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, TU Delft, the Netherlands
• 2003 – 2008
  Bachelor of Architecture (Industrial Design), the department of Industrial Design, 
  faculty of Architecture, King Mongkut’s Institute of Technology Ladkrabang, Thailand 

Experience

• Sep 2013 – present
  PhD candidate, department of Design Engineering, 
  faculty of Industrial Design Engineering, TU Delft, the Netherlands
• May 2012 – Aug 2013
  Workshop coordinator, Hyva (Thailand) Ltd., Thailand
• Jan 2012 – Mar 2012
  Design researcher, department of Computer Science, University of the Western Cape, South Africa
• Jun 2008 – Mar 2009
  Junior lecturer, department of Interior Design, 
  faculty of Architecture, Rajamangala University of Technology Thanyaburi, Thailand
• May 2008- Aug 2009
  Researcher, The Golden Jubilee Goldsmith School, Thailand
• Apr 2008- Jun 2009
  Industrial designer, Blooming Ground Co., Ltd., Thailand 

Specialisation / field of research

• Health communication and information for Deaf people and healthcare professionals in South Africa

Publications

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