R.A. (Rebecca) Price
R.A. (Rebecca) Price
Profiel
Dr Rebecca Anne Price is an Assistant Professor of Transition Design at the Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering at Delft University of Technology, Netherlands. Based in the Department of Design, Organisation and Strategy, Dr Price is on a mission to train the best professional designers possible, who can confront systemic and complex problems of this time. To do that, Dr Price develops and implements, via educational and action research, new pedagogical resources that cultivate resilience and cognitive flexibility. Her research and leadership challenges higher education to fulfil its ‘higher’ promise to society through a commitment to world class education that cares for people and community.
In the area of education, Dr Price coordinates in the Strategic Product Design (SPD) Master program. In response to her blend of expertise and passionate teaching method, she has won a number of awards, including Most Inspiring Teacher in the Faculty in 2019 and Most Inspiring Teacher in Strategic Product Design Master program in 2019, 2020, 2021 and 2023. These awards are voted for by her students, demonstrating the high regard she is held in.
Educated and practiced as an industrial designer, Dr Price was quickly drawn to the strategic potential of design as source of resilience, and so pursued a PhD in design-led innovation at Queensland University of Technology in Brisbane, Australia. Across the last 10 years, Dr Price has worked with numerous public and private organisations to support the application of design upon complex innovation challenges related to climate resilient cities, public health, seamless mobility and energy transitions.
Academische kwalificatie
2023
University Teaching Qualifications (UTQ) - TU Delft
2013 – 2016
Doctorate of Philosophy (Design) - Queensland University of Technology
Nominated for an Australian postgraduate award for outstanding thesis. Thesis title: Implementing design-led innovation within an Australian Airport Corporation.
2009 – 2012
Bachelor of Design (Industrial Design) (Hons) - Queensland University of Technology
Graduated as Infinity Design Award Winner for most outstanding graduate. Minors in Art History and Design and People-Environment Interactions.
Beroepservaring
2016-2019
Post Doc Research Fellow at TU Delft, Faculty of Industrial Design Engineering
2015 – 2016
Founder and Director: Innovation x Design
2013 – 2015
Design Innovation Catalyst: Brisbane Airport Corporation
2012
Industrial Design Intern: Infinity Design Pty Ltd
Publicaties
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2024
Elevating Urban Green Design for Climate Resilience in Dutch Cities
Gül Aktürk / R.A. Price / S.K. Keizer
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2023
Design of a syringe extension device (Chloe SED®) for low-resource settings in sub-Saharan Africa
a circular economy approach
Karlheinz Tondo Samenjo / Aparna Ramanathan / Stephen Otieno Gwer / Robert C. Bailey / Fredrick Odhiambo Otieno / Erin Koksal / Benjamin Sprecher / Rebecca Anne Price / Conny Bakker / Jan Carel Diehl -
2023
Educating resilient and well designers
Rebecca Price / Mieke van der Bijl-Brouwer
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2023
From gas to green
designing a social contagion strategy for the energy transition in Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Jesal Shah / R.A. Price / J.I.J.C. de Koning -
2022
A community-based learning program to improve wellbeing and design student success
M.R.K. van den Bergh / M. van der Bijl-Brouwer / R.A. Price
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Involved in Research Project(s)
Nevenwerkzaamheden
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2023-02-01 - 2025-02-01
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2023-02-01 - 2025-02-01