Dr. Louise Kiernan
Dr. Louise Kiernan's Projects
Design for Health and Wellbeing, MSc
Work and co-design with stakeholders right across health care, from hospitals, to mental health services, to public health, to well-being of consumers in society.
OSTOFORM
Ostoform is medical device that aims to manage peristomal skin complications for people with ileostomies.
Human Factors Associated with Deployment Accuracy of Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI)
Transcatheter Aortic Valve Implantation (TAVI) is an emerging treatment option for previously contraindicated patients suffering from Aortic Stenosis (AS)
Product Design & Technology
PDT is the largest Product Design undergraduate program in the country. It provides the foundation for much of the research originating from the Design Factors group.
The Gray Legacy Project
The Gray Legacy Projects aims to help shape a future where barriers to access into Product/Industrial Design are dismantled and gender takes a secondary role to merit, ability and creativity.
Real World Studio
6 week sponsored industry collaborations – with the aim of exploring and making sense of multiple diverse and challenging 'real world' design briefs.
2018 Graduates from Design Factors
Congratulations to both Dr Kirsten Huysamen and Dr Louise Kiernan, who have graduated with their PhDs at the January 2018 UL Conferrings. From their friends in Design Factors and the School of Design.
Health in a Box
Johnson & Johnson & The School of Design, University of Limerick Postgraduate PhD Scholarships
Product Design & The performing Arts
PD+PA (Product Design + Performing Arts) research cluster. The Creative Process meets the Creative Product - enhancing the performance Artist through research, design and technology.
