- Sep 16 ,2025
- by Karen Steffy
- Human Centered Design
- MVR G151
Reimagined Health Spaces of the Future: A Kaiser Permanente Journey
Kaiser Permanente, founded 80 years ago, is a value-based health care delivery system. This presentation documents the last 10 years of our work, success, and the lessons we have learned along the way. Designing healthcare spaces for the future requires a deep understanding of future care delivery, the necessary technology, and the spaces that support it. This presentation explores the processes and tools used to define these spaces and technologies.
Most designs stop at this
- May 16, 2023
- by Staff
- Sustainability + Society, Alumni
Elizabeth Esponnette '10, 2023 Recent Alumni Achievement Award
Beth founded unspun, a company building technology for an on-demand and circular fashion industry.
She grew up in Auburn, Maine and graduated from the College of Human Ecology at Cornell University with a degree in Fiber Science & Apparel Design in 2010. After Cornell, Beth held a variety of design and material development positions at Mountain Hardwear, Pearl Izumi, TechShop, and Ekso Bionics. She earned her MFA in Design from Stanford University before serving as
- Jun 30, 2023
- by Marisa LaFalce
- Sustainability + Society
Park brings zero-waste fashion expertise to Korea
Heeju Park, associate professor of human centered design in Cornell Human Ecology, has received a Fulbright scholarship to conduct research and teach in South Korea for the 2023-2024 academic year. Park’s project, “Digital Fashion Forward for Planet, People and Prosperity,” will focus on teaching zero-waste digital fashion design and production and researching upcycling fashion businesses.
“I chose South Korea because Korean movies, pop music and fashion have been in the limelight,” said Park, who is
- Apr 5, 2024
- by Michael DiGrado '25
- Technology + Human Thriving
Wearable tech expert Galina Mihaleva inspires as Designer in Residence
In March, the Department of Human Centered Design (HCD) welcomed internationally acclaimed designer Galina Mihaleva as the 2023-2024 designer in residence. Mihaleva, an artist, fashion and wearable technology designer and educator, is an associate professor at ASU FIDM, part of Arizona State University’s Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts. Her artistic practice and research highlight the dialogue between body and dress, driven by the idea of having both a physical and a psychological
Mardelle McCuskey Shepley
Dr. Mardelle McCuskey Shepley, B.A., M.Arch., M.A., D.Arch., is an emerita professor at Cornell University in the Department of Human Centered Design and Emerita Director of the Cornell Institute for Health Futures. Previously she served a professor at Texas A&M University (TAMU) and was director of the TAMU Center for Health Systems & Design. Mardelle is an emerita fellow in the American Institute of Architects and the American College of Healthcare Architects. She is LEED
