Ning completed her dual degree in media arts and excelled with a first-class in design, sparking an interest to tackle inequalities for marginalised populations in society. After her undergraduate studies, Ning joined a consultancy company in Shanghai as a service designer. During her time there, she worked on cases spanning both public and private sectors. Afterwards, in her MA programme, Ning delved deeper into user experience. She also had an internship opportunity with a design consultancy company in Loughborough. It led Ning to have more focus on healthcare design. These experiences not only gave Ning confidence but also strengthened her passion for finding design solutions for older adults, particularly addressing their digital challenges in healthcare management.
Title of thesis: Digital Interventions for Multimorbidity Self-Management in Older Adults: A User Centred Design Approach to Understand Older Adults' Value
In undergraduate, Ning had plenty of chances to explore diverse subjects. She developed a keen interest in designing interactions for those vulnerable groups. She had projects on design for left-behind children and their kinship carers, and Alzheimer’s patients and caregivers’ interactions. Her BA study initiated her exploration into how to design for greater inclusivity. During her time of being a service designer, she practised and developed her skills in design research methods both qualitatively and quantitatively on public and private sectors cases. In Ning’s MA study, she had team projects in design for preventing kids’ diabetes and for a musculoskeletal (MSK) physiotherapy service (Ford Fund Smart Mobility Challenge Winner 2022). In her current PhD study, she is looking into older adults with multimorbidity and searching for better design solutions to help them manage complex health conditions by using digital technology.
Supervisors: Dr Emilene Zitkus, Sharon Cook, and Dr Luke Harmer.