Founder, Envision Health Group, sLab
Director, Health Design Studio
Assistant Professor, Design for Health MDes Program
Canada Research Chair, Health Design
Kate Sellen has been involved in digital design since 1998, working in many different industry and government settings. The development of new tools and methods for digital design and research has always been a motivator in her work.
She works on digital innovation in medical settings, a topic that poses particular ethical and practical challenges. Her research focuses on bringing qualitative and quantitative design research methods together to broaden our understanding of new technology and medical error. The aim of this approach is to create evidenced based designs for safer and more efficient healthcare.
Member, Knowledge Media Design Institute (KMDI), University of Toronto
Member, ACM SIGCHI