Core expertise

Design research
Design anthropology

Biography

Melisa is a research fellow of Monash's Emerging Technologies Research Lab, and a full-time member based at MADA's Department of Design. As a design researcher, her works sits at the intersection of design anthropology, participatory design, and everyday design.
In her PhD, she developed ‘Everyday Designing for Revaluing ED4R’, a practical and theoretical approach that allows her to do situated and collaborative research, combining design ethnography and practice-based design methodologies. She's currently working in the areas of healthcare design, emerging technologies, and e-waste.