Cecilia Landa-Avila Email and Phone Number
Cecilia Landa-Avila is Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Systemic Design. Her research focuses on addressing global societal challenges with a Systems Thinking approach, primarily those related to the context of systemic inequalities in health and care. Central to her practice is fostering share-power ecosystems that allow multiple actors to embrace plural worldviews, recognise tensions and navigate value conflicts to drive systemic change.Her academic background includes Industrial Design and an MSc in Ergonomics in Design at the University of Guadalajara in Mexico, followed by a PhD in Health Systems Design at Loughborough University. Her work experience spans industry and government as a User Experience Researcher and Designer for Public Social Services. In her role as a researcher, Cecilia has been involved in impactful projects such as DECODE (NIHR), IMMUNE (UKRI/AHRC), and Powering Productivity (UKRI/ESRC), where she focused on bringing systems-oriented approaches to understand and improve healthcare and wellbeing systems.Additionally, Cecilia holds external positions, including being an International Advisory Council member of the Design Research Society (DRS), co-founder and academic lead for RELAESA (Latin American Network of Ergonomics), and the EDI Co-Director at the School of Design and Creative Arts.Scopus Author ID: 56336349100orcid.org/0000-0001-6107-6736www.researchgate.net/profile/Irma_Cecilia_Landa-Avila
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Lecturer (Assistant Professor) In Systemic DesignLoughborough UniversityLoughborough, Gb -
Lecturer (Assistant Professor) In Systemic DesignLoughborough University Nov 2023 - Present -
Co-Director Of Equity Diversity And Inclusion (Sdca)Loughborough University Sep 2023 - Present -
Research Associate - Health Systems DesignLoughborough University Apr 2022 - Oct 2023Researcher in the DECODE project. DECODE is research project funded by the NIHR Artificial Intelligence for Multiple Long-Term Conditions (AIM) Programme. This project is led by Loughborough University (PI: Dr Gyuchan Thomas Jun, Reader in Socio-technical System Design) jointly with Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust (joint PI: Dr Satheesh Gangadharan, Consultant Psychiatrist). Overall, the project team consists of fifteen co-investigators from eight institutions with expertise in the field of intellectual disabilities, neuropsychiatry, epidemiology, health data science, machine learning, data visualisation, human factors, qualitative research and ethics. -
TeachingLoughborough University Feb 2019 - Aug 2023Programme: MA User Experience DesignModules: Service Design (formerly Service Design for Social Innovation (from 2019)Major Project Tutor (from 2021)Programme: BSc User-Centred Design, BSc Product Design & Technology and BA Industrial Design and Technology.Module: Design Research in Practice (2019)Programme: BSc User-Centred DesignModule: Design for Emotion (2020) - (Guest Lecture and Workshop)Module: Service and system design (2019) - (Guest Lecture and Workshop) -
Research AssociateLoughborough University Dec 2021 - Mar 2022Hybrid Gifts: An EPSRC project investigating new ways of sending ‘hybrid’ gifts that combine both digital and physical elements.I support data collection and analysis on the study testing a hybrid chocolate box gift. -
Research Assistant - Human Factors/Healthcare Systems DesignLoughborough University Feb 2021 - Nov 2021Immunity Passport Service Design (IMMUNE).IMMUNE is a project funded by the AHRC (UKRI COVID-19 Research Call).The purpose of this research project is to explore the possible unintended consequences and risks of immunity and vaccination passports. IMMUNE aims to contribute to our understanding of immunity and vaccination passport services as part of the UK's COVID-19 exit strategy.This project was led by Dr Panagiotis Balatsoukas (Loughborough University); the rest of the team members included Dr Gyuchan Thomas Jun (Loughborough University), Dr Isabel Sassoon (Brunel University London), Ozlem Colak (Loughborough University and Corina Niculaescu (Brunel University). -
Doctoral ResearcherLoughborough University Oct 2017 - Nov 2021Loughborough, England, United KingdomHealthcare system design: An outcome-based mapping approach to facilitate participation and negotiation among multiple stakeholders.Supervised by: Dr Thomas Jun, Dr Carolina Escobar-Tello and Prof Rebecca Cain.The PhD is supported by a fully-funded scholarship from Loughborough Design School, Loughborough University. -
Lead Pgr RepresentativeLoughborough University Nov 2018 - Dec 2020Lead Representative for PhD Students (2018-2019) - Shortlisted best team workRepresentative for PhD Students (2019-2020) - Awarded best representative 2020Edition of proceedings from DesRes 2019: https://doi.org/10.17028/rd.lboro.10252865.v1Edition of proceedings from DesRes 2020: https://doi.org/10.17028/rd.lboro.12118041.v1 -
Research Associate - Powering ProductivityLoughborough University Jul 2019 - Dec 2019ESRC funded project in collaboration with the University of Surrey.- Support the development of mapping process to explore the links between the different types of productivity and two major gaps: the relationship between energy and productivity, and wellbeing and productivity. The aim was to map the existing evidence base and guide future ESRC productivity research.- Co-facilitate two workshop sessions with field experts (academia, industry and social organisations). -
Chair Of The International Advisory CouncilDesign Research Society (Drs) Jul 2024 - Present -
International Advisory Council MemberDesign Research Society (Drs) Jun 2022 - Present -
Co-Founder & Academic Secretary - Co-Fundadora & Secretaria AcadémicaRed Latinoamericana De Ergonomía Y Factores Humanos En Sistemas De Salud Dec 2019 - PresentMexico -
Assistant Professor (Full Time)- Profesor Asociado AUniversidad Panamericana Jan 2015 - Sep 2017Guadalajara Y Alrededores, MéxicoAssistant Professor and Researcher (Full time) Design and Innovation Academy. Faculty of EngineeringCourses: Methodology for Design and Innovation, Human Factors and Ergonomics and Ergonomic Design (Project course) -
Subject/University TeacherUniversidad Del Valle De México Feb 2014 - Dec 2014Teacher (Undergraduate level)Industrial Design and Digital Animation Engineering. -
Researcher - Ergonomics & UxMasfusion Nov 2012 - Jul 2014Research with clients and users to find/define the problem for generating value propositions.Human-Centered Design and Design Thinking MethodologiesClients included HP, TN Active Cere and Mexican Government (gob.mx). -
Designer - Social ProgramsGobierno De Guadalajara Jan 2010 - Oct 2012- Design of institutional image to government programs- Information design- Development of new products -
Junior DesignerPbf Jun 2009 - Jan 2010- Development of new products (footwear)- POP Design
Cecilia Landa-Avila Skills
Cecilia Landa-Avila Education Details
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Cecilia Landa-Avila works for Loughborough University
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Cecilia Landa-Avila's current role is Lecturer (Assistant Professor) in Systemic Design.
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Cecilia Landa-Avila attended Loughborough University, Universidad De Guadalajara, Politecnico Di Milano, Universidad De Guadalajara, Universidad Panamericana, Universidad Panamericana, Universidad Autónoma De Guadalajara.
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Cecilia Landa-Avila has skills like Experiencia Del Usuario, User Experience, Interaction Design, Usabilidad, User Interface Design, Illustrator, Ergonomics, Human Factors, Product Design, Cognitive Ergonomics, Concept Development, Graphic Design.
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