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Biography
Louise leads the Arts and Well-being theme within the Centre for Arts, Memory and Communities. As Professor of Health Design and Human Factors, her personal research is focused on the development of products, interventions and services to benefit health and wellbeing. With a background in Psychology and Human Factors she employs a range of research methods as well as art-based approaches to ensure that new products, systems, services and interventions are functional as well as being desirable and acceptable to end-users and stakeholders. In particular she has applied design thinking and human factors to the development of assistive technology, solutions to support the management of long term health conditions as well as approaches to communication with parents following a positive newborn screening result.
Louise's recent projects include the Horizon H2020 funded MATUROLIFE http://maturolife.eu, significant involvement in the Coventry University DRI programme https://www.coventry.ac.uk/research/research-opportunities/research-students/ddri-phd-programme/, and ongoing research related to newborn screening. She is also the Human Factors theme lead for Devices for Dignity https://devicesfordignity.org.uk/ D4D MIC which acts act as a catalyst within the NHS for the development of new medical devices, healthcare technologies and technology-dependent interventions that focus on living well for longer. Her previous collaborative and multidisciplinary research projects have been supported by Innovate UK, NIHR, MRC, Erasmus+ as well as industrial and charity-based funding (e.g. Unilever, Macmillan Cancer Support).
Louise graduated with undergraduate and postgraduate degrees from the University of Birmingham before working on an EPSRC funded project at the University of Warwick applying Human Factors to the development of a virtual reality training system for knee surgery. She then worked in Occupational Psychology consultancy for 2 years, before joining Coventry University in 2006. She has held a range of different roles at Coventry University including Senior Lecturer in Product Design, Reader in User-Centred Health Design, Director of the Centre for Excellence in Product and Automotive Design (CEPAD), and Associate Head (Research) in the School of Art and Design. Louise is currently a member of the AHRC Peer Review College, British Psychological Society and Institute of Human Factors and Ergonomics (IEHF).
Research Interests
- Co-creation based research that explores and improves health and wellbeing
- User-led development methods to ensure behaviour change and technology acceptance
- Development and evaluation of assistive technology, and technology for unmet health needs
- Communication design for newborn screening
- Development and evaluation of online and app-based health interventions
Education/Academic qualification
PhD Electronic and Electrical Engineering (Ergonomics), University of Birmingham
1998 → 2002
Award Date: 1 Jul 2002
BSc (Joint Hons) Psychology and Sports Science, University of Birmingham
1995 → 1998
Award Date: 1 Jul 1998
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Newborn screening: exploring parental experiences and design requirements
Moody, L., Atkinson, L., Kehal, I. & Choudhry, K.
Project: Research
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Exploring the relationship between uniform and perceived employee happiness and productivity
1/11/19 → 30/06/20
Project: Consultancy
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DDRI: Understanding and co-designing mechanisms for research participation within the DDRI model
Moody, L., Callari, T. C., Saunders, J. & Holliday, N.
1/01/17 → 1/07/18
Project: Internally funded project
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Research output
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Assistive Technology (AT) Usability and Adoption: Future Drivers
McCarthy, A. D. & Moody, L., 1 Jan 2020, Design of Assistive Technology for Ageing Populations. Woodcock, A., Moody, L., McDonagh, D., Jain, A. & Jain, L. (eds.). Switzerland: Springer Nature, p. 105-125 21 p. (Intelligent Systems Reference Library; vol. 167).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Augmented Reality and Functional Skills Acquisition Among Individuals With Special Needs: A Meta-Analysis of Group Design Studies
Baragash, R. S., Al-Samarraie, H., Moody, L. & Zaqout, F., 6 Mar 2020, In: Journal of Special Education Technology. (In-press), p. (In-press)Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
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Challenging stigma by embodying smart functionalities and fashion in assistive clothing co-designed with older adults
Yang, D. & Moody, L., 1 Jul 2020, Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Design4Health. University of Sheffield, p. 755-765 11 p.Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding › peer-review
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Development of a wheelchair stability assessment system: Design tools and approaches
Moody, L., Magee, P. & Stefanov, D., Jan 2020, Design of assistive technology for ageing populations. Woodcock, A., Moody, L., McDonagh, D., Jain, A. & Jain, L. C. (eds.). Springer, p. 235-256 22 p. (Intelligent Systems Reference Library; vol. 167).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Chapter › peer-review
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Fostering Design Literacy, Empathy and Awareness in Codesign
Woodcock, A., Ball, T., Gut, K., Magee, P., McDonagh, D., Moody, L., Moreira, F. & Ouillon, S., 2020, Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, E and PDE 2020. Buck, L., Bohemia, E. & Grierson, H. (eds.). The Design Society, (Proceedings of the 22nd International Conference on Engineering and Product Design Education, E and PDE 2020).Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding › peer-review
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Activities
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TRAM Safety and VR
Tiziana C. Callari (Consultant) & Louise Moody (Consultant)
Feb 2018 → Jul 2019Activity: Consultancy
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H2020 Funded MATUROLIFE
Andrew Cobley (Consultant), Louise Moody (Consultant), Paul Magee (Consultant), Tiziana C. Callari (Consultant), Danying Yang (Consultant) & Daryl Fox (Consultant)
Jan 2018 → Dec 2020Activity: Consultancy
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Design of Assistive Technology for Ageing Populations (Journal)
Andree Woodcock (Associate Editor), Louise Moody (Associate Editor) & Deana McDonagh (Associate Editor)
1 Oct 2018Activity: Publication peer-review and editorial work › Publication peer-review
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Data Driven Research and Innovation (DDRI) Programme
Louise Moody (Consultant), Tiziana C. Callari (Consultant), Janet Saunders (Consultant) & Nikki Holliday (Consultant)
Jan 2017 → Jul 2018Activity: Consultancy
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Innovation in Medicine and Healthcare 2015
Louise Moody (Member of Programme Committee)
11 Sep 2015 → 12 Sep 2015Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in conference