Faculty Experts

J. Edward Colgate

(847) 491-4264
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McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Field: Mechanical Engineering, Robotics

Focus Areas: Design Thinking, Haptics, Human-Machine Interaction

Mark Fisher

(847) 721-4337
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McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Clinical Associate Professor of Biomedical Engineering

Field: Biomedical Engineering

Focus Areas: Design Thinking, Entrepreneurship, Innovation, Manufacturing, Medical Device Development, Product Management and Development

Steven Franconeri, Ph.D.

(847) 467-1259
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Kellogg School of Management, McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, The Garage at Northwestern, The Graduate School, Weinberg College of Arts and Sciences

Professor of Psychology

Field: Education, Psychology

Focus Areas: Behavioral Economics, Data Science, Data Visualization, Decision Making, Design Thinking, Influence and Persuasion, Misinformation and Fake News, STEM Education

Elizabeth Gerber

(847) 467-0607
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McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Field: Mechanical Engineering

Focus Areas: Crowdsourcing, Design Thinking, Human-Machine Interaction, Innovation, Organizational Culture, Social Networks

Greg Holderfield

(847) 491-2987
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McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science

Clinical Associate Professor of Design

Field: Mechanical Engineering

Focus Areas: Design Thinking, Product Management and Development

Jessica Hullman, Ph.D.

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McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science, Medill School of Journalism, Media, Integrated Marketing Communications

Associate Professor of Computer Science

Field: Computer Science, Journalism

Focus Areas: Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Data Visualization, Decision Making, Design Thinking

Gerald E. Stark, PhD

(612) 270-7363
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Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine

Instructor of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation

Field: Biomedical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering

Focus Areas: Amputations, Artificial Intelligence, Biomechanics, Biotechnology, Design Thinking, Haptics, Human-Machine Interaction, Machine Learning and Automation, Predictive Analytics, Prosthetics, Robotics