A black and white picture of a person with dark hair, glasses, and smiling at another, older person.

Programme:

Design - MPhil/PhD

Start date:

October 2022

Mode of study:

Full time

Research title:

Longing for: Designing a language to address intimacy and sexuality in care homes through participatory design.

Biography

Yoni Lefévre is a doctoral researcher at KU Leuven and The University of Edinburgh looking at sexuality in care homes through participatory design. She has a Bachelor of Design from Design Academy Eindhoven and completed a Master of Research at The Glasgow School of Art. She has experience as a Senior Design Researcher at STBY in Amsterdam where she contributed to innovative projects for international clients and worked as a Research Associate at the Innovation School, The Glasgow School of Art.

Research interests

  • Participatory Design
  • Ageing
  • Sexuality