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Deana C McDonagh

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Contact Information

(dis)Ability Design Studio (Room 1534)
Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Urbana, IL  61801
Professor

Education

Industrial Design, PhD, Loughborough University

Additional Campus Affiliations

Professor, School of Art and Design
Professor, Biomedical and Translational Sciences
Professor, Health Care Engineering Systems Center, Coordinated Science Lab
Professor, Gender and Women's Studies
Professor, Beckman Institute for Advanced Science and Technology
Affiliate, Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES), College of Applied Health Sciences

Recent Publications

Bleakney, A. W., Elliott, J. R., Hsiao-Wecksler, E. T., Malik, P. B., McDonagh, D. C., Rausin, A. K., Norris, W. R., Almeida de Souza Ramos, J. L., Chen, Y., Xiao, C., Pei, Y., & Song, S. Y. (2024). A Low-profile And High-load Ball-balancing Rolling System. (U.S. Patent No. 12048655).

Brockstein, R., Chen, Y. C., Marshall, C., Kwok, L., Papoutsis, A., Wei, T., McDonagh, D. C., Sanderson, S., Mental, R., & Labriola, L. T. (2024). Investigation of Needle Characteristics Using an Animal Model for Improved Outcomes in Anterior Chamber Paracentesis. Journal of Ocular Pharmacology and Therapeutics, 40(1), 100-107. https://doi.org/10.1089/jop.2023.0002

Mansouri, M., Krishnan, G., McDonagh, D. C., Zallek, C. M., & Hsiao-Wecksler, E. T. (2024). Review of assistive devices for the prevention of pressure ulcers: an engineering perspective. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology, 19(4), 1511-1530. https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2023.2204127

Peters, J., Chen, M., Huang, K., Siero, M., Elliot, J., Bleakney, A., Hsiao-Wecksler, E., & McDonagh, D. (Accepted/In press). A user-inspired mobility experience of the future: a qualitative investigation. Disability and Rehabilitation: Assistive Technology. https://doi.org/10.1080/17483107.2024.2373303

Peters, J., Bleakney, A., Sornson, A., Hsiao-Wecksler, E., & McDonagh, D. (2024). User-driven product development: Designed by, not designed for. Design Journal, 27(1), 133-152. https://doi.org/10.1080/14606925.2023.2275868

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