Sara Nevay
Sara left the BESiDE team in 2015 to start a PhD with DJCAD exploring co-design and e-textiles in preventing loneliness in older adults.
Researcher
My research interests include co-designing with and for people within health, wellbeing and care contexts, creating bespoke design solutions that cater to their specific needs and wants. My role for BESiDE is to co-design, with older people and care home residents, wearable artifacts that will house sensors to gather data about an individual’s journey throughout their home. Thereby identifying design opportunities for the betterment of built environments for older people and impacting more positively on health and wellbeing.
Skills: Design, co-design, craft, prototyping, information visualisation and communication