I am an Industrial Designer and a full-time learner. As a Master of Design, and now, as a Ph.D. student, I have been part of different research projects on social topics that include an aging population, opioid crisis, and addiction treatment; applying qualitative research, co-creation methods, and human-centered design. I've been linked to these topics because I believe in social innovation and the impact of design.
I find great value in the relation between Design and Manufacturing ( I'm an ID after all). I have experience prototyping and first-batch productions of different materials and methods. That experience allowed me to lead design teams and recently, co-teach ID studio classes at the University of Cincinnati.
I enjoy 3D modeling and 3D printing (very good with rhino and constantly learning new software) brand development and more recently, teaching.
Amateur bird watcher and tin-box collector.
About me
Publications
Ramirez-Loaiza, S., & Rebola, C. B. (2022). Fighting the opioid crisis by design: Technology solutions as innovative systems for advancing communities of care against overdose deaths. DISCERN: International Journal of Design for Social Change, Sustainable Innovation and Entrepreneurship, 3(2), 97–107.
Ramirez-Loaiza, S., and Rebola, C. (2022) Systematic review of community-led initiatives fighting the opioid crisis and opportunities for design. DRS2022: Bilbao, 25 June - 3 July, Bilbao, Spain.
Ramirez Loaiza, S., & Rebola, C. B. (2021). Co-designing Technologies for Well Being: A Robot Companion for Older Adults. In Advances in Information and Communication: Proceedings of the 2021 Future of Information and Communication Conference (FICC), Volume 2 (p. 444). Springer Nature.
Ramirez Loaiza, S. (2020). Caring Communities. Co-Designing a CommunityInitiative for Engagement in Substance Abuse Treatment. (Electronic Thesis or Dissertation).
Ramirez Loaiza, S., & Rebola, C. B. (2020) Designing A Community-driven Initiative To Enhance Addiction Treatment. Proceedings of the 6th International Conference on Design4Health Amsterdam.
Mann, N., Ramirez Loaiza, S. & Rebola, C. (2020). Mediating Piatt Park: Addressing Crime Prone Public Spaces Through Design Research. In 22nd DMI: Academic Design Management Conference Impact The Future By Design.
Rebola, C. B., & Ramirez Loaiza, S. (2019). AntiOD: A Smart City Initiative to Fight the Opioid Crisis. In Proceedings of the Future Technologies Conference (pp. 300-305). Springer, Cham.