Isabel Prochner
Dr. Isabel Prochner is a design teacher, researcher, and industrial designer focused on socially and community-engaged design. Her research, creative practice, and service endeavors to bolster social responsibility through design, thus participating in the transition to more equitable futures. She is currently writing her third book, Human Factors for Industrial Designers, under contract with Routledge and has published in the top journals Design Studies and Design Issues. Prochner was awarded the Industrial Designers Society of America (IDSA) Young Educator Award 2024. She has served on approximately 20 graduate thesis juries and mentored dozens of undergraduate researchers.
Design justice
Human factors
Design research
IDS 1114: Play to Make
IDS 2114 History Industrial Design
IDS 2124 History of Modern Industrial Designers
AAD 4234 Capstone Collaborations
Selected Recent Publications
Books
Prochner, I. (in preparation). Human Factors for Industrial Designers. Under contract with Routledge.
Prochner, I. (2023). Designing for Sex and Gender Equity. Routledge.
Journal articles and conference proceedings
Prochner, I., & Godin, D. (2024). Personas as Public, Audience, and Stereotype: A Critical Inquiry. Design Issues, 41(1).
Prochner, I., & Godin, D. (2022). Quality in Research Through Design Projects: Recommendations for Evaluation and Enhancement. Design Studies, 78.
Education
Ph.D. in Environmental Design, University of Montreal
Master of Applied Science in Environmental Design, University of Montreal
Bachelor of Design in Industrial Design, University of Alberta