| Elizabeth Gerber
Assistant
Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Assistant
Professor of Industrial Engineering by courtesy
Assistant
Professor of Segal Design Institute
Assistant
Professor of Kellogg School of Business by courtesy
Northwestern University
2133 Sheridan Road, Room 2.329
Evanston, IL 60208-3111, USA
egerber@northwestern.edu
TEL:
847-467-0607
link to CV
link to research site
BA, Engineering and Art, Dartmouth College (1998)
MS, Product Design, Stanford University (2003)
PhD, Management Science and Engineering, Stanford University (2007)
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Research Area:
Professor Gerber’s principal research interest is in design and innovation work practices.
Design is a complex process mediated by social and physical processes. Current work focuses on
the adoption of design work practices and creating new tools and practices to support design work.
In the Classroom:
Professor Gerber’s teaching interests include design, innovation management, and organizational behavior. At Northwestern she teaches undergraduate and graduate classes on product and service design which emphasizes the design thinking methodology - a human centered problem solving approach focused on gaining inspiration from human needs, working in diverse groups to generate ideas, and prototyping ideas for rapid feedback.
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