The best solutions are built together.

Bringing together top students and expert faculty.

Get to know us.

Live Well Collaborative is a one-of-a-kind human-centered design studio located in Cincinnati. Our model is unique — we bring together students and faculty from UC's top-ranked colleges to collaborate with leading industry partners to tackle semester-long, multidisciplinary projects.

Our Team

Leadership

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Linda Dunseath

COO & Executive Director

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Jamie Maier

Research Leader & Educator

Research Fellows & Graduate Assistants

Nathan Brunner

Sr. UX Research Fellow

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Marissa Cheslock

UX Research Fellow

EWAN LIMRICK

Industrial Design Fellow

Vijay Mohanraj

Master of Design Graduate Assistant

DANNY SMOROSKE

Associate Graphic Communication Designer

Co-op Students

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Sarah Gordon

Industrial Design Co-op
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Evan Kamp

Anthropology Co-op

OLIVIA STUMIN

Communication Design Co-op
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Elena Millikan

Communication Design Co-op

ELLIE MORRISON

Communication Design Co-op

ALLY MESCHER

Communication Design Co-op

HAMZA AL HALABI

Biomedical Engineering Co-op
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Lauren Perkey

Communication Design Co-op

JONNA RAMIREZ

Fashion Design Co-op

SOPHIA LAMMI

Fashion Design Co-op

Current Faculty Advisors

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Dr. Bain Butcher

UC DAAP, UC College
of Medicine
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Peter Chamberlain

UC DAAP School of Design
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Todd Timney

UC DAAP School of Design

Past Faculty

  • Chris Allen | Lindner College of Business

  • Jean Anthony | College of Nursing

  • Matt Anthony | DAAP

  • Inigo Arroniz | Lindner College of Business

  • Howie Baum | DAAP

  • Ann Black | DAAP

  • Brooke Brandewie | DAAP

  • Bonnie Brehm | College of Nursing

  • Sooshin Choi | DAAP

  • Cindy Cook | College of Nursing

  • David Curry | Lindner College of Business

  • Steven Doehler | DAAP

  • Evelyn Fitzwater | College of Nursing

  • Jamie Frasure | College of Nursing

  • Craig Froehle | Lindner College of Business

  • Denise Gill-Roflow | College of Nursing

  • Sean Hafer | DAAP

  • Mara Helmuth | College-Conservatory of Music

  • Antonio Islas |  DAAP

  • Heekyoung Jung | DAAP

  • Ralph Katerberg | Lindner College of Business

  • Soon Jai Khang | College of Engineering

  • Blake Lane | DAAP

  • Teik Lim | College of Engineering

  • Adam Little | DAAP

  • Robin Lee | College of Nursing

  • Karen Machleit | Lindner College of Business

  • Karen Mann | Lindner College of Business

  • Benjamin Meyer | DAAP

  • Meghan Minton | DAAP

  • Jennifer Molano | College of Medicine

  • Dale Murray | DAAP

  • Mary Beth Privitera | College of Engineering

  • Charles Puchta | College of Nursing

  • Mike Sanders | DAAP

  • Ric Sweeny | Lindner College of Business

  • Ming Tang | DAAP

  • Craig Vogel | DAAP

  • Xi Wang | Visiting

  • Yanling Wang | DAAP

  • Ann Welsh | Lindner College of Business

  • Missy Wilmarth-Stec | College of Nursing

  • Yin Xu | College of Nursing

  • Raphael Zammit | DAAP

  • BJ Zirger | Lindner College of Business

Our Board of Directors

University of Cincinnati

Philip Diller, MD, PhD | College of Medicine,

Senior Associate Dean for Educational Affairs

Michael Deininger | School of Design Director, DAAP

Annie Straka | Associate Dean College of CEPS

Council on Aging

Ken Wilson | Chief Operating & Program Office

Cincinnati Children's Hospital

Oliver Rhine | SVP, Chief Strategy Officer

P&G

Thinh Ha | SVP R&D Global Home Care & PGP
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Lee Ellen Drechsler | SVP Corporate Functions & R&D Disruptive Platforms

Officers

President • Phillip Diller, MD, PhD

Vice President • Thinh Ha

Treasurer • Michelle Duever

Secretary • Linda Dunseath

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Cincinnati Office

20 E Central Parkway*

Cincinnati, OH 45202

*Entrance on Jackson St.

Singapore Office

Innovillage 500 Dover Road
Singapore 139651
+65 6772.1103

Singapore Website