On Wednesday night this week, I got the opportunity to go and watch Dr. Liz Gerber speak about Design for America. Dr. Gerber had spoken earlier at our morning Ex, but I knew she had much more to say. She began her story by talking about her history in her career after college. It was interesting to hear her story about becoming a toy designer. She talked about how she not only spent time on working with children, but she worked on the physiological component of marketing the toys to parents. Her experience with engineering, studio arts, and psychology inspired me. Having a dual expertise in engineering and social science is something i am very interested in pursuing myself. Her talking was brief, but interesting and in the end she talked about her work at North Western with students. I thought that Dr. Gerber was an amazing speaker and I am truly inspired.
Brooke, what new ideas did Dr. Gerber get you thinking about? I'd love to hear more specifically how your experience connects with your social science-engineering interests.
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