Professor Daphne Flynn
Daphne is Director of Design Health Collab, Monash Art, Design and Architecture’s Health and Wellbeing lab. Daphne works to encourage collaboration with university researchers, industry partners and medical bodies.
As a Practice Professor, Daphne draws on a broad range of experiences with various design consultancies, as well as a variety of business from small firms to multinational companies.
Daphne’s interest is in applying design thinking methodology to facilitate innovation, particularly in the area of healthcare and wellbeing.
Whether the challenge is considering the ergonomics and ease of use of medtech devices or creating better patient experiences in healthcare organisations, design can play a central role in facilitating innovation and change.
Daphne’s experience includes collaborations with MIME in medtech research, designing the award-winning asthma prediction device X-halo, and investigating a Hospital-to-Home healthcare pilot program for Philips.
Recent news
Visual design plays key role in protecting health care workers during COVID-19
Monash University researchers have developed visual aids and safety briefing processes that aim to protect health care personnel (HCP) during the COVID-19 pandemic.
7 Sep 2020
Returning confidence in public transport in a post-COVID-19 world
Public transport is essential because it's by far the most spatially efficient way to move large numbers of people about the city. However, the notion of sharing confined public spaces for potentially extended periods of time will play heavily on the minds of a public learning to maintain physical distance.
3 Jun 2020
Current research projects
At Monash Art, Design and Architecture, we focus on the pursuit of research that addresses the social, economic and human issues facing Australia.
Asthma nebuliser / PALM
Breathing new life into asthma treatment using the PALM of their hand.
Co-design for Healthy Ageing
Inspired by Singapore, a cross-cultural, cross-generational student project.
Emergency Waiting Rooms
A co-design investigation into Emergency Department waiting rooms.
Intelligent Footware
Creating an intelligent shoe to monitor the symptoms of people with diabetes.
Mobile Stroke Imager
A lightweight mobile stroke imager designed to fit into standard ambulances and provide faster stroke diagnosis at the point of care.
Project GLOOK
Exploring the feasibility and acceptance of a wearable device that monitors blood glucose in patients with diabetes and the effectiveness of real time physician feedback in modifying health behaviour.
Qlicksmart
Developing commercial opportunities in the areas of endotracheal tube holders and sharps removal and containment.
