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Out From Control: Design Interventions Around Emotional Abuse
Xiaohan Miao's thesis, Out From Control: Design Interventions Around Emotional Abuse, is an in-depth analysis of emotional abuse towards women in relationships. While researching the complexity of emotional abuse, Xiaohan decided to zero in on the healing process from a personal angle—an individual woman’s journey. This body of thesis work proposes solutions to transform the narratives around emotional abuse, raise awareness, validate women's intuition, and takes the form of interventions such as a new social network for victims and the reimagining of self-care through journaling.
BIRTH REBORN: Using Design to Address Barriers to Equitable Maternal Care for Black Women
At a time when the maternal mortality rate in the US is soaring, Victoria Ayo's thesis, Birth Reborn: Using Design to Address Barriers to Equitable Maternal Care for Black Women, aims to give voice and power back to black women and mothers. Her project explores how design can build more awareness, facilitate the integration of ancestral knowledge, leverage the community, and help eliminate barriers to equitable birth outcomes. Victoria proposes new realities for collective care, bringing the wellbeing of mothers out of isolation and into solidarity.