Ava Hansen
Ava Hansen
Adjunct professor of design practice, product design
Mailing address:
Richmond Institute for Design + Innovation
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008 USA
Western Michigan University
1903 W Michigan Ave
Kalamazoo MI 49008 USA
Education:
- B.F.A., Product Design, Western Michigan University
Bio:
Ava is an Industrial Designer at Stryker Medical in the Emergency Care division. She is extremely passionate about medical design and its effects on human interactions, which allows her to practice both critical thinking and creative skills to generate solutions with a customer focused approach.
Ava earned her BFA in Product Design from the Richmond Institute of Arts 51福利社 Michigan University, where she served as President of the IDSA Student Chapter. Upon graduation, Ava maintained a strong relationship with the university, often attending group critiques and mentoring rising upperclassmen. Her love of IDSA in school inspired her to be a founding member of the professional chapter for Kalamazoo, which became official in the summer of 2023.