Xi (Cecilia) Wang

Assistant Professor, Graphic Design

Dr. Cecilia Xi Wang's primary research interests lie in the overlap of design philosophy, user experience design, healthcare design, service design, visual communication design, and multi-disciplinary design. With the underlying of an increasingly complex and dynamic social and culture, we must rethink the value of design. The critical near-term challenge is understanding how better design thinking can help achieve an organic flow of experience in concrete situations, making such experiences more intelligent, meaningful, and sustainable.

Dr. Wang is interested in discovering designers' ability to find new relationships among signs, things, actions, and thoughts take advantage of design thinking, the challenge is to reconsider and reconstruct the relationship between design research and practice. With her visual communication and user experience design and research experience, she feels well-placed to recognize how to exploit new design thinking philosophy and methods for ever more meaningful and valuable experience in concrete situations.

Credentials

Ph.D.

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Selected Scholarship

Peer-Reviewed Journal Publications

  • Vogel, Craig M., and Xi Wang. "Observations on the State of Design Education: Past, Present, Future." Design Management Review 30.1 (2019): 26-32
  • Wang, Xi; Ren Wen Y; Xin X. "Research and Exploration on Transformation of Service Mode of Public Library: Co-working Space." J Library, 2018.
  • Xin X. Y.; Wang XI. "Co-creation and Uncertainties of Experiences in Service Design." Zhuangshi, 2018.
  • Wang, Xi; Xin X; Vogel C. "Evolutionary Paths, Hotshots and Frontier Biometrics Analysis of Knowledge Visualization." J Library, 2017
  • Wang, Xi; Xin X Y, "Influence of Information and Knowledge Visualization on Medical Decision Making." Packaging Engineering, 2015.

Peer-Reviewed Conference Papers

  • Xi Wang, Craig M. Vogel. "Research on Knowledge Visualization Design Paradigm." The Heartland Wisdom (4th) Conference and Ph.D. Forum in Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, Chongqing, China, December 2018
  • Xi Wang, Xiangyang Xin, Craig Vogel. "Knowledge Sharing Between Community in Healthcare Design." International Service Innovation Design Conference, Cultural Innovation and Life Design. Chiang Mai, Thailand, November 2016

Teaching

  • GDES 5388 | Graphic Design Research
  • GDES 3131 | User Experience Design

Professional, Institutional, and Community Leadership and Service

  • Live Well Collaborative
    • Design Researcher And Project Coordinator, 2018-2020
    • Design Researcher, 2015-2016
  • Re-design Design Education International Conference, China, 2012-2016
    • Conference & Symposium Co-organizer
  • Ttf: Trends Of Transformation Forum, China, 2016-2019
    • Conference & Symposium Co-organizer

Research and Practice Projects

  • PICU Situational Awareness Communication, 2020 Summer
  • Understanding the Optimal [Prostate Cancer] Inpatient and Outpatient Experience, 2020 Spring
  • Radiology Consult Service: Interaction Patient Report, 2020 Spring
  • Improving the MRI and CT Scheduling System & Finish Transition of Educational Materials, 2019 Fall
  • Pediatric Ventricular Assist Device (VAD) Handbook & Education Modules, 2019 Summer
  • Humanizing the Patient Journey: Appointment Expectation Tool (Part 2), 2019 Summer
  • Humanizing the Patient Journey: Appointment Expectation Tool (Part 1), 2019 Spring
  • Co-Working Space and Spirit Research, 2016–2017
  • University of Cincinnati Wellbeing Initiative: Safety and Security Research, 2016 Spring
  • University of Cincinnati Wellbeing Initiative: Nutrition System Research for College, 2016 Summer
  • Cancer Patient Ideal Journey: What is Leukemia, 2015

Presentations & Workshops

Presentations

  • Healthcare Service Design And Innovative Design Thinking, West China Hospital, 2019
  • Human-centered Service Design, Beijing Institute Of Graphic Communication, Beijing, China, 2017
  • Visual Language Reconstruction, National Design Specialty Young Lecturer's Teaching And Academic Forum, Sichuan Academy Of Fine Arts, Chongqing, China, 2016
  • Design For Wellbeing: The Safety And Security Research By The University Of Cincinnati Wellbeing Initiative (Ucwi), Dam, Barcelona. 2018.

Workshops

  • System + Behavior + Interface: Human-centered Healthcare Organizational Design Workshop, Trends Of Transformation Conference, Guangzhou, China, 2019
  • Trends Of Design Education In The Age Of The 4th Industrial Revolution, School Of Design, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, 2019
  • Grandpa’s Kitten: Design A Robotic Companion Pet For Chinese Senior Generation, School Of Design, Sichuan Fine Arts Institute, 2019
  • Grandpa’s Kitten: Design A Robotic Companion Pet For Chinese Senior Generation, School Of Design, Jiangnan University, 2019
  • Design In The Age Of The Global Digital Service Economy, School Of Design, Jiangnan University, 2019
  • Simplexity Thinking-service Design Thinking, Sichuan Academy Of Fine Arts, Chongqing, China, 2019
  • Principles And Methods Of Empathy Design In Healthcare Service Design Uxpa, Shanghai, China, 2018
  • Trends Of Design Education In The Age Of The 4th Industrial Revolution Design Open University, Hangzhou, China, 2018
  • Human-centered Service Design Beijing Institute Of Graphic Communication, Beijing, China, 2017

Book Translations

  • Cagan, Jonathan M., And Craig M. Vogel. Creating Breakthrough Products: Revealing The Secrets That Drive Global Innovation. Ft Press, 2012. (English to Chinese translation).

Xi (Cecilia) Wang

Xi (Cecilia) Wang

Specialties & Expertise:

User Experience Design, Healthcare Design, Service Design, Knowledge/Information visualization, Multi-disciplinary Design

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1985 Buford Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55108
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