Team
Kristi Bartlett, PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Engineering and Computing Education
Kristi Bartlett is an Assistant Professor in the Department of Engineering and Computing Education at the University of Cincinnati. Her research focuses on design education, specifically on critical approaches to spatial skills research, broader questions of who gets to be a ‘designer’? and design visualization technologies. She has also provided in-house design and consulting for multiple healthcare startup companies and has prior research in healthcare design.
Dr. Bartlett was previously an Assistant Professor of Product Design at the University of Kentucky from 2023 - 2026. She holds a PhD in Technology from Purdue University, an MS in Industrial Design from the University of Houston, and a BA in Civil & Environmental Engineering from Rice University.
Shivani Kaushal
High School Student
Spring 2026 - present
Project: CAREER: Improved Models for Spatial Skills Learning through a Multi-Case Study of Computer-Aided Design Education
Past Lab Members at the University of Kentucky
Apirada Chetawatee
Undergraduate, Product Design & Computer Science
Spring 2024 - 2026
Projects: Unity-based game for kids with disabilities, project sponsored by Creative Link for Advancing Digital Health, Summer Research
Conner Sinewe
Undergraduate, Product Design
Spring 2026
Project: AI for Veterinary Medicine, sponsored by ALT Hub and Creative Link for Advancing Digital Health
Ainsley Couch
Undergraduate, Product Design
Spring 2026
Project: CAREER: Improved Models for Spatial Skills Learning through a Multi-Case Study of Computer-Aided Design Education
Kiefer Howland
Undergraduate, Product Design
Fall 2024 - Summer 2025
Projects: Integrating design, manufacturing, and sustainability in undergraduate education, sponsored by IRC, Summer Research
Alexander Diakov
Undergraduate, Product Design
Summer 2025
Project: Summer Research
Anna Quarles
Undergraduate, Product Design
Summer 2024 - Spring 2025
Project: Developing a Novel Moisture Sensing Fabric for Biomedical and Sports Applications Using 3D Machine-Knitting, sponsored by IRC, Summer Research: Designing a Modern Sewing Bag
KayDee Pratt
Undergraduate, Product Design
Spring 2024 - 2025
Project: comparing the evaluation of product models in virtual reality versus physical models, Summer Research: Shoe Design in Virtual Reality
Lucas de Lima
Undergraduate, Architecture
Spring 2024 - 2025
Project: Experiences of Design Students, sponsored by UNITE
Ning Lun
Undergraduate, Architecture
Spring 2024 - 2025
Project: Experiences of Design Students, sponsored by UNITE
Sadie Aaron
Undergraduate, Product Design
Fall 2024
Project: Integrating design, manufacturing, and sustainability in undergraduate education, sponsored by IRC
Joshua Hocker
Undergraduate, Product Design
Summer 2024
Summer Research: Where Engineering Meets Design