Liz Sanders

Senior Lecturer, Department of Design

Areas of Expertise
• Human-centered design
• Participatory design research
• Generative design research
• Evaluative design research
• Applied psychology and anthropology

Liz Sanders is President of MakeTools, a design research firm. She is a pioneer in the use of participatory research methods for the design of products, systems, services and spaces. Liz speaks about and teaches human-centered design to students, clients and colleagues around the world. At OSU Liz teaches the graduate and undergraduate design research courses and advises graduate student theses.

Liz’s numerous design awards, patents, publications, presentations, and her proven track record in the marketplace have established her as a leader in the field of design research. Liz’s client relationships have included 3M, AT&T, Apple, Baxter, Ciba Corning Diagnostics Corporation, Coca Cola, Compaq, Hasbro, IBM, Intel, Iomega, Johnson Controls, Kodak, Microsoft, Motorola, NBBJ, Procter & Gamble, Siemens Medical Systems, Inc., Steelcase, Texas Instruments, Thermos, Thomson Consumer Electronics, Toro, and Xerox.

Education
• PhD, Experimental and Quantitative Psychology, The Ohio State University
• MA, Experimental Psychology, The Ohio State University
• BA, Psychology and Anthropology, Miami University