Marina Emmanouil

PhD in Design History (Royal College of Art, UK, 2013); MA in Design History (Royal College of Art, UK, 2004); BA (Hons) in Graphic Design (2.1) (University of Hertfordshire, UK, 2002); Diploma in Classical Ballet and Modern Dance (Greek Ministry of Culture) (1996); Courses in MSc Special Education (Leiden University, NL, 2016)

Dr. Marina Emmanouil is a multi-disciplinary scholar with a background spanning the Performing Arts, Creative Arts and Design, Humanities, and the Social and Behavioral Sciences. Her expertise encompasses the history, theory and methodology of design, design research and design education with a focus on participatory and co-design approaches. An expat for 24 years in the UK, the US, The Netherlands, Belgium and Turkey, Dr. Emmanouil held full-time faculty and leadership positions at Ghent University (BE) and Izmir University of Economics (TR), (co)authoring over 50 publications in indexed academic journals and conference proceedings. Supervisor of several master’s and doctoral students; co-founder of the design.nexus research group (‘design education’ pillar) at Ghent University, where she was also the Project Manager of the Erasmus+ KA2 ‘T-CREPE’ project (2019-23). In Turkey, she was faculty member of the Visual Communication Design department and the Coordinator of the Graduate School for the MDes in Design Studies. Early in her professional career, she has co-organized accessibility programs for visually impaired individuals in museums across Greece, the UK, and the US reflecting her commitment to inclusive design. Currently serving as Associate Professor and the Department Chair for the Graphic Design, Visual Arts and Cinema Studies programs at ACG-Deree. Dr. Emmanouil is interested in leading impactful research and future-proof education initiatives, and cultivating a mindset of productive collaborations between disciplines.