Eva Knutz

Research areas

Eva Knutz arbejder i sin forskning bl.a. med emotionsbegrebet og med social design. I sin ph.d. afhandling undersøgte hun, hvordan man gennem spilbaseret design kan kortlægge små børns følelser under deres hospitalsindlæggelse. Her udviklede hun et computerspil ”Child Patient Game” i tæt samarbejde med børneafdelingen og forskningsenheden på Kolding Sygehus. Eva Knutz har efterfølgende arbejdet videre med to forskningsprojekter: Det ene forskningsprojekt omhandler spildesign med ”Social Games” som omdrejningspunkt. Projektet undersøger hvordan Social Games kan styrke relationer mellem børn og deres indsatte fædre. I projektet samarbejder hun med TU Delft, Design Against Crime (Central St Martins, London), Arkitekskolen Aarhus og Det Danske Kriminal Forsorgen.
Det andet forskningsprojekt er et-årigt post-doc projekt i samarbejde med Sygehus Lillebælt hvor Eva Knutz undersøger begrebet Patient Demokrati. Her har hun udviklet redskaber og metoder til hvordan man kan forbedre en ”fælles beslutningstagen” (Shared Decision Making) i kræftbehandling og hvordan man kan give kræftpatienter mere kontrol og indsigt i eget behandlingsforløb. Forskningsprojektet er gennemført i tæt samarbejde med forskningsenheden på Vejle Sygehus, som har en særlig fokus på patientcentreret forskning.

Herudover har Eva Knutz en stor interresse i undervisningsbaseret designforskning, især indenfor spil design og design fiction.

Curriculum vitae

Eva Knutz graduated from Gerrit Rietveld Academy in Amsterdam, The Netherlands (1992-97). During her studies she did a one-year exchange programme at the Cooper Union School of Art, Design and Science in New York, USA (1995-96). In addition she has an additional two-year degree (Master of Fine Art) from the Frank Mohr Institute, Department of Digital Media and Environment, Hanze Hogeschool, Groningen University in The Netherlands (1997-99). In 2000-2008 Eva Knutz worked as an independent artist and designer based in Amsterdam. She has been associated with the Kolding School of Design since 2008.

Curriculum vitae

CURRICULUM VITAE 

Professional background

2014-15: Assistant Professor, Kolding School of Design, Department of Communication Design.

2013-14: Post-doc project "Patient Democracy" in collaboration with Health Services Research Unit, Hospital Lillebaelt/IRS Vejle, University of Southern Denmark.

2009-13: PhD Student, Kolding School of Design. Thesis defended on 5 of March 2013.

2008-09: Research assistant. Pilot study at the Department of Paediatrics at Kolding Hospital. financed by Danish Centre for Design Research.  

2000-08: Self employed as visual designer. Work area: Art & design in public space. For list of exhibitions, projects and visual documentation, see: www.9nerds.com/eva.

Education

2009-13: PhD in game based design, affiliated to Kolding School of Design and Aarhus School of Architecture.

1997-99: MA Fine Art, Frank Mohr Institute, Digital  Media and Environments, Hanze Hogeschool, Groningen, NL.

1992-97: Gerrit Rietveld Academy, School of art and design, Amsterdam, NL.

1995-96: Exchange-student at Cooper Union School of Art and Design, New York, US.

Awards and grants

2010:  The Danish Arts Agency / Rejse legat Statens Kunstfond 

2008: Research grant, Financed by Danish Centre for Design Research. 

2004-06: Basic Grant, The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture, Amsterdam.

2003: Nomination for the prize Prix de Rome, category Art in Public Space, De Rijksakademie 2003, Amsterdam, NL

2000-01: Basic Grant, The Netherlands Foundation for Visual Arts, Design and Architecture, Amsterdam.

2000: The Mondriaan Foundation, NL.  Exhibition grant/ Udstillingslegat.