Marianne Mcara
Creative Engagement Research Fellow
Design Innovation Staff
The Glasgow School of Art
Research Interests
Participatory Design, Youth Engagement, Creative Education
Research Profile
Marianne is the Creative Engagement Research Fellow at the Innovation School. Marianne’s research practice is underpinned by human-centred and participatory design approaches, with an interest in experimental creative methods, and an expertise working in ethically sensitive research contexts. Marianne’s research interests are in the areas of youth engagement and creative education. Marianne’s doctoral thesis expanded understanding on Participatory Design with young people, and explored the experiential, relational and contextual dimension of participation. Since completing her PhD, Marianne was a Creative Economy Engagement Fellow, funded through the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities, where she undertook research exploring future heritage through creative engagement with youmore...
Marianne is the Creative Engagement Research Fellow at the Innovation School. Marianne’s research practice is underpinned by human-centred and participatory design approaches, with an interest in experimental creative methods, and an expertise working in ethically sensitive research contexts. Marianne’s research interests are in the areas of youth engagement and creative education. Marianne’s doctoral thesis expanded understanding on Participatory Design with young people, and explored the experiential, relational and contextual dimension of participation. Since completing her PhD, Marianne was a Creative Economy Engagement Fellow, funded through the Scottish Graduate School for Arts and Humanities, where she undertook research exploring future heritage through creative engagement with young people from Scottish Western and Northern island communities. Marianne is also the design-researcher on ‘Crafting Futures’ in collaboration with the British Council, where she contributed to the design and delivery of a pilot Design Innovation pop-up studio programme for craft students in Kuala Lumpur. This was focused on using creative education and experiential learning to inspire innovation and creative thinking in contemporary craft contexts. Marianne supervises on the Master of Research programme and teaches and supervises on the Doctoral training programme at GSA.
Qualifications
2019 – P.G Cert in Teaching and Learning
2017 – PhD: Participatory Design with Young People: Exploring the Experiential, Relational and Contextual Dimensions of Participation
2012 – Masters in Design Innovation
2009 – B.A Technical and Production Arts
