STAFF PROFILE
Dr Tanja Rosenqvist
Position:
Lecturer Humanitarian Engineering
College / Portfolio:
School of Engineering Cluster
School / Department:
Chemical and Environmental Engineering
Phone:
99255499
Email:
tanja.rosenqvist@rmit.edu.au
Campus:
Melbourne City Campus
Contact me about:
Research supervision
Dr Rosenqvist believes engineers play a vital role in solving some of the most complex and pressing societal challenges of our time, such as poverty, inequality, and climate change.
Her research explores the relationship between people and technology, focusing on the need to take human, social, and societal factors into consideration when designing, implementing, and sustaining humanitarian solutions. Acknowledging the complex and systemic nature of contemporary societal challenges, Tanja is a strong advocate for transdisciplinary research approaches and combines diverse fields such as design, engineering, public administration, sociology, anthropology, and international development in her own work. Her research is furthermore characterised by the use of design methodologies, such as participatory design, co-design, and human-centred design.
PhD in Sustainable Futures, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
M.Sc. Eng. Design & Innovation, Technical University of Denmark
B.Sc. Eng. Design & Innovation, Technical University of Denmark
Tanja has previously worked as a Customer Insight Expert for Danfoss in Denmark, as a Lead Designer for iDE in Cambodia, and as a Lead Facilitator for Engineers without Borders Australia.
- Rosenqvist, T. (2020). From �Thinging� to �Musyawarahing� and beyond Adapting PD to diverse cultural contexts and democratic ideals In: Proceedings of the 16th Participatory Design Conference 2020, Manizales, Colombia, June 15�20, 2020
- Rosenqvist, T. (2018). Redirecting a scattered public toward alternative matters of concern: Shifting perceptions of urban wastewater governance in Indonesia In: Design Issues, 34, 51 - 65
- Rosenqvist, T.,Mitchell, C.,Willetts, J. (2016). A short history of how we think and talk about sanitation services and why it matters In: Journal of Water Sanitation and Hygiene for Development, 6, 298 - 312
- Rosenqvist, T.,Mitchell, C. (2016). Redesigning governance � a call for design across three orders of governance In: Proceedings of DRS 2016, Design Research Society 50th Anniversary Conference, Brighton, UK, 27-30 June, 2016