Faculty DirectoryElizabeth Gerber
Associate Professor of Mechanical Engineering and (by courtesy) Computer Science
Associate Professor of Communication Studies
Contact
2133 Sheridan RoadFord 2-327
Evanston, IL 60208-3109
847-467-0607Email Elizabeth Gerber
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Departments
Affiliations
Education
Ph.D. Management Science & Engineering, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
M.S. Product Design, Mechanical Engineering, Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA
B.A. Art and Engineering, Dartmouth College, Hanover, NH
Significant Professional Service
- Adviser, Design for America
In the Classroom
Professor Gerber's teaching interests include design, innovation management, and organizational behavior. At Northwestern she teaches undergraduate and graduate classes on product and service design which emphasizes the design thinking methodology - a human centered problem solving approach focused on gaining inspiration from human needs, working in diverse groups to generate ideas, and prototyping ideas for rapid feedback. She also advises students in the award winning design initiative she founded called Design for America where students take on extracurricular design work to make social and local impact.