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Amanda Geppert

Director, Ci3 Design Thinking Lab | Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health, University of Chicago
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AmandaGeppert

Amanda Geppert has worked at the intersection of design and public health for more than a decade. She is the Director of the Design Thinking Lab at the Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health (Ci3) at the University of Chicago, where she and her team develop innovative community and clinic-based interventions to advance the health and assets of young people. As a PhD student at the IIT Institute of Design, her research focuses on the development and evaluation of participatory design processes that build community while creating knowledge as a practical resource for action. Prior to Ci3, Amanda guided model replication for Cure Violence in 16 U.S. cities including Baltimore, New Orleans and New York City. She holds a Master of Design Methods (MDM) from the IIT Institute of Design, a Master of Public Health (MPH) from the University of Illinois at Chicago, and a Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) in English Language and Literature from the University of Chicago.