Mari Eyde Bjerck

Mari Eyde Bjerck is an Associate Professor and Study Program Manager at the Department of Design, Faculty of Architecture and Design, NTNU. She specializes in design anthropology, focusing on co-creation, inclusive processes, and intersections of design with health and technology. Her work emphasizes field-based research, observing interactions between humans and non-human actors. She leads NTNU's Interaction Design master’s program and is developing a new flexible, interdisciplinary design program.

• Education: PhD in Design Anthropology (2017, Copenhagen Business School).
• Key Projects:
  • StudyWell: Co-designing mental health support in education.
  • SIMRA: Social innovation in rural areas for refugee integration.
  • PreViS: Video technology in prehospital care.
• Research Interests: Co-design principles, service design for healthcare, digital communication in health literacy, and marginalized community innovation.

Her publications span design methodologies, inclusive processes, and ethnographic insights. Notable contributions include frameworks for co-production with vulnerable groups and analyses of workplace uniform gender dynamics.

Grants & Projects:

• FabL: Digital learning in SMEs.
• RurAllure: Heritage promotion along pilgrimage routes.
• Helsekompetanse+: Patient health literacy improvements.

She collaborates with organizations like the Norwegian Trekking Association (DNT) to integrate refugees in rural areas. Her work bridges academic research with practical societal impact.