Naomi Hay

Naomi is a Lecturer in the School of Art and Design, ANU, and researcher with the Institute for Climate, Energy, and Disaster Solutions (ICEDS). She holds a Bachelor Degree in the Built Environment (Int.Des.)(QUT), a Master of Design Futures (Hons.) (Griffith), and a PhD in Design (Griffith). Naomi’s research focuses on the role of design in strengthening community resilience for sustainable futures, where design is examined as a change agent in the arena of disaster risk and adaptive capacity in a changing climate. She has a strong commitment to the development of socially and environmentally responsible design practice working on collaborative projects with community, industry partners, regional councils, and not for profit groups. Specifically, she has extensive experience across stakeholder relations, co-design processes, and best practice processes on multi-actor teams.