Full S.T.E.A.M. Ahead with Raja Schaar

About this episode

Raja Schaar discusses her career from museum exhibit design to wearable tech for maternal health.

Join Raja Schaar, Associate Professor of the Product Design Program at Drexel University, as she reflects on her career journey from museum exhibit design to wearable tech for maternal health. Listen to Raja's perspectives on: The intentionality of slow tech The importance of respect for the tools you use How can what your doing now create positive change for others? Follow Raja! LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/rajaschaar/ Website: https://drexel.edu/westphal/about/directory/SchaarRaja/ This episode was produced by Liz Gerber and Madison Deyo, and edited by Troy Cruz.

People in this episode

Host: Liz Gerber

Guest: Raja Schaar

Topics covered

• career journey
• wearable tech
• maternal health
• slow tech
• design

Keywords

• Raja Schaar
• Drexel University
• wearable tech
• maternal health
• slow tech
• design

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Drexel University

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