Academic CV

Recent Publications

Publications: Book Chapters

Zabar, M., Peng, F., Davis, A., Keuh, .C & Gwilt, I. (in press), ‘Co-design for Sustainable Youth Mental Health in Australia’ in K Niederrer (ed.) Design for Dimentia, Mental Health and Wellbeing, Routledge, London.

Davis, A. & Gwilt, I. (2022). ‘Making data: the next generation’, in I Gwilt (ed.) Making Data, Bloomsbury, London, UK.

Gwilt, I., Davis, A., Smith, R., Chua, A. & Mignone, J. (2022). ‘Augmenting Environmental Graphics in Healthcare Spaces’ in V Geroimenko (ed.), Augmented Reality Art: From an Engineering Technology to a Novel Creative Medium 3rd ed., Springer, London, UK.

Langley, J., Wallace, N., Davis, A., Gwilt, I., Knowles, S., Partridge, R., Wheeler, G. & Ankeny, U. (2021). ‘COVID co-design does not *HAVE* to be digital! Why “which platform should we use?” should not be your first question’, in O Williams et al. (eds.) COVID-19 and Co-production in Health and Social Care Research, Policy and Practice, Policy Press, pp. 85-95. https://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/147595

Refereed Journal Articles

Seale, B., Davis, A., Lawson, J., Smith, L., Watson, J., & Henderson-Wilson, C. (2024). Nature-Based Design in Stroke Rehabilitation Environments: A Scoping Review. HERD: Health Environments Research & Design Journal, 19375867241251832. https://doi.org/10.1177/19375867241251832

Saa, J.P., Lipson-Smith, R., White, M., Davis, A., Yang, T., Wilde, J., Blackburn, M., Churilov, L., Bernhardt, J. & NOVELL Redesign (2023). Stroke inpatient rehabilitation: Aligning construction and clinical practice guidelines through care process mapping.Stroke, in press.

Gu, N., Soltani, S., London, K., Pablo, Z., & Davis, A. (2023). Stakeholders’ Perceptions of Digital Collaboration in Delivering a Mixed-Use Housing Development Project: A Case Study in Australia. Buildings, 13(9), 2229. https://doi.org/10.3390/buildings13092229

Chua, A., Gwilt, I. & Davis, A. (2023), ‘A flexible third-place, design research enquiry during the pandemic’, Design For Health. https://doi.org/10.1080/24735132.2023.2228604

Davis, A., Tuckey, M., Gwilt, I. & Wallace, N. (2023). Understanding Co‐Design Practice as a Process of “Welldoing”. International Journal of Art and Design Education. https://doi.org/10.1111/jade.12459

Braithwaite, F.A., Arnold, J., Davis, A., Gwilt, I., MacIntyre, E., Morris, S., James, K., Lee, K., Marshall, H., Ninnes, P., Scranton, D., Smith, N. & Stanton, T. (2023). Osteoarthritis consumers as co-researchers: Identifying consumer insights to improve osteoarthritis management by co-designing translational research solutions. Osteoarthritis and Cartliage, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.joca.2023.03.004 

Kakoschke, N., Cox, D. N., Ryan, J., Gwilt, I., Davis, A., Jansons, P., de Courten, B., & Brinkworth, G. (2023). Disrupting future discounting: A commentary on an underutilised psychological approach for improving adherence to diet and physical activity interventions. Public Health Nutrition, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1017/S136898002200252X

Davis, A., Wallace, N., Gwilt, I. & Tuckey, M. (2022). Valuing Processes and Outcomes: A framework for planning co-design in complex systems of health design. The Evolving Scholar | ARCH22. http://www.doi.org/10.24404/621cb2143aa4c8889c8a79ed

Hayward, K. & Davis, A. (2022). Science Visualisation: Approaches and Resources for Making Communication Simple but Not Simplistic, Stroke, https://doi.org/10.1161/STROKEAHA.122.037668 

Wong, S., Davis, A., Selby, P.R., et al. (2022). Application of user-centered co-design principles to address barriers in therapeutic drug monitoring. Therapeutic Drug Monitoring. https://doi.org/10.1097/ftd.0000000000001047.  PMID: 36194490.

Laver, K., Davis, A., Gwilt, I., Dalistan, R., Lane, R. & Block, H. (2022). Self-assessment of the home environment to plan for successful ageing: Report from a digital health co-design workshop, PLOS Digit Health, 1(7),e0000069. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pdig.0000069 

Lipson-Smith, R., Pflaumer, L., Elf, M., Blaschke, S., Davis, A., White, M., Zeeman, H. & Bernhardt, J. (2021). Built environments for inpatient stroke rehabilitation services and care: a systematic literature review, BMJ Open, 11(e050247). https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2021-050247 

Tay, B.S.J., Cox, D., Brinkworth, G.D., Davis, A., Edney, S.M., Gwilt, I. & Ryan, J. (2021). ‘Co-design practices in diet and nutrition research: an integrative review, Nutrients, 13(10), 1-22. https://doi.org/10.3390/nu13103593

Bernhardt, J., Lipson-Smith, R., Davis, A., White, M., Zeeman, H., Pitt, N., Shannon, M., Crotty, M., Churilov, L. & Elf, M. (2021). Why hospital design matters: A narrative review of built environments research relevant to stroke care, International Journal of Stroke,  https://doi.org/10.1177/17474930211042485

Davis, A., Wallace, N., Langley, J. & Gwilt, I. (2021). Low-Contact Co-Design: Considering more flexible spatiotemporal models for the co- design workshop, Strategic Design Research Journal, 14(1), 124-37. http://revistas.unisinos.br/index.php/sdrj/article/view/sdrj.2021.141.11 

Tay, B.S.J., Edney, S., Brinkworth, G., Cox, D., Wiggins, B., Davis, A., Gwilt, I., Haveman-Nies, A. & Ryan, J. (2021). Co-Design of a Digital Dietary Intervention for Adults at Risk of Type 2 Diabetes, BMC Public Health, 21(1), 1-12. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-12102-y

Davis, A. (2019). Understanding the value of co-creation processes in the built environment, Charette: The Journal of the Association of Architectural Educators, 5(2), 8-21. https://www.ingentaconnect.com/contentone/arched/char/2019/00000005/00000002/art00002 

Other Journal Articles

Wallace, N., Davis, A., Gwilt, I. (2021). Wellbeing through participation: Creativity and co-design as processes of "welldoing"‘, NiTRO, 35, 1-6,  https://hdl.handle.net/11541.2/147597  

Refereed Conference Proceedings

Davis, A., Wallace, N., Gwilt, I., Ledtischke, A., and Khoo, R. (2022). Co-designing the future in complex systems, in Lockton, D., Lenzi, S., Hekkert, P., Oak, A., Sádaba, J., Lloyd, P. (eds.), DRS2022: Bilbao, 25 June - 3 July, Bilbao, Spain. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2022.313

Davis, A. & Gwilt, I. (2022). Insight: A co-design approach to understanding energy on a university campus, Proceedings of the 14th International Conference of the European Academy of Design. http://doi.org/10.5151/ead2021-186

Javadi, N., Gwilt, I., & Davis, A. (2022). Potential benefits of designing immersive technologies to reduce anxiety in the perioperative patient journey, in Lockton, D., Lenzi, S., Hekkert, P., Oak, A., Sádaba, J., Lloyd, P. (eds.), DRS2022: Bilbao, 25 June - 3 July, Bilbao, Spain. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2022.491 

Davis, A. & Gwilt, I. (2021). Insight: A co-design approach to understanding energy on a university campus, Proceedings of the European Academy of Design: Safe Harbours, 12-14 October 2021.

Davis, A. & Gwilt, I. (2020). Revealing the hidden: Using a co-design approach to explore on campus energy use through the representation of consumption data, Proceedings of The Sixth International Conference on Design Creativity (ICDC2020), Oulu, Finland, August 26th – 28th 2020, https://doi.org/10.1017/ICDC.2020.17

Davis, A., Andrew, J. & Gwilt, I. (2019). Match Studio together in the wild: From dialectic contestation to dialogic collaboration, CUMULUS 2019 Around The Campfire: Resilience and Intelligence. University of Lapland, Aalto University School of Arts, Design and Architecture.

Davis, A. (2017). Understanding the value generated by a co-creation approach to the built environment, Proceedings of the Association of Architectural Education Architecture Connects 2017 Conference, September 6 - 9, Oxford, UK.

Davis, A. & Andrew, J. (2017). From Rationalism to Critical Pragmatism: Revisiting Arnstein’s Ladder of Public Participation in Co-Creation and Consultation, Proceedings of the State of Australian Cities 2017 Conference, Adelaide, Australia 28-30 November.

Davis, A. & Andrew, J. (2016). Co-creating urban environments to engage citizens in a low carbon future Procedia Engineering, vol. 180, pp. 651-57.

Keynotes and Plenary Conference Papers

Davis, A. (2024). ‘Three provocations for co-designing with consumers’, Australian Pain Society, Darwin, Australia, 22-24 April.

Davis, A. & Gwilt, I (2023). ‘Whole Mouth Health: Oral health literacy and behaviour change’, World Dental Congress, Sydney, Australia, 25-27 September.

Davis, A. (2022). ‘Whole Mouth Health: Oral health literacy and behaviour change’, CARICOM Nations meeting, Nassau, Bahamas, 16-20 November.

Davis, A. (2022). ‘NOVELL Redesign: A living lab approach to co-designing with stroke survivors’, Invited Presentation: Stroke Society of Australasia Conference, Christchurch, NZ, 2 September.

Wallace, N., Davis, A., Langley, J., Gwilt, I. & Khoo, R. (2022). ‘Co-design: What are you really getting out of it?’, Peer-Reviewed Workshop hosted at DRS2022, Bilbao, Spain, 29 June.

Lipson-Smith, R. & Davis, A. (2021). ‘The Neuroscience Optimised Virtual Environments Living Lab Project’, Conference Presentation: The 7th Optimising Health Environments Forum, Adelaide, Melbourne and Online, 21 April.

Davis, A., Lipson-Smith, R & White, M (2021). ‘The Neuroscience Optimised Virtual Environments Living Laboratory (NOVELL)’, Conference Presentation: 2021 ACHSM Asia-Pacific health leadership congress, 14 October 2021.

Davis, A. & Gu, N. (2020). ‘Blockchain-based transparency in the building industry: A potential symbiosis between BIM, LCA and DLT’ Conference Presentation: The Transparency Project, 20-21 February, Adelaide, South Australia.

Davis, A. (2019). ‘Opportunities and challenges of living labs in an urban context: Lessons from the Adelaide Living Laboratory’ Conference Presentation: The Human Heart of Innovation: Living Labs Australia 2019 Conference, 13-14 November, Adelaide, South Australia.

Davis, A. (2017). ‘From rhetoric to reality: Theoretical perspectives on realising the circular economy’ Powering the Change to a Circular Economy Conference, Adelaide, 15-16 November.

Public Lectures, Invited Seminars and Presentations

Davis, A. (2024). The Neuroscience Optimised Virtual Environments Living Lab, Invited Lecture, University of Maryland, College Park, USA, 16 January.

Davis, A. & Peng, F. (2023). Successful Ageing: Design thinking for health and wellbeing, Public Lecture, University of South Australia, Adelaide, 21 September.

Davis, A. & Lipson-Smith, R. (2023). Innovative methods for building evidence for rehabilitation environments. Australian Health Design Council, Online, 21 September.

Davis, A. (2023). Co-Design Beyond Pandemics: Assembling in Co-Design, Webinar, Health Design Studio, Online, 15 September.

Davis, A. (2023). Supporting mental health and wellbeing during the secondary school transition, Invited Seminar, University of South Australia, Adelaide, 14 September.

Davis, A. (2023). Valuing both processes and outcomes in collaborative practices, Seminar for Health Cascade, a Marie Skłodowska Curie Innovative Training Networks project funded by the European Union (H2020 MSCA ITN) (Project number 956501) https://healthcascade.eu

Davis, A. & Gwilt, I. (2022). Co-design practices in diet and nutrition research, Unit for Biocultural Variation and Obesity Seminar, Oxford University, 1 December.

Wallace, N., Davis, A., Langley, J., Gwilt, I. & Khoo, R. (2022). Co-design: What are you really getting out of it?, Workshop hosted at University of the Arts London (UAL), 5 July.

Brocklehurst, P., Gwilt, I., Davis, A. & Partridge, R. (2021). Whole Mouth Health: Oral Health Literacy and Behaviour Change. FDI World Dental Federation.

Davis, A. (2021). Social Sustainability, Invited Industry Keynote: Sustainability Digital Summit, 11 November.

Davis, A. (2021) Value Network Analysis in process evaluation planning, Invited Presentation: Health Translation SA, South Australian Health and Medical Research Institute (SAHMRI), 18 October.

Davis, A. (2021) The Neuroscience Optimised Virtual Environments Living Laboratory (NOVELL), Invited Presentation: Stroke Program in Neurorecovery, Canadian Partnership for Stroke Recovery, 20 July.

Davis, A. (2021) Student Experience: A design thinking approach, Invited Presentation: UniSA Eduation Futures Program Focus Day, 15 April.

Davis, A. (2021) Connecting theory and practice: Helping students develop the skills to engage with a pluralist world, Invited Presentation: Innovation in Teaching Forum, UniSA Business, 17 February.

Brocklehurst, P., Langley, J., Gwilt, I. & Davis, A. (2020). Whole Mouth Health: Oral Health Literacy and Behaviour Change. FDI World Dental Federation.

Davis, A. (2017) From tools to processes: An outcomes-focussed approach to community engagement. Invited Seminar for Western Sydney Regional Organisation of Councils (WSROC), 20 October.

Davis, A. (2016). Toward an understanding of the optimal conditions for co-creation, Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living Annual Forum, Sydney, Australia, November.

Davis, A. (2015). Living Heritage and Japanese Urbanism, Public lecture, Australian Heritage Week, 15 April.

Publications – Industry Publications

Davis, A. (2017). Engaging Communities and Facilitating Change: Workshop Outcomes Report, Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living, Sydney, NSW.

London, K. & Davis, A. (2017) Improving profitability in multi residential and commercial construction timber supply chains using a Building Information Modelling decision framework, Forest and Wood Products Australia, Melbourne, Vic.

Davis, A., Crocker, R. & Andrew, J. (2016). Co-creation: Literature Review’, Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living, Sydney, NSW.

London, K. & Davis, A. (2016) ‘Improving profitability in multi residential and commercial construction timber supply chains using a Building Information Model decision framework: Literature Review’ Forest and Wood Products Australia, Melbourne, Vic.

Industry Reports and Consulting

Davis, A. (2023) RMCLHN Board Workshop: Summary and Recommendations.

Davis, A., Madigan, D., Duhr, S., Kroll, D., Afrooz, A.E., Peters, S. & Vij, A.(2021). Downsizing to the City: project report, University of South Australia, Australia.

Davis, A., Leditschke, A., Straccia, J., Gwilt, I. & Andrew, J. (2019). West Lakes Precinct Community Engagement Strategy Project Report, Consultancy report for The City of Charles Sturt, Commercial & General, and Uniting SA.

Davis, A., Andrew, J. (2018). Ageing Well in Place: A home that can age with you, Consultancy report for the Global Centre for Modern Ageing, Match Studio, The University of South Australia.

Leditschke, A., Davis, A., Gwilt, I. & Andrew, J. (2018). Creating a Framework for the Design of Age Friendly Communities – the Modbury Age Friendly City Precinct, Consultancy report for the City of Tea Tree Gully, ECH Incorporated and SA Health, with funding from the Office for the Ageing.

Davis, A., Crocker, R. & Andrew, J. (2016). Draft Co-creation toolkit, Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living, Sydney, NSW.

Media Statements / Interviews

Channel 44 (2024). ‘Science Seekers of Adelaide: Aaron Davis’, Science Show.

Davis, A. (in production). “Dr Aaron Davis and The Neuroscience Optimised Virtual Environments Living Lab”. Podcast episode, Health Design on the Go, Australian Health Design Council.

Bernhardt, J. & Davis, A. (in production) “Healthcare design”, Radio interview, The Science Show, ABC Radio National.

Davis, A. & Research Node for Low Carbon Living (in production), ‘Low Carbon Urban Icons: Lochiel Park’

Architectural Media (2021). ‘Dr Aaron Davis: A man with a social sustainability vision’, Architecture & Design,  https://www.architectureanddesign.com.au/people/aaron-davis-social-sustainability-mission

Davis, A. & Research Node for Low Carbon Living (2020). ‘Low Carbon Urban Icons: U City’ available at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_Kz4JYN5u_4  

Davis, A. (2016). ‘Biological Co-creation network’, The Australian, 12 August.

Davis, A. (2016). ‘Lessons in Living Heritage from Tokyo to Adelaide’, The Conversation, 7 April.

Davis, A. (2016) “Urban heritage in Australia” Radio interview, 891 ABC Adelaide, 12 April

Davis, A. (2016) “Organically developed cities and heritage” Radio interview, Radio Adelaide, 11 April 2016.

Davis, A. (2015) “Shining a light on Global Trade” TableAus, December.

Davis, A. (2014) “Improving Wellbeing Through Trade: The Case for a Wellbeing Framework within the WTO” Global Voices Australia, August.

Exhibitions

Gwilt, I., Leditschke, A., Gaughwin, M. & Davis, A. (2018) ‘Concepts for a Modbury Age Friendly Precinct’ exhibition, Kerry Packer Civic Gallery, University of South Australia, 8-26 October https://www.unisa.edu.au/Business-community/Hawke-Centre/Kerry-Packer-Civic- Gallery/2018-Exhibitions/Concepts-for-a-Modbury-Age-Friendly-Precinct/

Drogemuller, A., Davis, A. & Gwilt, I. (2023) ‘Pushing Perception: Pain Objects’, Museum of Discovery (MOD.), Adelaide, 17 January - 30 November 2023.

Education.

Doctor of Philosophy (Architecture)
2019  University of South Australia

Master of Architecture
2015 University of South Australia

Master of Sustainable Design
2014 University of South Australia

Bachelor of Architectural Studies
2011 University of South Australia

Bachelor of Music (Classical Clarinet Performance)
2008 University of Adelaide

Senior Lecturer in Architecture
University of South Australia (2022 – present)

Honorary Research Fellow
Florey Institute of Neuroscience and Mental Health

Design and Facilitation Consultant
Aaron Davis

Current roles.

Awards and Honours.

Innovation and Leadership Awards: Innovation in Teaching

Recipient of the 2023 UniSA Creative Innovation in Teaching Award

European Healthcare Design Research Award, 2022

The Neuroscience Optimised Virtual Environments Living Lab (NOVELL)

IVE Trophy. 2022

Recipient of the 2022 IVE Trophy for contributions to the Australian Research Centre for Interactive and Virtual Environments.

Ian Davey Thesis Prize, 2020

Selected as the most outstanding PhD thesis submitted in the Division of Education, Arts, and Social Sciences in 2019.

Finalist: Excellence in Teaching Awards, 2019

Nominated by students for an excellence in teaching award at the University of South Australia, Adelaide, South Australia.

Honorary Mention Paper Award, 2019

Honorary mention award for paper presentation at CUMULUS design network conference in Rovaniemi, Finland, 30-31 May.

1st Place, Art, Architecture and Design Research Colloquium Presentation, 2019

Presentation title: Toward an understanding of the optimal conditions for the application of co-creation to projects in the built environment: a value-based approach.

AAD International Travel Award, 2016

Winner of a grant to undertake a residency as a guest researcher at Aalto University, Helsinki in 2017.

Fellow of the Salzburg Global Seminar, 2016

Selected by ArtsSA to attend the Salzburg Global Seminar for Young Cultural Innovators in Salzburg, Australia on behalf of South Australia.

UniSA Three Minute Thesis Competition, 2016

Winner for the Division of Education, Arts, and Social Sciences.

Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living Scholarship, 2015–19

Recipient of a full PhD scholarship from the Cooperative Research Centre for Low Carbon Living.

Australian Youth Delegate to the WTO, Geneva, 2014

Selected by the Global Voices program with support from the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade. Responsibilities included pre-briefings with government and public service leaders in Canberra, meeting with and presenting research to a range of NGOs in Geneva, and representing Australia at the forum.

1st Place & Best Presenter, TEXO International Design Build Competition, Dallas, TX, 2014

Design and construct interdisciplinary sprint challenge. Presentation to a panel of architects, developers, project managers, and the project’s client.

1st Place, Australian Institute of Urban Studies 3 Minute Thesis Competition, 2014

Presentation titled: Healthy cities, healthy citizens — strategies to improve health and wellbeing through walkability.

Rymill House Living Heritage Scholarship, 2014

Recipient of the inaugural Rymill House Living Heritage Travelling Scholarship in November 2014. Findings were presented in a public lecture at Australian History Week, April 2015.