PhD in Management - Design & InnovationCurrent Students

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Interested in enrolling in the PhD in Management - Design and Innovation program at Case Western Reserve University Weatherhead School of Management? Learn about the students pursuing their doctoral degrees with us.

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Amal Alsahli

PhD Management - Design & Innovation, 2017 - Present
Digital Platforms and Ecosystems, High Reliability Organizing, Qualitative Research
Email: axa948@case.edu 


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TC Eley

PhD Management - Design & Innovation, 2020 - Present
Email: tce18@case.edu 

TC Eley IV is a fourth-year PhD candidate in the Department of Design & Innovation at the Weatherhead School of Management at Case Western Reserve University. Currently, he is working on a National Science Foundation grant studying the implementation of Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) technologies within small- and medium-sized manufacturers with Professor Kalle Lyytinen and an interdisciplinary team from mechanical and electrical engineering at CWRU. He is also on a project to understand the rollout of on- and off-road autonomous vehicles. 

TC received a Master of Arts in Design for Interactions degree from Carnegie Mellon University. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree and Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Tufts University and the School of the Museum of Fine Arts' Dual Degree program where he earned Magna Cum Laude. His majors were engineering psychology, architectural studies and studio art with a focus in sculpture.


Kaige Gao

PhD Management - Design & Innovation, 2019 - Present
Email: kxg297@case.edu 


Dongyeob Kim

PhD Management - Design & Innovation, 2020 - Present
Email: ddk52@case.edu 


Qiyao Pu

PhD Management - Design & Innovation, 2018 - Present
qxp31@case.edu


Akhil Sarangadharan Geetha Kumari

PhD Management - Design & Innovation, 2022 - Present
axs2591@case.edu