Gene Bawden

Gene Bawden is Head of the Department of Design at Monash University, Faculty of Art Design and Architecture. As a communication designer and academic he has over 25 years experience in Design and Design education. Gene is also co-director, with Nicole Kalms, of one of the Faculty's Design Research Labs, XYX Lab | Gender and Place. XYX is a lab dedicated to implementing design’s vital role in mitigating gender inequality in contemporary urban environments. He has played a pivotal role in ensuring the Lab’s rigorous academic research richly informs its outward facing, design-led communication interventions.