Ms. Divya Sharma is an Assistant Professor and Coordinator of the User Experience Design Department at the School of Design, Mody University of Science and Technology. She holds expertise in User Experience Design and Strategic Design Management, combining research, creativity, and strategic thinking to craft meaningful and intuitive design solutions. She is passionate about mentoring emerging designers and shaping future-ready design education.

Her academic practice is rooted in user-centred and research-led methodologies, with a strong emphasis on understanding user behaviour, institutional ecosystems, and cultural contexts. She actively integrates industry-led projects, experiential learning, and real-world problem solving into the curriculum to build students’ professional readiness. Through mentorship, collaborative learning, and project-based exploration, she fosters innovation, critical thinking, and professional growth, aiming to cultivate designers who are empathetic, responsible, and strategically equipped to address complex social and technological challenges.

• Ph.D. - Pursuing Design - Mody University of Science and Technology, Rajasthan
• M.Des. Strategic Design Management - National Institute of Fashion Technology (NIFT), Panchkula
• B.Sc. Fashion and Lifestyle Technology - Panjab University, Chandigarh

Ms. Sharma's research interests lie at the intersection of User Experience Design, Cognitive Design, Ergonomics, Strategic Design Management, Fashion Design, Fashion Management and Communication, and Design Education. Her work focuses on understanding how design can influence human behaviour, decision-making, and social systems, and how research-driven design methodologies can be applied to create meaningful, inclusive, and socially responsible experiences across digital and institutional ecosystems.

A key area of her research is Ethnographic and Contextual Research in Design, exploring how cultural, social, and environmental contexts influence user behaviour, design adoption, and adaptation. Through ethnographic studies, observational research, and participatory design approaches, she seeks to better understand user needs within real-world environments such as educational institutions, public systems, and community spaces.

Her research also engages with Strategic Design Management, Systems Thinking, and Sustainable Design, examining how design can be integrated at feasible levels with strategy to create long-term value — studying how design-led thinking can improve decision-making, innovation processes, and service delivery across the three pillars of social, economic, and environmental sustainability.

• Present Assistant Professor - Mody University of Science and Technology, Rajasthan
• . Assistant Professor - Jaipur National University, Rajasthan (Regular)
• . Visiting Faculty - JECRC University, Rajasthan
• . Jagannath University, Rajasthan (in association with ImaginXP x College Dekho)