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I am an Associate Professor in the Polytechnic Institute at Purdue University, where I currently lead the User Experience Design program. My research is in the interdisciplinary field of human-computer interaction, with a focus on the design of interactive visualization interfaces and their use in complex sociotechnical settings. My work at the intersection of design practice and data visualization has been recognized with an NSF CAREER award. I advise several students in the Design, Visualization, & Cognition (DVC) Lab, where we investigate topics at the intersection of design practice, design cognition, visualization, human-centered design, and complex cognitive systems. I collaborate with several people at Purdue and elsewhere, especially in my roles with the NSF-funded Cyberinfrastructure Center of Excellence SGX3, and the NASA-funded Resilient Extra Terrestrial Habitats Institute (RETHi).I received a PhD in computer science (focus on human-computer interaction) from the University of Western Ontario in 2013, and a BS in computing and cognitive psychology from Queen's University, Kingston in 2003. From 2013-2015, I worked with IBM Research in Toronto. In 2015 I joined Purdue, and was promoted to Associate Professor with tenure in 2022.

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