About me
I am a mixed-methods HCI researcher with over a decade of professional experience in user-centered design and user experience research.
Professional experience
Senior Product Design Producer II
CrowdStrike, Product Design 2023-2024
Senior UX Research Scientist II
CrowdStrike, Product & Engineering 2020-2023
Senior Design Researcher
Wikimedia Foundation, Technology 2015-2020
Community Research Lead
Wikimedia Foundation, Community Engagement 2013-2015
Research Strategist
Wikimedia Foundation, Grantmaking & Programs 2011-2013
Teaching and curriculum development
Human Data Interaction
HCDE 410. University of Washington, Undergraduate Data Science Minor
Human Centered Data Science
DATA 512. University of Washington, Master in Data Science 2017-present
Data Science for UX Researchers
HCDE 598, University of Washington, Master in Human Centered Design & Engineering 2016
Theoretical Foundations of Human-Centered Design & Engineering
HCDE 501, University of Washington, Master in Human Centered Design & Engineerings 2013
Concepts in Human-Computer Interaction
HCDE 419, University of Washington, Bachelor in Human Centered Design & Engineerings 2012
Education
PhD in Human-Centered Design & Engineering
University of Washington 2013
Dissertation: Coordinating the Commons: Diversity & Dynamics in Open Collaborations. (via ACM)
Advisory committee: Mark Zachry (chair), Cecilia R. Aragon, Robert M. Mason, David W. McDonald, Karine Nahon (qualifying exams), Judith Ramey (qualifying exams)
Master of Science in Human Centered Design & Engineering
University of Washington 2010
Specialization: User-centered design
Bachelor of Liberal Arts
St. Johns College 2005
Thesis: An Excess of Equality: Democratic and Aristocratic Mores in Alexis de Tocqueville’s Democracy in America
Affiliations
UW Human Centered Design & Engineering
Affiliate Assistant Professor
Community Data Science Collective
Affiliate Researcher
Partnership on AI (2018-2020)
Working group on Fair, Transparent, and Accountable AI
Service
Program committees
- 2017-2020. ACM Conference on Computer-supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW)
- 2019-2020. WikiWorkshop
- 2012. ACM Conference of the Special Interest Group on the Design of Communication (SIGDOC)
- 2011. Annual meeting of the Association of Internet Researchers (AOIR)
Peer review
- ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI)
- ACM Conference on Computer-supported Cooperative Work and Social Computing (CSCW)
- International Symposium on Open Collaboration (OpenSym)
- Hawaii International Conference on System Science (HICSS)
- Journal of Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (JCSCW)
- WikiWorkshop
Mentoring
- 2017-2019. GNOME Outreachy
- 2017-2018. Google Summer of Code
- 2013. AAAS Emerging Leaders in Science and Society (ELISS) program
My work in the press
- 2020. "How does social media influence our vote?" Digital Future Society
- 2020. "How screwed are we? Experts don’t see a bright future for technology's impact on democracy (or journalism)" Nieman Lab
- 2020. "Many Tech Experts Say Digital Disruption Will Hurt Democracy" Pew Research
- 2019. "How Wikimedia is using machine learning to spot missing citations" VentureBeat
- 2016. "Why Wikipedia Is in Trouble" Time
- 2015. "Feminists aim to fix the Wikipedia gender gap" UW Daily
- 2013. "Free for all? Lifting the lid on a Wikipedia crisis" New Scientist
- 2013. "The Decline of Wikipedia" MIT Technology Review
- 2012. "How Kate Middleton’s Wedding Gown Demonstrates Wikipedia’s Woman Problem" Slate
- 2012. "Living Voters Guide, WhichBus win top honors in state app contest" Seattle Times
- 2010. "Living Voters Guide invites Washington voters to hash out ballot initiatives" UW News