I recently graduated with a PhD in Information and Media from the College of Communication Arts and Sciences at Michigan State University. My research and teaching revolves around technology use, ethics, and society. While at MSU, I taught courses on programming and user experience. My dissertation research study focused on gender, inclusion, and video game communities.
My background is in human computer interaction (HCI) and user experience. I received my Masters in HCI from the School of Information at the University of Michigan in 2013. For several years after, I worked as a user experience designer on a variety of web-related projects. Most recently, I worked at Deque Systems as a user experience designer and researcher.
I also enjoy playing video games. Some of my favorites are the Civilization series, Katamari Damacy, Dead Cells, Overwatch, World of Warcraft, and the Legend of Zelda series. Beyond that, I spend lots of time reading (scifi, fantasy, and comics are my jam), writing, knitting, and cross-stitching.
And I have two extremely photogenic cats.