Writer

I am a writer and the author of Data Insights: New Ways to Visualize and Make Sense of Data. Additionally, I was asked to contribute a chapter in the book, Designing for Emerging Technologies: UX for Genomics, Robotics, and the Internet of Things. Other writing experience includes copywriting and numerous articles covering a range of subjects for various online and print publications.

ADDITIONAL WRITING AND REPORTING BYLINES:

Time, Variety, Los Angeles Times, San Jose Mercury News, BrandWeek, Men’s Fitness, Self, Interactions, and User Experience Magazine, UX Magazine (series on data visualization), GovLoop.

Published Books

Author of Data Insights: New Ways to Visualize and Make Sense of Data (Morgan Kaufmann / Elsevier), published in English and translated into Mandarin. I also contributed a chapter to Designing for Emerging Technologies (O'Reilly).

Data Insights: New Ways to Visualize and Make Sense of Data


Designing for Emerging Technologies: UX for Genomics, Robotics, and the Internet of Things

Published Articles

Selected articles on human-centered AI, brain-computer interfaces, and designing for complex information, written for UX Magazine, GovLoop, and others.

It’s About Time

Our understanding of time and temporal patterns is dependent on the lens we use, and data visualizations can provide a set of lenses for viewing time from different perspectives.

Exploring the Brain Through Experience Design

A pair of brain activity visualization projects illustrates concepts and themes that affect human behavior and the realm of experience design.

Brain-Computer Interfaces: Interactions at the Speed of Thought

Where open source software and brain-computer interfaces intersect, there are opportunities to revolutionize interaction design.

Earlier Journalism

Earlier journalism: reported and wrote for Time, Variety, the Los Angeles Times, and the San Jose Mercury News, among others, covering science, technology, and culture. That journalistic training, interviewing experts and making complex subjects clear, is the foundation of how I approach design and health communication today.

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