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I am an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Colorado, Boulder (CU). I am part of the Human-Centered Computing area, and have affiliations to other similarly-minded organizations at CU. I love to do research, especially multi-disciplinary research on the interesting issues that crop up when people-meet-technology (and vice versa).
CRISIS INFORMATICS:
Currently and most actively, I work in the area of Crisis Informatics, which describes the intersecting trajectories of social, technical and information matters in crises and disasters.
Members and affiliates of my research group—the connectivIT Lab—and I are leading research that investigates the evolving role of information and communication technologies (ICT) in emergency and disaster situations, with a particular focus on information dissemination and the implications of ICT-supported public participation on informal and formal crisis response. A National Science Foundation Early CAREER grant—Data in Disaster—and a new 2009 NSF IIS grant in collaboration with the University of California, Irvine— PROJECT EPIC: Empowering the Public with Information in Crisis—are the sources of support for generation of new work.
OTHER RESEARCH:
My earlier work has included investigations and applications in corporate, mobile, domestic, aviation and healthcare contexts. My goal is to inform design, technology acquisition strategies, and theorize about ICT's impacts on human interaction.