I am a Professor in the Design Studies Department in the School of Human Ecology and faculty in the Virtual Environments Group (formerly the Living Environments Lab) at the University of Wisconsin, Madison. I have a long history and passion multidisciplinary studies. I have worked on everything from theater productions to crime scene investigations. I have worked on projects to rediscover a lost Leonardo da Vinci painting, locate the tomb of Genghis Khan, and facilitate natural methods for the public to explore cultural heritage artifacts. I have worked on research to improve our health and wellbeing as well as exhibited artwork meant to be expressive and playful.
To see what projects I am currently working visit the research page. To see more about my background you can view the videos below.
Education
- BS, Computer Engineering, University of Wisconsin-Madison
- MS, Arts Computation Engineering Program, University of California-Irvine
- PhD, University of California, San Diego
- Postdoc, University of Wisconsin–Madison
Appointments
- Wisconsin Institute for Discovery
- Design Studies
- Computer Sciences (Affiliate)
- Industrial Systems Engineering (Affiliate)
Honors
- 2024 SoHE PROUD Award
- 2023 Audrey Rothermel Bascom Professorship
- 2020 Best Paper Nominee (IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality)
- 2020 SoHE PROUD Award
- 2017 Wade and Bev Fetzer Fund for Excellence (SoHE Faculty Award)
- 2017 Joy H. Dohr Award for Design Excellence (Design Studies Faculty Award)
- 2014 Best Poster Honorable Mention (IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality)
- 2013 Best Paper Nominee (IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality)
- 2012 Winners of the WARF Discovery Challenge (WARF Discovery Challenge Poster Symposium)
- 2007 Prix Ars Electronica Honorary Mention in the Category of Hybrid Art
- 2006 Adobe Emerging Artist Award
Videos
In the fall of 2020 I made these videos to help provide some perspective on my background for students in the course. While these videos are now a few years old, they provide a bit of perspective on my background and interests.