Published Academic Research
My research to date focuses broadly on innovative climate change and earth systems data visualization methodologies, including data physicalization, materiality, and embodied cognition; human geography and climate epistemologies; color theory; scientific communication; alternative venues; and cross-disciplinary evaluation.
Forthcoming
Affective, Hand-Sculpted Glyph Forms for Engaging and Expressive Scientific Visualization
IEEE Vis Arts Program 2022— first author, paper + conference presentation
Past
Multi-Touch Querying on Data Physicalizations in Immersive AR
ACM Interactive Surfaces and Spaces — co-author, paper + conference presentation
Affective Palettes for Scientific Visualization: Grounding Environmental Data in the Natural World
IEEE Vis 2021 — first author, paper + conference presentation
Scientific Visualization of Antarctica Ice Sheet and Southern Ocean Evolution
Supercomputing Conference 2020 — scriptwriter
Enabling Cross-Cutting Visualization for Geoscience
IEEE Computer Graphics & Applications — co-author, journal paper
Environmental Visualization: Moving Beyond the Rainbows
PEARC 2020 Conference — first author + presenter
Using close Reading as a Method for Evaluating Visualizations
BELIV Conference — contributing author
Automatic Generation of Data Legends
Vis 2020 — contributing author
Printmaking, Puzzles, and Studio Closets: Using Artistic Metaphors to Reimagine the User Interface for Designing Immersive Visualizations
Vis 2020 — contributing artist
IEEE Computer Grahpics & Applications
Cover Story — visualization artist
American Geophysical Union (AGU)
Several talks and workshops
Published Editorial
I am a science writer by training and am acting editor and writer for a bi-monthly newsletter on the intersections of science, the humanities, and the arts called Multitudes. I’ve written for Eos, IEEE Vis, NASA, StarDate, and more.
Multitudes—Editor & Writer
The Future of Science Visualization is in the Arts
Eos (print + online; cover story)
Scientific Visualization: How Color Changes What We See
Get Us PPE (online)
NASA (online)
Hubble Celebrates 25 Years Since First Repair Mission in Space
To The Moon and Back: Apollo 8 and the Future of Lunar Exploration
Apollo 8—In the Beginning There Was Liftoff
Apollo 8 and Beyond—The Next Epoch
Radio JOVE From NASA: Tuning In to Your Local Celestial Radio Show
NASA Goddard Hosts Young Women for ‘STEM Girls Night In’
NASA@Work Challenge Winner Creates Novel Approach for Future Lunar Landings
StarDate Magazine (print only)
Taking a Quantum Dive with Sean Carroll (Book Review)
Hubble
Calwell Catalogue: C2
Calwell Catalogue: C8
Calwell Catalogue: C10
Calwell Catalogue: C13
Calwell Catalogue: C14
Center for Health Communication
Studying the Effects of Empathetic Healthcare Through the CHER Program
Lead Poisoning Prevention in Texas Communities Through the CHER Program
CHER Awardee Tests the Role of Communication in Minority Women’s Enrollment in Clinical Trials
Texas Health Journal
The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Focuses on Media Partnerships (subscribers only)
The Daily Texan
Fine Arts Students Deserve Partial Tuition Refunds
UT Researchers Develop Thinnest Memory Storage Device
Vector Magazine (print only)
TREL on Popular Media and Making Space for Everyone
Essays
Personal, Newsletter, and Undergraduate essays.