Hello! I am an academic, industry, and community designer currently working toward a Ph.D. in Design at the University of Edinburgh. My interests are in researching, developing, and executing design interventions that fuel and sustain ethical practices in design. The frameworks and tools I develop or co-develop are intended to create a space for participants to collaborate on innovative solutions.
I have worked in industry for over twenty-five years. I am a designer and researcher with Blackbird Revolt, a co-founder of Racism Untaught and the non-profit Hatch & Flock. I enjoyed working as an Assistant and Associate Professor in the School of Art and Design at the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, from 2017-2023.
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