Speaking & Publications

One of my favorite things is sharing knowledge with others. I welcome opportunities to give a talk in an industry or academic forum about design thinking, design methods, mentorship, and design leadership. Here’s a sampling of previous presentations and publications.

Special Engagements


NBC-5 News
Guest/Featured, Technology Profiles Segment

Chicago, IL

Museum of Science & Industry
Featured, Black Creativity Exhibit on Design

Chicago, IL


Keynotes

Honeywell Sales Conference
Main Stage Keynote

Madrid, Spain

World Usability Day
“Healthcare: Collaborating for Better Systems”

Chicago, IL

Zimbabwe Institute of Vigital Arts
10th Anniversary Commencement

Harare, Zimbabwe

SEII Engineering Education Conference
Keynote Speaker

Brussells, Belgium

Engineering & Product Development Education
Closing Keynote Speaker

Barcelona, Spain


Panels

Seattle Black Designers
Leadership Panel

Seattle, WA

Design Management Institute Conference
Moderator, Women in Charge Panel

Cincinatti, OH

Design Management Institute Conference
Panelist, FutureEd & Diversity Panel

Cincinatti, OH


Lectures

Rochester Institute of Technology
New Media Design Class (x2 visits)

Rochester, NY

Convivio Interaction Design School
Design Lecturer & Atelier Leader

Timisoara, Romania

Convivio Interaction Design School
Design Lecturer

Edinburgh, Scotland


Publications

Design Research Society Conference
Virtual and Blended Design Studios” with Nicole Lotz, Erik Bohemia, Sam Dune, Georgy Holden

Brighton, UK

Connected: Int’l Conference on Design Education
STAR Framework Revisited: Curriculum for User-Centered Design Summer Schools” with Nicole Schadewitz, Adler Jorge

Sydney, Australia

IASDR: Emerging Trends in Design Research
”The Future of Academic-Industry Collaboration”

Hong Kong, China

ICOGRADA World Congress Habana: Education Track
Published/presented with Carmen Broomes

Havana, Cuba

ACM: CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing
Mobile Spatial Interaction” with Peter Fröhlich, Rainer Simon, Lynne Baillie, Roderick Murray-Smith

San Jose, CA

Design Research Society Wonderground Conference
”The STAR Interaction Design Summer Schools Framework” with Nicole Schadewitz, Adler Jorge, Wendy Moncur

Lisbon, Portugal

ACM: Critical Computing Conference
AJMO SPLITE: Come on Split Tell us What You Think!” with Lynne Baillie, Anthony Phillips, Sinna Lindquist, Ovidiu Şandor

Aarhus, Denmark

Print publication

User Experience (UXPA Magazine)
”Design Thinking for Global Products: Familiar Solutions for New Problems”

Print publication