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
IDSA Magazine
”Design Thinking for Global Products: Familiar Solutions for New Problems” with James Caruso
Print publication
User Experience (UXPA Magazine)
”Design Thinking for Global Products: Familiar Solutions for New Problems”
Print publication