About: I am a PhD candidate in Information Science at Drexel's iSchool.

My dissertation research focuses on applications of Distributed and Extended theories of the mind to user experience and service design related evaluation and design methods.

My research also looks at how differences in materiality of artifacts (everyday stuff like paper versus more high-tech) impacts design and evaluation views of the contribution of those artifacts to (cognitive) accomplishment. This is for intended final materiality, rather than fidelity in prototyping.

I am also interested in applications of bio-inspired processes (i.e. evolution), and outcomes (e.g. animal foraging).

Favorite Distributed Cognition / Extended Mind Quote: 'Mindfulness is just matter, nicely orchestrated.'
Andy Clark

Title PhD Candidate till June

Organization Drexel iSchool

Your Current Industry Application of Extended Cognitive/Mind theories to the creation of useful and usable products and services.

Favorite Movie Quote We are the music makers... and we are the dreamers of dreams. Willy Wonka

Favorite Place You've Lived Center City Philly and Disney World (if only for a week at a time...) I'm trying to change the ratio of time spent annually in Philly (currently 51 weeks) versus Disney World (currently 1 week).

Favorite UX Tool or Technique Trying to find the right questions...making uncertainties visible and useful. Putting 'Extended' or 'Distributed' in front of names of existing Cognitivist methods...e.g. Distributed Mental Model, Distributed Cognitive Walkthrough.