Check out my work
Advancing Black and Latine homeownership to address housing disparities in Wisconsin
Role: Design Researcher and Project Lead
The Wisconsin Housing and Economic Development Authority (WHEDA) partnered with Greater Good Studio to undertake a collaborative, human-centered initiative addressing housing disparities experienced by Black and Latine homebuyers. I supported the team as design researcher and project lead to learn directly from Black and Latine homeowners and housing professionals across the product and services ecosystem, and co-develop community-informed solutions to be launched at scale throughout the state.
Understanding worker experience & career progression through a new framework
Role: Design Researcher
I supported Opportunity@Work research and development efforts as part of the Greater Good Studio team. Publishing their STAR Barriers and Breakthroughs framework in 2024, we conducted research with people skilled through alternative routes (STARs) rather than a college degree, to better understand their lived experiences with career progression and economic mobility.
Supporting indigenous systems & complexity scholar bring her vision to life
Role: Project Lead and Design Strategist
Melanie Goodchild is a changer maker in residence with a global philanthropy who partnered with Greater Good Studio to develop a visual communication tool that shares her pathway to decolonizing systems, complexity, and sustainability science. I led the design team to collaborate on different conceptual iterations conveying the features of her new curriculum, and the visualization of “Niigani Miinigowiziiwin (We Give These Gifts to the Future); a story-based work used in a cohort or individual setting.
Co-defining design principles for equitable digital tools and spaces with diverse youth
Role: Design Researcher and Strategist
Emerging technologies have the potential to transform learning experiences in diverse classrooms, but also risk perpetuating existing inequities and lasting harm. As part of the Greater Good Studio team, we conducted research with students, teachers, edtech companies, and other experts, and developed design principles to guide building equitable digital writing platforms.
Funded by The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation from 2021-2022.
Supporting transitions for heart families during a complex pediatric care journey
Role: Designer and Project Lead
Partnering with Dell Children’s Heart Center at Ascension, our team designed a family centered workbook and supportive tools that ease transitions, improve care coordination, and provide a sense of progress and recovery for complex pediatric congenital heart cases.
Clinical piloting has shown 90% willingness to recommend and current focus is on center-wide roll out in English and Spanish languages. We also co-authored an abstract with the clinical team that was published by the American Academy of Pediatrics.
Completed as part of MA in Design graduate capstone project in 2021.