Selected work
Writing, speaking, and creative explorations
Beyond case studies, my research has taken shape as essays, conference talks, co-design projects, fellowships, and visual studies. Each one asks how people make sense of systems that were not built with them in mind.
Publications and speaking
Trust in government forms
Three pieces on how sensitive questions, research methods, and public systems meet.
White paper, 2026
Intuition to Ground Truth
A paper on moving from early intuitions about how people experience a system to evidence the team can stand behind.
Conference, 2026
Designing for Trust When Forms Ask Sensitive Questions
A talk on the design decisions that help people answer personal questions honestly, and why the wording matters.
Blog, 2025
Creating Government Forms that Build Trust
An essay on the practical steps that make public benefit forms feel clearer, fairer, and easier to complete.
Co-design, residencies, and studies
Research shaped with communities
Co-design, 2021
Intertribal Center in California
A co-design project working alongside community members to shape a space around what people actually need, rather than assumptions made from afar.
Hackathon, 2020
BEBO the Benefits Bot
A rapid civic hackathon project exploring how a conversational assistant could help people understand benefits eligibility in plain language.
Artist residency, 2019
UC Berkeley Blake Garden, Kensington, California
A residency in a botanical garden that brought field observation and creative practice into the same process, informing how I look at place and use.
Fellowship, 2019
Van Alen Climate Council research
Research contributing to a climate council's understanding of how communities experience and respond to environmental change.
