/About me.
I am a multidisciplinary social designer, design researcher and Assistant Professor of Graphic Design at the University of Florida. I have extensive international experience working with disadvantaged communities and indigenous groups in México and Costa Rica. My scholarly and creative activities include peer-reviewed articles…
/Sobre mí.
Soy diseñadora social multidisciplinaria, investigadora de diseño y Profesora Asistente de Diseño Gráfico de la Universidad de Florida. Tengo extensa experiencia internacional trabajando con comunidades en desventaja y grupos indígenas in México y Costa Rica. Mi trabajo académico incluye artículos arbitrados…
Design Research
Social Design
Horizontal Methods
Ethnography
Design Thinking
Design for Development
Visual Storytelling
Design Writing
Heritage and Identity
Latin American Design
/ Work Samples
Community outreach with international impact: Open the Door
As director of the Graphic Design Research Initiative at [...]
Design in México: Kanan Honey
My partnership with Design4Development.org have included a long-lasting collaboration with Integradora [...]
MFA Project: Swimming Against the Currents: Entrepreneur Women of Chira Island
The Women’s Association of Chira [...]
Information Design: Emerging Pathogens Institute
I collaborated with the Emerging Pathogens Institute to develop a printed [...]
Community outreach: Invasive Plant Species Catalog
As many suburban cities in the United States, the city [...]
Design for Resiliency: Healthy Gulf, Healthy Communities
Interdisciplinary project studying the environmental and psychological effects of [...]
Design in México: Ubelileik Kaxtik Kaxtal
Labels for a line of products developed by a group [...]
Design in México: Xyaat Ecotourism Cooperative
The Xyaat Cooperative is an initiative of community members [...]