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Amy Rae Fox, PhD

Research Interests

COGNITION graph comprehension, diagrammatic reasoning, representational competency, visualization literacy
COMPUTING information visualization, accessible visualization, personal information environments, personal knowledge management, interruption & task resumption
INTERDISCIPLINARY semiotics, philosophy of information, science communication
PEDAGOGY broadening participation in visualization, course-based undergradate research experiences, teaching research methods, introductory statistics

Education

  • 2022
    PhD — Cognitive Science
    University of California San Diego
  • 2015
    MA — Cognitive Visualization
    California State University, Chico
  • 2015
    MSEd — Instructional Design
    Université Pierre Mendès-France
  • 2004
    BSc — Computer Science
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Fellowships & Scholarships

  • 2022
    • MIT School of Engineering Postdoctoral Fellowship for Engineering Excellence
    • MIT Computer Science & Artificial Intelligence Laboratory METEOR Fellow
  • 2016
    • National Defense Science and Engineering Doctoral Fellowship
  • 2016
    • DHS-STEM Department of Homeland Security STEM Fellowship
  • 2013
    • ATLANTIS-ERASMUS (US Department of Education) Scholar Grant
  • 2013
    • CSU-CHICO Out-of-State Tuition Remission Award
  • 2000
    • John Motley Morehead Scholarship, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Academic Appointments

  • 2022 - 2024
    Distinguished Postdoctoral Fellow, MIT
    CSAIL, EECS, School of Engineering
    • The Visualization Group
  • 2015 - 2022
    PhD Student Researcher, UC San Diego
    Department of Cognitive Science
    • The Design Lab, Early Learning and Cognition Lab
  • 2020
    Director of Research and UX
    SpoonRead, Inc.
  • summer 2016
    DHS-STEM Cybersecurity Visualization Intern
    Oak Ridge National Laboratory (ORNL)
  • 2014 - 2015
    MA Student Researcher, CSU-Chico
    Cognitive Visualization Research Lab
  • 2014
    MA Student Researcher
    Université Pierre Mendès-France
  • 2014
    MA Student Researcher
    Universität Koblenz-Landau

Professional Experience

  • 2012 - 2013
    Project Manager, UX Designer
    SciMed Solutions | Durham, NC
    • project management, business process analysis, information design, UX for scientific computing software
  • 2011 - 2012
    Technologist, Designer, Developer
    DUKE Talent Identification Program (TIP) | Durham, NC
    • business process analysis, UX design, full stack web development
  • 2009 - 2011
    Technologist, Program Coordinator
    Robertson Scholars Leadership Program (Duke—UNC)
    • scholar advising, program development, technology consulting, recruiting & admissions
  • 2004 - 2009
    Management & Technology Consultant
    International Business Machines (IBM) | worldwide
    • enterprise integration consulting, business process design, project management
  • summer 2002
    Information Architect (Intern)
    GlaxoSmithKline Biologicals | Rixensart, Belgium
    • information architecture, business process analysis
  • 2002 - 2004
    Residential Computing Consultant
    University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill | Chapel Hill, NC
    • design & facilitation of (residential) personal computing workshops
  • summer 2001
    Summer School Instructor (Gr. 6-9 Math, CS) (Intern)
    LearningBridge Norfolk | Norfolk,VA
    • course design & facilitation for 8-week summer session serving underprivileged youth
  • summer 2002, 2004
    Stage Manager / Lighting Designer (Intern)
    American Dance Festival (ADF) | Durham, NC
    • lighting design, audio engineering and stage management
  • 2001 - 2004
    Production Supervisor (technical theatre)
    Carolina Union Production Services | Chapel Hill, NC
    • supervision & facilitation of lighting, audio engineering, stage management for touring productions

Reviewing Service

    • (VIS, TVCG) IEEE VIS, IEEE Transactions on Visualization and Computer Graphics
    • (CHI/NORDICHI) ACM Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, NordiCHI
    • (CSCW) ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work
    • (UIST) ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology
    • (COGS) Annual Meeting of the Cognitive Science Society
    • (DIAGRAMS) International Conference on the Theory and Application of Diagrams
    • (ICLS) International Society of Learning Science — Conference of the Learning Sciences

Professional Affiliations

  • Computing Research
    • (VIS) IEEE Visualization and Graphics Technical Community
    • (CHI) ACM SIG Human-Computer Interaction
    • (ASIS&T) Association for Information Science & Technology
  • Cognitive Research
    • (CSS) Cognitive Science Society
    • (PS) Psychonomics Society
    • (APS) Association for Psychological Science
  • Education Research
    • (ISLS) International Society of the Learning Sciences
    • (EARLI-SIG2) European Association of Research on Learning & Instruction (Comprehension of Text & Graphics)
    • (APA Div 2) Society for the Teaching of Psychology
    • (CSE) ACM SIG Computer Science Education
  • Professional Communities of Practice
    • (DVS) Data Visualization Society
    • (IAS) Information Architecture Institute