Emma Petersen
MS, CTD—Creative Industries '21
ATLAS Institute
empe7696@colorado.edu

Emma received a Bachelor of Science in cognitive science with a focus in human computer interaction (HCI) from the University of California Santa Cruz. While at UCSC, she was a research assistant in the Computational and Experimental Cognition Lab, which focused on cognitive processing in the context of speech production and reading aloud. Emma is interested in the ways that technology can be utilized to improve our health and well-being and how designers can make technology more accessible and transparent.

For more information about Emma, view her LinkedIn page. Alumni pages are not always updated after graduation.​

Projects

Publications

K. Wu, E. Petersen, T. Ahmad, D. Burlinson, E. S. Tanis, & D. Albers Szafir. 2021. Understanding Data Accessibility for People with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities. (to appear) In Proceedings of the 2021 Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (CHI ‘21). (Yokohama, Japan–May 8-13, 2021) DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/3411764.3445743. [Best Paper Award]. pdf.

 

In the news

Chi logo of waves
ATLAS @ CHI 2021

May 14, 2021

ATLAS researchers have 10 published works and one special interest group associated with the CHI 2021 conference, the world’s preeminent conference for the field of human-computer interaction. Held virtually, CHI 2021, also known as ACM’s Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems, took place May 8-13.

illustration of various types of charts and graphs
Data accessibility: Leveling the field for those with intellectual and developmental disabilities

May 10, 2021

In a world where decisions of all kinds are based on statistical information, maximizing access to data is more important than ever. However, a recent study finds that common practices may be cutting large portions of the population out of the picture.

Zoom screen of T9Hacks participants.
T9Hacks attracts more than 70 percent female participants

March 30, 2021

More than 70 people attended ATLAS Institute's sixth annual T9Hacks on March 19-21, and more than 70 percent of them identified as female, meeting the organizers' goal of bringing in populations underrepresented in hackathons.