by Shelley Wood | Oct 10, 2017 | calendar entry
The Women in Tech project has entered into next phase with a research study in conjunction with Karen’s role as a Research Scientist at the University of Maryland. We’re exploring the early career experiences of women and men in their first high tech job after...
by Shelley Wood | Oct 4, 2017 | calendar entry
CHI is our community’s biggest international conference. It’s always great fun — and an honor — to participate. This year Karen will be co-presenting a SIG with Nicola Marsden from Heilbronn University: Designathon to Support Women in Tech. Please join...
by Shelley Wood | Sep 9, 2017 | calendar entry
Central to the Women in Tech Project is creating interventions to address what we’ve uncovered from the field interviews and quantitative research. Using the research and principles from games for good, at team from the University of Maryland is creating a Career...
by Derek Hoiem | Mar 27, 2017 | calendar entry
Karen recently appeared on the UXpod podcast to talk about the latest changes on her and Hugh Beyer’s classic book Contextual Design: Design for Life. The second edition of the book is almost a rewrite to reflect the changes in how people use and view products....
by Shelley Wood | Nov 16, 2016 | calendar entry
You have been waiting a long time — now it’s here! After 18 years, the classic Contextual Design book is being retired and the new edition — Contextual Design Second Edtion: Design for Life — is available!
by Shelley Wood | Sep 24, 2016 | calendar entry
Karen is especially pleased to be speaking in her new hometown: Washington, DC. Karen’s presentation — “Fixing the Leaky Pipeline: Retaining High Tech Women Once They’re in the Door” — shares the latest work and insights from the Women in Tech...
