Jasmine Jones
jazzij@umich.edu
4385 North Quad, 105 S. State St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109
RESEARCH INTEREST
My research integrates ethnographic and technical design approaches towards understanding
how to respond to the diverse values of people interacting with and within pervasive computing
environments.
EDUCATION
2012-present - PhD Student, School of Information, University of Michigan
Advisor: Mark Ackerman, Professor of Information & Computer Science Engineering
2007-2012 - B.S. Computer Science, cum laude, University of Maryland, Baltimore County
2007-2012 - B.A. Interdisciplinary Studies: Human-Computer Interaction in an International
Intercultural Context, cum laude, UMBC May 2012
RESEARCH SKILLS
Programming Languages – Java, C, C++, Python, Processing, C#, Actionscript, SQL, HTML/CSS
Platforms – Mac OS X, Unix/Linux, Windows, Arduino, Raspberry Pi
Qualitative Research Methods – Ethnography, Interviews, Mixed Methods, Grounded Theory
Design Research Approaches- Experience Prototyping, Critical Design, Physical Prototyping
HONORS & AWARDS
NSF Graduate Research Fellowship (2013-2016)
GEM PhD Fellowship (2012-2017)
Rackham Merit Fellowship (2012-2017)
International Institute Research Fellowship (Summer 2013)
African Studies Center Research Fellowship (Summer 2013)
Google Anita Borg Scholar – Finalist (2012)
RELEVANT RESEARCH EXPERIENCE
Graduate Researcher, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
2014 - Designing The Memory Toolkit  Led interview study to explore context
 Design low-fi prototypes to explore design possibilities
[Design, Exploratory Qualitative
 Collaboratively developed interactive multi-sensor platform
Study]
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with Arduino and Raspberry Pi
Created algorithms for sensor data fusion and sense-making
2014 – Understanding Information
Needs of Medical Parent-caregivers
[Exploratory Qualitative Study]
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Collaboratively designed exploratory qualitative study
Conducted narrative interviews with parent-caregivers
Analyzed qualitative data towards design recommendations
2013–14- Adaptive Architecture for
Integrating Health in Design
[Research Through Design]
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Critiqued emerging architectural practice and accessibility
Created design proposals to interrogate assumptions about
disability and use of public and private shared spaces
Built multi-sensory sculpture using Arduino, Processing
Led project to investigate the work and information system
use of urban school-based community health nurses
Conducted in-person and remote semi-structured interviews
Analyzed data with grounded theory, coded via Nvivo
2012-13 – Understanding the Role of
School Nurses in Communities with
Healthcare Disparities
[Exploratory Qualitative Study]
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Jasmine Jones
jazzij@umich.edu
4385 North Quad, 105 S. State St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Field Researcher, Educational Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Sierra Leone
2013- Understanding Technology Use  Led project to observe and teach with local NGOs in Sierra
Leone
in Livelihood Strategies of People with
 Adapted multi-country survey for local language and culture
Disabilities in Sierra Leone
 Conducted qualitative interviews in Krio and English
[Ethnography]
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Analyzed qualitative data with grounded theory
{service} Conducted accessibility analysis of local Internet
cafes to inform NGOs facility design
Undergraduate Thesis, UMBC Prototyping and Design Lab
2011-12 – Using Data Visualization to  Led study to explore use of visualizations to enable
productive reuse of mouse pointer performance data and
Enable Older Adults to Self-Assess
algorithms from a previous study
Progress
 Developed prototype interactive visualizations using
[Design + User evaluation]
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Processing
Conducted focus groups to elicit design feedback
Undergraduate Research Assistant, University of California, Berkeley, USA
2011- Improving digital collaboration  Created platform agnostic software for augmenting colocated meetings with shared media content
in project design teams
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Automated tagging and archiving of shared content
[System implementation]
 Enabled archive synchronization across participant devices
SELECT PUBLICATIONS
L. Kaziunas, A. Buyuktur, J. Jones, S. Choi, D. Hanauer, M.S. Ackerman, “Transition and Reflection
in the Use of Health Information: The Case of Pediatric Bone Marrow Transplant Caregivers”
Proceedings of ACM Conference on Computer Supported Cooperative Work, (to appear, 2015).
J. Jones. “Design and Health in Interactive Architecture.” Interaction and Architectural Space,
Workshop at ACM Conference for Computer-Human Interaction (CHI 2014).
L. Oehlberg, J. Jones, B. Hartmann. "Dazzle: Improving Digital Collaboration in Project
Design Teams." ACM Conference on Computer-Supported Cooperative Work (CSCW 2012).
L. Oehlberg, K. Simm, J. Jones, A. Agogino, B. Hartmann. “Showing is Sharing: Building
Collaboration in Human Centered Design Teams with Dazzle” Designing Interactive Systems (DIS
2012).
LEADERSHIP / SERVICE
⟡ Co-organizer, Mentoring for Minority Graduate Women, UM College of Engineering (2014-15)
⟡ Doctoral Executive Committee, School of Information (2013-15)
⟡ Diversity Committee, School of Information (2013-14)
⟡ Society of Minority Engineers and Scientists (2013-14) – Communications Chair
⟡ UMBC National Society of Black Engineers (2007- 2011)
Chapter Leadership: Vice President, Programs Chair, Community Service Chair
⟡ UMBC President's Commission for Women (2009-2012)
Jasmine Jones
jazzij@umich.edu
4385 North Quad, 105 S. State St. Ann Arbor, MI 48109