Team Garrison

 

Garrison Lab, February 2025
From left to right: Ke Er Amy Zhang (PhD), Liucija Vaisvilaite (Researcher), Magnus Severinsen (MSc), Laura Garrison (PI), Roxanne Ziman (PhD), Hanna Balaka (PhD). Not pictured: Beatrice Budich (MSc)

We are the Visual Engagement Lab! We investigate human factors in the visual discovery and communication of data, with a particular focus on the health and life science domains. Our research examines the role of interaction, aesthetics, and storytelling in visualization, and how these elements affect perception, behavior, and decision-making for various audience and user groups.

Team Members

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Laura Garrison

Associate Professor (Tenure-Track)

Visual Exploration & Communication

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Hanna Balaka

PhD Candidate

Visual Analytics

Magnus Severinsen

Research Assistant

network visualization, narrative visualization

Liucija Vaisvilaite

Cognitive Scientist

cognitive and perceptual science

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Amy Zhang

PhD Candidate

Critical Visualization, Visual Learning & Reasoning

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Roxanne Ziman

PhD Candidate

HCI, emotion, health data visualization