Curriculum Vitæ


Research Interests

Social Dynamics of Technology, Design Research, Ethnographic Research, Human-Robot Interaction

Education

Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA
Ph.D. Student in Human-Computer Interaction. Fall 2007 – Present

Carnegie Mellon University Pittsburgh, PA
BFA Industrial Design, Minor in Engineering Studies. Fall 2002 – Spring 2006

University of New South Wales Sydney, Australia
Study Abroad Industrial Design. February 2005 – July 2005

Research Experience

Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Graduate Student Researcher,
CMU, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2008 -- Present
Conducting an ethnography on how Latino immigrants in a new growth area utilize technologies to build, maintain and extend their social networks.
 

Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Graduate Student Researcher,
CMU, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2007 -- 2008
Exploring how appearance-constrained robots may use affective displays to communicate task status.

Human-Computer Interaction Institute, Staff Researcher, Footprints Project,
CMU, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2006 – 2007
Leveraging virtual social networks to build a personalized system to educate and influence
decisions related to energy consumption and the reduction of one’s ecological footprint.

Human-Computer Interaction Institute Student Researcher,
CMU, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 2006.
Working with PhD students to conduct research and user testing for multiple projects
including glanceable interfaces and software that recognizes and adapts to disabilities.

Lunar Rover Initiative, CMU Robotics Institute Advanced Mobile Robotics Project,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2006.
Worked with student engineers and space professionals from NASA’s Glen Research Center
to develop a feasible lunar mission and build a functional robot prototype to search for lunar ice.

Independent Study Physical Computing and Small Robotics,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2004.
Designed, produced, and program interactive objects, utilizing sensors and BASIC stamp
technology to study interaction between users and emotional products as well as the roll
of emotion in decision-making.

Design Experience

International Truck Design Team Project,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2006.
Worked on an interdisciplinary team to develop after market lifestyle products for truck drivers.

ALCOA Product Development Project,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2004.
Worked with student engineers to find a market opportunity, developed a patent-worthy
product, and produced a working prototype utilizing aluminum and personal electronics.

Carnegie Mellon University Robotics, Housing Fabrication,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2004.
Developed, and fabricated housing for experimental walk-on-water robot.

CMU Biorobotics Lab Remote Controller Housing,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2004.
Designed and produced a housing around existing raw electronic architecture for robotic
snake remote controller.

MEDRAD Engineering Design Team Project,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2004.
Worked as industrial designer on a team of engineering students to design a concept to better
control temperature of contrast fluid into MRI patients.

Work Experience

Imaxeon Internship, Interface and Communication Design,
Sydney, Australia 2005.
Developed and mocked-up full series of touch interface screens for an automated fluid injector.

MEDRAD Innovations Internship, Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania 2004 – 2005.
Industrial and communication design work; developed form for emerging technology concepts, communicated concepts and functionality internally and externally, created patent
application drawings, consult for brainstorming, human factors, ergonomics.

MEDRAD Innovations Consulting, Concept Sketches for Patents,
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2004.
Rendered and digitally altered a series of concept sketches for potential patent review and application.

Publications and Presentations

Harrison, C., Lim, B. Y., Shick, A., and Hudson, S. E. (2009). Where to Locate Wearable Displays? Reaction Time Performance of Visual Alerts from Tip to Toe. In Proceedings of the 27th Annual SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. CHI '09. ACM, New York, NY. - presented by Shick, A.

Evaluating Glanceable Visuals for Multitasking (EECS-2006-173)
Tara Lynn Matthews, Devin Blais, Aubrey Shick, Jennifer Mankoff, Jodi Forlizzi, Stacie Rohrbach and Roberta Klatzky

Lim, B., Shick, A., Harrison, C. Personal-Public Displays: Motivating Behavior Change through Ambient Information and Social Pressure. CHI2008 Ambient Persuasion – Workshop position paper.

Shick, A. “Duckie and Duddle: A Preliminary Demonstration Using Affective Display To Communicate Task Status.” – Presentation at HCI Engage, London, UK 2006.
http://www.aubreyshick.com/aShick_DuckieDuddle06.pdf

Fellowship

2007-8 NSF IGERT Graduate Fellowship in Assistive Technology

Activities

Teaching Assistant, CMU WSCS Tech Nights for Girls, 2007.

ACM SIGGRAPH Guerilla Studio, Cyber Fashion Group,
Workshop Assistant, 2006.
Assistant Production coordinator, 2005.
Featured work, “Feel the Beat,” 2004.

Visiting Speaker, Mount Pleasant Public Library, Mount Pleasant, Pennsylvania 2006.
Gave a talk on robotics and Human-Computer Interaction in the world today.

It’s About Time, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 2002, 2003, and 2006.
Clock competition, designed clocks for an auction to benefit New Haven Group,
Profits fund the building of homes for less fortunate.

Memberships

CMU Women in the School of Computer Science, 2007.
ACM SIGCHI Student Member 2007.
Carnegie Mellon Robotics Club 2004-2007.
IDSA Student Chapter member 2003-2006.

Boy Scouts of America
Tiger Cub Leader 2001–2002, Active involvement 1999–2004.
Roundtable Leader Training Committee, 2001–2002.

Hobbies


Travel, Castellano, Assemblage Arts, Clothing Design and Sewing, Painting, Sculpture, and Squash.

 

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