| about me = I am a PhD candidate in [[w:en:Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering|Human Centered Design & Engineering]] at the [[w:en:University of Washington|University of Washington]] where I perform research in the fields of [[w:en:Human Computer Interaction|HCI]], [[w:en:Computer Supported Cooperative Work|CSCW]], [[w:en:User-centered design|UCD]] and other fun acronyms. In addition to my Wikipedia research, I have also worked on other open-source volunteer collaboration tools, like [http://livingvotersguide.org this one].
I have an MS in HCI, and a BA in philosophy and classics, with a focus on political philosophy. I am a voracious and omnivorous reader, and a passionately amateurish musician. In my (ever-diminishing) spare time, I also enjoy trail running, kayaking and a good game of [[w:en:racquetball|racquetball]].
| about my work = I work on the [[w:en:WP:Teahouse|Teahouse]], a new user help and socialization space on the English Wikipedia. I also support other Community Fellow projects. Info on how Teahouse came about, and why it is the way it is, available [[mw:Teahouse|here]]. I run [[w:en:User:HostBot|HostBot]], a bot that performs certain repetitive tasks on the [[w:en:WP:Teahouse|Teahouse]] and its sub-pages.