About
Hi, I’m Noah.
I am a Master’s student at the University of Michigan School of Information. My diploma, when I graduate in May, will say that I have an MSI in Human-Computer Interaction.
My interests range from traditional HCI; that is, creating usable, enjoyable interfaces through research and design, to ubiquitous, pervasive, and urban computing, to the sociological impacts of technologically-mediated communication in all its forms.
Although I am not conducting research (I’m not a Ph.D. student — yet) current interests include emergent social norms in online communities, and the effects on the psyche of distraction and overstimulation, such as information addiction.
Broadly speaking, I am looking to do work on how networked/pervasive/public/mobile computing and communication impacts behavior, both individually and collectively.
My undergraduate work was in electrical engineering, also at the University of Michigan. Transitioning from the purely technical, through technology at the individual level (traditional HCI/cognitive psychology), to technology at the sociological level, has been an exciting intellectual journey.
I practice Vinyasa yoga as often as possible, I play the alto saxophone (formerly in the Michigan Marching Band), I sing, I enjoy doing live audio, and I can usually be seen interacting with one or more Apple products.
