Design for America co-founders, Mert Iseri and Yuri Malina recognized as leaders in their 20s by Chicago’s Crains businessweek.
Received Northwestern Alumnae Grant
I am thrilled to announce that I received the Northwestern Alumnae Grant to support my crowdfunding curriculum design. Thank you NU!
Interview with Diego Rodriguez on Creativity at Work
Thanks to IDEO’s Diego Rodriguez for a fun interview on creativity at work.
Research featured in the Nation
Our research on the future of crowdwork was recently featured in The Nation.
WSJ: What Entrepreneurs can Learn from the Olympic Snowflake
Just published a piece in the Wall Street Journal about failing early and failing often.
NCIIA grant received to develop a crowdfunding curriculum
We just received a generous grant from the NCIIA to fund a proposal titled “A Crowdfunding Curriculum to Enhance Entrepreneurship Education.” We are thrilled to be starting a partnership with the NCIIA.
Recognized by IEEE for Undergraduate Teaching
I’m incredibly honored to have received IEEE’s 2014 Computer Science and Engineering Undergraduate Teaching Award. Thank you to my incredible teachers who committed time and energy to teaching me!
CSCW Paper receives honorable mention
Our CSCW paper titled “The Role of Crowdfunding in Community” received an honorable mention. This paper explores the role of online and offline community in crowdfunding. (pdf)
Papers on crowdsourcing and crowdfunding accepted to CHI 2014
Our papers titled “Learning to Fail: Experiencing Public Failure Online Through Crowdfunding” and “Combining Crowdsourcing and Learning to Improve Engagement and Performance” were accepted to appear at CHI 2014.
Listed on Crain’s 40 under 40: Chicago’s Next Generation of Leaders
I’m honored to have been included on Crain’s 40 under 40 Next Generation of Leaders and am grateful to my supportive and smart colleagues for their role in making my work possible.