emotional design

Location:

Austin, TX

Posted:

October 03, 2012

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Curriculum Vitae

Paul Richard Aumer-Ryan

University of Texas at Austin

paul ischool utexas edu

Research Interests

Credibility of information sources, computers as social actors, affective computing, human-computer interaction, emotional design, digital libraries, 3D modeling and animation, virtual reality, usability.

Education

Ph.D. Information Sciences, University of Texas at Austin, 2005-2010

B.S. Computer Science, University of Iowa, 2000-2003

B.S. Mathematics, University of Iowa, 2000-2003

B.A. English (with Philosophy minor), University of Iowa, 2000-2003

GRE: 640 Verbal; 800 Quantitative; 6.0 Analytical Writing

Graduate GPA: 3.96

Undergraduate GPA: 4.00

Academic Appointments

School of Information, University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas, 2010

Adjunct Assistant Professor for Information in Cyberspace (INF 312); tasks included teaching undergraduate students topics including Unix and Linux, computer security, Internet history, information searching behaviors, and copyright.

School of Information, University of Texas at Austin

Austin, Texas, 2007-2010

Assistant Instructor for Information in Cyberspace (INF 312); tasks included teaching undergraduate students topics including Unix and Linux, computer security, Internet history, information searching behaviors, and copyright.

Publications

Aumer-Ryan, P. R. (2010). Information triage: Dual-Process theory in credibility judgments of Web-based resources (Doctoral dissertation). The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX.

Professional Affiliations

Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2009-present

Association for Library and Information Science Education (ALISE), 2009-present

American Society for Information Science and Technology (ASIS&T), 2005-present

ASIS&T Special Interest Group on Information Needs Seeking and Use (SIG USE), 2006-present

Human Factors and Ergonomics Society (HFES), 2006-present

Japanese Karate Association, Austin (JKAA), 2005-present

Professional Service

Reviewer, Journal of the American Society for Information Science and Technology (JASIST), 2009-present

Reviewer, International Journal of Human-Computer Studies, 2008-present

Reviewer, Broadening Participation in Computing (BPC) with Dr. Lecia Barker, 2008-2009

Conference Planning Committee Member, JCDL 2009 (Website administration), 2008-2009

Departmental Committee Member, Student Technology Advisory Committee (STAC), 2007-2009

Reviewer, iConference 2009, iSociety: Research, Education, Engagement, 2009

Reviewer, iConference 2008, iFutures: Systems, Selves, Society, 2007

Awards and Honors

IMLS Digitization in the Round Grant Recipient, 2005-present

School of Information Website Design Contest Winner, 2005

Graduated with Highest Distinction from the University of Iowa (top 1%), 2003

Undergraduate Scholar Assistantship at the University of Iowa, 2002-2003

Dean's and President's Lists, 2001-2003

Full Tuition Scholarship from the University of Iowa, 2001-2003

Robert C. Byrd Scholarship, 1999-2003

MCI WorldCom Scholarship, 1999

Mathematics Department Scholarship, 1999

Advanced Placement Scholar, 1999

National Merit Scholar Semifinalist, 1999

High School Valedictorian (class rank: 1), 1999

United States Academic Decathlon National Competitor, 1997-1999

Employment History

College of Education, UH Manoa

Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2010

Programmer for the Distance Course Design and Consulting (DCDC) group in the College of Education at the University of Hawai'i at Manoa; tasks included creating tools to support WrodPress installations of online course materials.

Hawaii Self Storage

Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2010Web Designer and Programmer for a local self storage company; tasks included building an online reservation system in .NET to streamline customer reservations.

Blue Water Multimedia LLC

Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2009-2010Lead iPhone Application Developer for an animation company focused on broadcast television (commercials); tasks included building iPhone game and children's book applications (2D and 3D) using Objective-C in the Xcode environment.

Infochimps, Inc.

Austin, TX, 2009Web Designer, Usability Specialist for a startup company focused on creating an online marketplace for exchanging datasets; tasks included website design, information architecting, and expert usability recommendations.

School of Information, University of Texas at

Austin

Austin, Texas 2008-2009Web Designer for the Joint Conference on Digital Libraries (JCDL 2009) conference held in Austin, Texas; tasks included designing the conference site and maintaining a Drupal CMS installation.

School of Information, University of Texas at

Austin

Austin, Texas, 2007-2008Web Designer/GRA for the IMLS-funded Stepping Up grant; tasks included designing and developing the program's website and creating content to serve current and potential students and library mentors involved with the grant.

School of Information, University of Texas at

Austin

Austin, Texas, 2006Web Designer for the Libraries & the Cultural Record journal; tasks included designing and developing the journal's website and providing an end-user interface for future website updates by L&CR staff.

School of Information, University of Texas at

Austin

Austin, Texas, 2005Digitization Lab Supervisor for the School of Information; tasks included providing technical assistance and digitization support to students working on digitization projects (audio, video, image, text).

Thud Rumble LTD

San Francisco, California, 2005Software Engineer for a business catering to turntable enthusiasts; tasks included implementation and debugging of an online store presence and technical support of company employees.

Hawai'i Softimage XSI Users Group

Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2004-2005

Co-Founder and webmaster for a 3D animation software users group based in Honolulu, Hawai'i; tasks included designing and creating the company website and press materials and hosting information and tutorial sessions for members of the group.

cause & f(x) pictures LLC

Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2004-2005Executive Technical Director for a film and visual effects studio based in Honolulu, Hawai'i; tasks included supervising visual effects production, creating and managing in-house software solutions, and designing and creating company website and press materials.

Tech Projects LLC

Honolulu, Hawai'i, 2003-2004Product Engineer for a technology company based in Maui, Hawai'i; tasks included designing and creating the company website and press materials, developing software applications and user interfaces, and producing a video EPK (electronic press kit) showcasing the company's products and working demos.

University of Iowa

Iowa City, Iowa, 2002-2003Editor and intern for Dr. Linda Bolton in the editing phase of her upcoming book publication; tasks included editing of transcripts (for grammar, content, and structure), journal publishing research, and creative input into the publication.

Shrinking the Globe, LLC

Iowa City, Iowa, 2001-2003

Programmer and webpage designer for a startup marketing company; tasks included creating ASP-based company web pages and forums tied to a SQL database, creating customer management software in Microsoft Visual FoxPro (a database-oriented programming language), and various projects that required the use of Java, JavaScript, Visual Basic, VBScript, C/C++, FoxPro and SQL programming languages.

Eclipse Corporation

Cedar Rapids, Iowa, 2000-2001

Network technician at an inbound/outbound call center for the 2000 United States Census and programmer/creator of a quality assurance monitoring application; tasks included maintaining the network of a 100+ computer call center, software development (Microsoft Visual FoxPro) of AQuA (Application for Quality Assurance), and creating the company's website (standard HTML).

Simpson College

Indianola, Iowa, 1999Network assistant for the college's student network; tasks included setup and troubleshooting of student's network access and monitoring network hardware.

References

Dr. Andrew Dillon

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Information sciences professor, dean, and research advisor

Dr. Daniel Robinson

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Associate professor, Department of Educational Psychology, and research advisor

Dr. Randolph Bias

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