Global Energy Innovation Index

I designed and developed an interactive data visualization in Tableau to map extensive data ITIF compiled and analyzed to study how various countries worldwide have worked to accelerate clean energy innovation. The ITIF Global Energy Innovation Index is a multi-faceted assessment of national contributions to the global energy innovation system. The visualization explores how specific national governments have contributed to the global energy innovation system and where improvement is needed.

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Energy Innovation in the Federal Budget

I designed and developed an interactive visualization for the Information and Technology Innovation Foundation (ITIF) to illustrate the funding pathways for RD&D at the U.S. Department of Energy. We show how DOE energy RD&D spending has changed over time as well as how Congress is deciding to fund specific programs like Solar Energy, Fusion Energy Sciences, etc.

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The fiscal year 2023 budget is a critical opportunity for Congress to advance U.S. #energyinnovation . This interactive data visualization illustrates the funding pathways for RD&D at the U.S. Department of Energy. #cleanenergy

Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Report

The Global Pediatric Epilepsy Surgery Registry gives families a powerful platform where they can share their child’s developmental journey in a scientific and data-driven way. Explore this interactive visualization to learn more about the data collected through the registry.

I designed and developed this visualization in Tableau for the Brain Recovery Project.

The Nitty Gritty of Pregnancy

During my pregnancy, I decided to keep track of most of my “symptoms”, not as a complaint or to discourage anyone from having children, but more just as a way to commemorate and remember the experience. Obviously, everyone’s pregnancy experience is different, but I thought it was kind of neat to track how my body changed with the growing baby.

There were many times when I would notice something little and then google it, wondering if anyone else had experienced something similar. A runny nose with no other symptoms, aversion to coffee, gagging while brushing teeth: others had experienced all of those changes as well.

Some even have names. Pregnancy rhinitis is congestion or a runny nose that occurs because an increase in blood volume can cause blood vessels in the nose to swell.

And I learned, no part of the body is left unchanged by pregnancy. Hormones relax intestinal muscles, which causes food to move more slowly through digestion and can result in constipation. Hormones, plus a growing baby pressing on my stomach, also allowed me to experience the joy of heartburn for the first time.

But of course, none of this mattered after my beautiful baby girl was placed on my chest.

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A Thinkful webinar called Intro To Data Analysis: Tableau Basics gave me the basics to start trying out Tableau Public, so I used Tableau to plot my data and then brought it into Adobe Illustrator to tweak the design a bit.

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Anti-GMO Advocacy Funding Tracker

I worked with the Genetic Literacy Project (GLP) to visualize the network of anti-GMO advocacy funding groups worldwide.

Typically, many people think of the biotechnology industry as a “Goliath” against small organic and anti-GMO advocacy groups. But, anti-GMO and anti-biotechnology advocacy has become big business. I collaborated with the founder of the GLP and a web developer to visualize the dataset from Bonus Eventus. This visualization helps scientists, politicians, regulators, and others understand how anti-biotechnology advocacy influences businesses and national regulations.

To explore the full visualization: Anti-GMO Advocacy Funding Tracker

Global Gene Editing Regulation Tracker

I worked with the Genetic Literacy Project (GLP) to develop and design a global map to visualize how countries are deciding to regulate gene editing, a new set of of techniques that can be used to precisely modify the DNA of almost any organism. Gene editing is being used for applications in human health, gene drives and agriculture. There are numerous gene-editing tools besides CRISPR-Cas 9, which gets most of the attention because it is a comparatively easy tool to use. Countries are currently evaluating whether or not to regulate gene editing, since it is so similar to natural genetic mutations. This visualization will help regulators, scientists, and politicians quickly understand how countries compare in gene editing regulation and helps highlight novel approaches to regulation to effectively balance safety and innovation.

For this project, I wrote the country summaries for all types of gene editing. I also worked with a web developer and the founder of the GLP to design the visualization.

To explore the full visualization: Global Gene Editing Regulation Tracker