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Career

· Software Developer Data Scientist, University of Washington2018–
· Computer Science Research Assistant, University of Maryland College Park2017–2018
· Computer Science Teaching Assistant, University of Maryland College Park2016–2017
· Masters of Science (M.S.), Computer Science, University of Maryland College Park2016–2018
· Research Intern, Carnegie Mellon University2015–2015
· Research Assistant, Vassar College2015–2016
· Programming Instructor, iD Tech Camps2014–2014
· Computer Science Teaching Assistant, Vassar College2013–2014
· Quidditch Instructor, Waukesha Parks, Recreation, and Forestry2013–2013
· Bachelor’s Degree, Mathematics and Computer Science, Vassar College2012–2016

Publications (19)

Project Sidewalk: A Web-based Crowdsourcing Tool for Collecting Sidewalk Accessibility Data At Scale
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2019
169
cited
Towards Global-Scale Crowd+AI Techniques to Map and Assess Sidewalks for People with Disabilities
arXiv.org · 2022
21
cited
The Future of Urban Accessibility for People with Disabilities: Data Collection, Analytics, Policy, and Tools
International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility · 2022
20
cited
A Pilot Deployment of an Online Tool for Large-Scale Virtual Auditing of Urban Accessibility
International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility · 2017
17
cited
LabelAId: Just-in-time AI Interventions for Improving Human Labeling Quality and Domain Knowledge in Crowdsourcing Systems
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2024
14
cited
Experimental Crowd+AI Approaches to Track Accessibility Features in Sidewalk Intersections Over Time
International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility · 2021
12
cited
BusStopCV: A Real-time AI Assistant for Labeling Bus Stop Accessibility Features in Streetscape Imagery
International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility · 2023
11
cited
Sidewalk Gallery: An Interactive, Filterable Image Gallery of Over 500,000 Sidewalk Accessibility Problems
International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility · 2021
9
cited
Towards Fine-Grained Sidewalk Accessibility Assessment with Deep Learning: Initial Benchmarks and an Open Dataset
International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility · 2024
8
cited
“I never realized sidewalks were a big deal”: A Case Study of a Community-Driven Sidewalk Accessibility Assessment using Project Sidewalk
Proceedings of the CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2024
7
cited
Towards Mapping and Assessing Sidewalk Accessibility Across Sociocultural and Geographic Contexts
arXiv.org · 2022
6
cited
“I never realized sidewalks were a big deal”: A Case Study of a Community-Driven Sidewalk Audit Using Project Sidewalk
5
cited
RampNet: A Two-Stage Pipeline for Bootstrapping Curb Ramp Detection in Streetscape Images from Open Government Metadata
arXiv.org · 2025
4
cited
A Pilot Study of Sidewalk Equity in Seattle Using Crowdsourced Sidewalk Assessment Data
arXiv.org · 2022
3
cited
Validating Pedestrian Infrastructure Data: How Well Do Street-View Imagery Audits Compare to Government Field Data?
Urban Science · 2025
3
cited
2025 ASCIP Research Platform Abstracts
Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine (JSCM) · 2025
1
cited
Academy of Spinal Cord Injury Professionals 2023 Conference and ExpoHilton San Diego Bayfront HotelSan Diego, CaliforniaSeptember 3−6, 2023ASCIP 2023 Platform abstracts 1–33
Journal of Spinal Cord Medicine (JSCM) · 2023
"I never realized sidewalks were a big deal": A Case Study of a Community-Driven Sidewalk Accessibility Assessment using Project Sidewalk
International Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems · 2024
Towards Human-AI Accessibility Mapping in India: VLM-Guided Annotations and POI-Centric Analysis in Chandigarh
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