Her primary research interests are in human computer interaction, health informatics, and ubiquitous computing. Prior to her appointment at Colorado, she completed her Ph.D. and M.S. at Indiana University � Bloomington in computer science and her undergraduate education in computer science at Eckerd College. Her graduate career was funded by a National Physical Science Consortium fellowship and funding from Sandia National Laboratories/CA. She is a founding member of the Women in Computing groups at Indiana University and the University of Colorado.