Dr. Gotz leads the Visual Analysis and Communications Lab (VACLab) where he conducts research related to the study and development of visual methods for information analysis and communication. He also serves as the Assistant Director for the Carolina Health Informatics Program (CHIP), and is an Associate Member at the UNC Lineberger Comprehensive Cancer Center. Dr. Gotz was also named a 2015 Data Fellow by the National Consortium for Data Science.