Diane Gromala

Diane Gromala
Fields Computer Science - HCI, Virtual Reality, Health Research, Design
Institutions School of Interactive Arts and Technology, Simon Fraser University
Education University of Michigan, Yale University, Plymouth University

Diane Gromala (born 24 February 1960) is a Canada Research Chair [1] and a Professor in the Simon Fraser University School of Interactive Arts and Technology.[2] Her research works at the confluence of computer science, media art and design, and has focused on the cultural, visceral, and embodied implications of digital technologies, particularly in the realm of chronic pain.[3][4]

Dr. Gromala received her bachelor's degree (BFA) in graphic design from the University of Michigan in 1982, her Master of Fine Arts (MFA) degree from Yale University in 1990, and her PhD in Human-Computer Interaction from Plymouth University in 2007. From 1982-1990, Gromala worked in industry as art director for MacWorld and Apple Computer.

Gromala was one of the first artists to work with immersive virtual reality (VR), beginning with Dancing with the Virtual Dervish.[5] Co-created with choreographer Yacov Sharir in 1990 at the Banff Centre for the Arts' Art & Virtual Environments residency, this piece has been exhibited worldwide from 1993-2004. Gromala subsequently designed immersive VR for stress-reduction, anxiety-reduction, and pain distraction during chemotherapy at Georgia Tech. Gromala's work has been used in over 20 hospitals and clinics.

Diane Gromala gives TEDx talk: Curative Powers of Wet, Raw Beauty

Gromala is the Founding Director of the Chronic Pain Research Institute, an interdisciplinary team of artists, designers, computer scientists, neuroscientists and medical doctors investigating how new technologies—ranging from virtual reality and visualization to social media—may be used as a technological form of analgesia and pain management.[6] With Jay Bolter, Gromala is the co-author of Windows and Mirrors: Interaction Design, Digital Art and the Myth of Transparency.[7] This book was based on her experience as the Art Gallery Chair for SIGGRAPH 2000, which had the greatest number of interactive artworks in its history. Her work is widely published in the domains of Computer Science, Interactive Art and Interaction Design. Her pioneering virtual reality work has been featured on the BBC, CNN, the Discovery Channel, and the New York Times.

Dr. Gromala lectures internationally and continues to publish research articles in her fields of research. She was a faculty member at the University of Texas at Austin; the University of Washington, where she headed the New Media Research Lab and was a member of the Human Interface Technology Lab (HITLab); and at graduate programme for Information Design at Georgia Tech's School of Literature, Communication and Culture (LCC), and a member of the renowned GVU (Graphics, Visualization & Usability) Center. She is currently a professor at Simon Fraser University (SFU) in Vancouver, Canada.[8]

Dr. Gromala has supervised over 75 graduate students and postdoctoral fellows. (left to right) Amir Ghahary, Tyler Fox, Diane Gromala, Andrea Zeffiro, Terry Lavender, Mark Nazemi, Dr. Chris Shaw, J.D. Yim, Jeffrey Guenther.

References

  1. ↑ "Diane Gromala, CRC". Canada Research Chairs. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  2. ↑ Diane Gromala. "Faculty Website". http://www.siat.sfu.ca/. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  3. ↑ Barry Shell. "Virtual reality helps pain victims". Simon Fraser University. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  4. ↑ SFU News. "Dr. Diane Gromala - Beyond Pain". Youtube. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  5. ↑ SFU News. "Dr. Diane Gromala - Beyond Pain". Youtube. Retrieved 5 August 2011.
  6. ↑ http://www.confrontingpain.com/about-chronic-pain/
  7. ↑ Bolter, Jay David; Gromala, Diane (2003). "Windows and Mirrors: Interaction Design, Digital Art and the Myth of Transparency". Book. MIT Press. Retrieved 8 July 2011.
  8. ↑ Gerda Breuer and Julia Meer., ed. (2012). Women in Graphic Design. Berlin: Jovis. pp. 461, 463. ISBN 9783868591538.

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