Cheers to the amazing students in the daplab and our data science fellowship program (cp-leads). It’s an honor to mentor y’all. And congrats on a great year together!! https://www.daplab.education.uci.edu and https://sites.uci.edu/cpleads/

Rankings shmankings ... but I was stoked to see our undergraduate design research assistants (RAs) in the Design & Partnership Lab as the photo header of our school's announcement! 😀 To learn about our awesome group and our work, you can check out: https://daplab.education.uci.edu/dappers

San Onofre Surf Beach. I feel blessed to be able to live near and surf here regularly.

For any fans of Spirited Away this one’s for you! Sending some good vibes and peace for anyone who needs it.

Backyard views this AM. The weather has been nuts in SoCal but one byproduct is the beautiful snow on the mountains.

I’ve been learning how to surf (slowly progressing) since last July. It’s been life giving for me, both mentally and physically. Surf cams caught me getting a nice long glide this Sunday at San Onofre. About 10 seconds into the vid, you’ll see me catch a wave and go from right to all the way left on the screen. Sharing the stoke!! 🤙🤩😜

Introducing the Design & Partnership Lab for this year! I’m so proud of the design and research work that all of our students are doing with community partners.

2022 was a year of rich experiences, new challenges and lots of learning new things. I leave the year thankful for friends and family, and all the love and support we share with each other. Wishing everyone peace and happiness in the coming new year!

A nice Cali Christmas holiday kind of day. Testing out our new presents. I got a big, stable, slow cruisin, nose rider to learn on from @minosurfboards. Averie got a nice soft top to start getting comfortable in the water.

#introduction post. hi everyone. I’m a Professor at University of California, Irvine, and I used to be faculty of Digital Media and Learning at NYU, and prior to that an Assistant Prof (and a former director) at the HCIL at University of Maryland, College Park…. I do work at the intersection of Education, Participatory Design, New Media and Technology, and Community Partnerships. Excited to be here. Here’s a shot of my local beach in Orange County, CA 🤙🤙🤙