Laura Ann Garrison
Faculty of Mathematics and Natural Sciences, Department of Informatics
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Laura Garrison is an Associate Professor of Visualization in the Institute for Informatics at the University of Bergen and affiliated with the Mohn Medical Imaging and Visualization Centre (MMIV) and the Centre for Data Science (CEDAS) in Bergen, Norway. Her research investigates processes and assumptions designers make when crafting visualizations of complex data, and their impact on audience engagement and behavior. Her work blends approaches from computer science, design, science communication, and humanities to collaboratively solve application-focused problems in biology, medicine, and public health.
She received her PhD in Visualization from the University of Bergen for her work on multiscale visualization of human physiology. She was awarded the Dirk Bartz Prize for Visual Computing in Medicine in 2023 and the Karl-Heinz Höhne (MedVis) Award in 2021. Prior to her PhD, she worked as an artist and content director in medical education technology start-ups in Chicago, Silicon Valley, and New York City.
