(profiled in 2018) Joanna (Joey) Rompallo ’19 is working with Professor Eric P. S. Baumer of the Computer Science and Engineering Department for her senior project. The end goal of this multi-year project is to utilize human centered machine learning methods to promote reflection and help people recovering from eating disorders . Joey's role in this project has been working on interview protocols to gather information which will influence our later design, as well as coming up with a number of design concepts which address specific aspects of eating disorder recovery, design strategies, and human computer interaction.
Joey really enjoyed the opportunity this project afforded her to combine her different areas of interest. As a double major with Psychology and Cognitive Science, she is very interested in mental health as well as technology, and thinks that it is amazing to be a part of an initiative that can bring the two together and truly make a difference in the lives of other people.
Joey's advice to other Cog Sci students is "Don’t be afraid to reach out to professors from all the different disciplines within the Cognitive Science Program and get involved in exciting research!"