EDITORIAL ILLUSTRATION

Initially painted as a reminder to myself of the ups and downs of human experience, this illustration of the vertical migration of zooplankton was printed in Mare, a marine science publication in Germany.

I’ve been lucky to work with researchers across the social sciences to illuminate core ideas from their research, often for a mixed audience of fellow researchers, practitioners, and laypeople. This usually involves reading their research, discussing what to highlight, and going back and forth to refine the illustrations. I feel fortunate to care about all this research.

When Testing Takes Over

Cover art for Usable Knowledge piece on the perils of worshipping standardized tests. 

A series of illustrations depicting "serve and return" strategies, based on research out of Harvard's Center on the Developing Child. 

Serve and Return

California Community Midwives Face Significant Challenges to Becoming Medi-Cal Providers

Illustrations of key interactions between midwives and patients featured in on Advancing Midwifery, Osher Center, and Western Center on Law and Poverty.

Summertime Playtime

Researchers from Harvard’s Project Zero share practical ways families can make room for curiosity, imagination, and joy in an over-scheduled world.

Resilience for Anxious Students

Research on how schools can mitigate anxiety culture by focusing on coping strategies and school-wide supports.

Designing for Student Directedness

Sketch-notes depicting research on teachers support of K-12 student projects in K-12 classrooms.

A digital book of “microportraits” of educators building belonging in settings of conflict and migration

Pedagogies of Belonging