About
Hi, I’m Matt, a design ethnographer and PhD student at UMSI. My research interests include human-computer interaction; sociotechnical systems; cyborg meaning-making. I am currently a graduate student research assistant (GSRA) at the Generative Justice lab.
Publications
Tawanna R. Dillahunt, Matthew Garvin, Marcy Held, and Julie Hui. 2021. Implications for Supporting Marginalized Job Seekers: Lessons from Employment Centers. Proc. ACM Hum.-Comput. Interact. 5, CSCW2, Article 324 (October 2021), 24 pages. https://doi.org/10.1145/3476065
Garvin, M. (2020, November 17). Use heuristic evaluations prior to usability testing to improve ROI. UX Collective. https://uxdesign.cc/use-heuristic-evaluations-prior-to-usability-testing-to-improve-roi-2d6d6865dd18
Garvin, M. (2020, August 31). UX scorecards: Quantifying and communicating the user experience. UX Collective. https://uxdesign.cc/quantifying-and-communicating-the-user-experience-ed0d09d4f8cf
Garvin, M. (2019, October 20). Resy and OpenTable: A comparative case study. The Startup. https://medium.com/swlh/resy-and-opentable-a-comparative-case-study-5a70085d5e51
Garvin, M. (2012, May 12). FLOW: an ethnographic encounter with Detroit, its people, and their water. Medium. https://mtthwgrvn.medium.com/detroit-a-love-hydro-ethnography-c24b5c84f12d
Conference Presentations
NASA MGSC ’20 – “Understanding the Emerging Role of HCI in Human Space Exploration”
Funding
UMSI PhD Student Funding
Green Transfer Scholarship
Industry Biography
Prior to becoming a PhD student at UMSI, Matt worked on classified projects for NASA’s Convergent Aeronautics Solutions and the Exploration Medical Capability element of the Human Research Program. Matt completed an internship at Tyler Technologies Public Safety Division, and has provided consulting services for MI Dept. of State, IBM Developer, and GRDC.
Academic Biography
Matt holds an MS in Information (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor), with a thesis titled, “Close encounters of the HCI kind: an ethnography of human-centered approaches in space technology”, and a BA in Anthropology (Wayne State University, Detroit). Matt is currently a PhD student at the University of Michigan.
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Greetings, If you follow my social media, then you are likely already aware. I’ve known for a few weeks, but I’ve been so busy I didn’t make time to write about it. Considering the announcement, I think it’s going to be important that I make regular contributions to this blog, so let’s start here. It’s…
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