In this episode Khari Douglas interviews Dr. Beth Mynatt, the Executive Director of Georgia Tech’s Institute for People and Technology (IPaT), a College of Computing Distinguished Professor, and the Director of the Everyday Computing Lab. Dr. Mynatt discusses her research into human computer interaction and her work at IPaT and the GVU center.

Timestamps to jump to certain topics below:
Start of interview with Beth Mynatt - (01:10)
Transforming graphical user interfaces into auditory interfaces - (02:03)
Time spent at Xerox Parc - (08:55)
Getting into teaching - (12:09)
Research administration and the interaction between computer science and the social sciences - (15:01)
Socio-technical interventions for health disparity reduction - (20:59)
Funding for long-term, healthcare-related studies - (27:24)
Beth's dream research center - (30:30)
Content generation for workforce development - (32:24)
Outro - (36:47)

Catalyzing Computing 2019

Interview with Beth Mynatt Part 1

The mission of Computing Research Association’s Computing Community Consortium (CCC) is to catalyze the computing research community and enable the pursuit of innovative, high-impact research.

The CCC's official podcast, "Catalyzing Computing," features interviews with researchers and policy makers about their background and experiences in the computing community. The podcast also offers recaps of visioning workshops and other events hosted by the CCC. If you want to learn about some of the computing community's most influential members or keep tabs on the latest areas of interest then this is the podcast for you. 

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