Laura Garrison
Associate Professor In Visualization
Bergen, Vestland, Norway
Summary
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Top SchoolLaura Garrison is an Associate Professor in Visualization with nine years of experience blending data analysis, design, and human factors to make large biomedical datasets intelligible and actionable. She researches visual analytics, interaction, and storytelling strategies for health and science, with a PhD from the University of Bergen focused on multiscale human physiology data across space and time. Her background as a medical illustrator and leader in medical-education startups in NYC, Silicon Valley, and Chicago informs a rare mix of rigorous research and practitioner-level visual craft. Laura also explores multisensory data representation and lay-focused visual communication, aiming to reveal how aesthetics and interaction shape comprehension for diverse audiences. Based in Bergen, Norway, she pairs academic depth with product-facing roles at centers like Mohn Medical Imaging and BioDigital, often translating complex physiology into clear, usable visual narratives.
9 years of coding experience
10 years of employment as a software developer
Doctor of Philosophy - PhD, Doctor of Philosophy - PhD at Universitetet i Bergen (UiB)MS, MS at University of Illinois at ChicagoBA, BA at Northern Michigan University
Norwegian, EnglishProgramming languages (4)
Github contributions (5)
lauragarrison87/website-amplify
Jan 2021 - Dec 2023
Contributions:56 pushes, 1 branch in 3 years
lauragarrison87/star.web
Oct 2021 - Jun 2022
Contributions:4 PRs, 42 pushes, 1 branch in 8 months
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