Her research resides at the intersection of design, humanistic inquiry, and interactive systems, investigated through a critical, practice-based approach. She has presented and exhibited her work internationally, and has published research in Design and Culture, Visual Communication, SEGD Research Journal: Communication and Place, and Message, among others. Recently, she co-edited (with Amy Papaelias) a special issue of Visible Language journal, “Critical Making: Design and the Digital Humanities”. She has an MFA in Design from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. jbarness@kent.edu, jessicabarness.com