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Referral program incentive diagram for the Neighborhoods & Networks (N2) Study, an NIH/CDC-funded longitudinal cohort study, showing $25 per referral equals up to $200 for 8 referrals total, with illustrations of diverse participants wearing face masks

Referral program incentive diagram for the Neighborhoods & Networks (N2) Study, an NIH/CDC-funded longitudinal cohort study, showing $25 per referral equals up to $200 for 8 referrals total, with illustrations of diverse participants wearing face masks

Systems Approach to Participant Retention

Redesigning operations of a longitudinal health study with Black LGBTQ+ communities, improving retention from 13% to 32%.

4 min read

Data visualization from Arlington County's Community Wellbeing Prediction Score page showing lead exposure risk. Large headline number (21.5%) is emphasized in yellow, with contextual text explaining this is higher than Virginia's 11.5% state rate and 88% of service areas. Bubble chart displays other social indicators measured for Arlington County, including no vehicle access, disability rates, poverty, and uninsured adults.

Data visualization from Arlington County's Community Wellbeing Prediction Score page showing lead exposure risk. Large headline number (21.5%) is emphasized in yellow, with contextual text explaining this is higher than Virginia's 11.5% state rate and 88% of service areas. Bubble chart displays other social indicators measured for Arlington County, including no vehicle access, disability rates, poverty, and uninsured adults.

Virginia Wellbeing Dashboard

Translating complex behavioral health data into accessible tools for Virginia's community service organizations.

3 min read

Screenshot from Building Stuff with NOVA livestream showing host Dr. Nehemiah Mabry and a guest engineer, both wearing hard hats, during a field trip to NC State Constructed Facilities Lab, with "Currently Streaming" displayed at bottom of frame

Screenshot from Building Stuff with NOVA livestream showing host Dr. Nehemiah Mabry and a guest engineer, both wearing hard hats, during a field trip to NC State Constructed Facilities Lab, with "Currently Streaming" displayed at bottom of frame

How to Design Public TV for the Livestreaming Age

A mixed-methods study evaluating NOVA/GBH's experiment in community-centered STEM streaming on Twitch and YouTube.

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Choropleth map titled 'HIV Incidence Rates in Latino Community Areas (2019)' showing select Chicago community areas. Legend indicates 'HIV Incidence Rate (per 100,000) within Community Areas with more than 30% Population Identified as Hispanic or Latino' in five categories: pale yellow (0-0), light green (0-13.9), medium green (13.9-21.4), teal (21.4-29.5), and darker teal (29.5-39.4). Scale bar shows 0 to 5 miles. Attribution reads: Created by Gustavo Arruda (2021), Community Area boundaries from Chicago Data Portal, basemap from OpenStreetMap, data from Illinois Department of Public Health and American Community Survey (2015-2019), compiled by Chicago Health Atlas, bins classified by Jenks method.

Choropleth map titled 'HIV Incidence Rates in Latino Community Areas (2019)' showing select Chicago community areas. Legend indicates 'HIV Incidence Rate (per 100,000) within Community Areas with more than 30% Population Identified as Hispanic or Latino' in five categories: pale yellow (0-0), light green (0-13.9), medium green (13.9-21.4), teal (21.4-29.5), and darker teal (29.5-39.4). Scale bar shows 0 to 5 miles. Attribution reads: Created by Gustavo Arruda (2021), Community Area boundaries from Chicago Data Portal, basemap from OpenStreetMap, data from Illinois Department of Public Health and American Community Survey (2015-2019), compiled by Chicago Health Atlas, bins classified by Jenks method.

Visualizing Two Spatial Variables at Once

I represented different HIV incidence rates by Latine community area with a color scheme (a method also known a choropleth map).

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Adrielle Modas

Digital rebranding of small-town legacy clothing store.

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Gustavo Arruda Franco

arrudafranco@uchicago.edu

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