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October 27, 2007
My Introduction
So I am doing this completely backwards! I wrote first about football and didn't even introduce myself...wow!!
So to begin, my name is Krystle Williams. I am originally from Portland, Oregon...the good ol' Northwest...rain central - you want it? We go it.
I graduated with a Bachelors degree from the University of Pittsburgh's School of Information Science in 2004. After that I worked for three years as an analyst at a federal agency in Portland doing long-term resource planning for hydro power production.
When I graduated from college, I knew I wanted to get back to school in some capacity but I wasn't totally sure what I wanted to be when I grew up. I started my analyst job in the meantime.
About a year or so I started researching other careers and then educational opportunities.
Needless to say I found Michigan and the field of Human Computer Interaction. This is my first year hear at SI and I am truly loving the education. Its challenging, thought provoking (you are pushed to think outside the box) and I enjoy discovering the various backgrounds that my peers come from and even where they see themselves headed. Who woulda thought an anthropologist would be getting a Master's in HCI?!
In addition to HCI, I'm interested in Community Informatics. There is a lot of work within this field at SI and other places. We are giving the opportunity to learn about it through the Community Information Corps Seminar that is held almost weekly. I think I'll hold the details about that for another entry but it is worth looking into especially since you can apply this field to any area you have interest in!
Well there is my intro. Want to know more? Email me!
Posted by krosalia at October 27, 2007 02:32 PM