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About Me

I'm a scientist. As such, I have two responsibilities. The first is the production of long-lived research results that deepen our understanding of software engineering as a technology that is used by people and as a technology that affects people. The second is training students to become great minds who contribute to society as engaged citizens and as innovative workers who are prepared for the future. It's a vocation that's second to none.

I conduct interdisciplinary research at the intersection of software engineering and science & technology studies. My research is concerned with how people go about developing software systems, both at the macro and micro level. I conduct empirical studies, including laboratory experiments and qualitative field studies, to understand people go about their work. In addition, I build software tools to further interrogate social-technical systems and arrangements of work.

Other areas of interest are agile software development, using narrative to organize work and play, and research methodology. For more information see my pages on research and papers.