Catherine Wieczorek is a designer and researcher pursuing a PhD in Human-Centered Computing at Georgia Tech’s School of Interactive Computing. Her research uses design methods to explore how temporality shapes technologically-mediated social issues, generating insights for design, policy, and broader understandings of sociotechnical systems. She has worked across domains including sexual health, water conservation, agriculture, and public libraries.

Previously, Catherine worked at public health research centers and consultancies including the D-Lab at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Flip Labs, and the Design Lab at the Center for Interdisciplinary Inquiry and Innovation in Sexual and Reproductive Health (Ci3) at the University of Chicago. Before moving into research-focused work, she started out as a graphic designer in Chicago. She holds a M.S. in Informatics from Penn State University, MDes from the IIT Institute of Design, and B.A. in Visual Communication from Loyola University Chicago.