By night Erin is a freelance artist and scientific illustrator. By day, Erin is a research fellow at the Population Health Exchange (PHXchange), ANU. Combining her artistic skills with her research program (background in psychology via morphometrics and structural imaging of the ageing human brain), Erin’s primary research focus is using visualization to maximize knowledge generation, knowledge translation, and research implementation in population health.

Erin works with academics from a variety of disciplines to bring their work into visual form and build our understanding of the power of a good visual.

Abstract

Visuals can engage, inspire, and enhance the communication of ideas and discoveries. Scientific visualization retains these benefits, while focusing on technical accuracy and communication of scientific content. This talk will introduce the concept of visual brokerage, a method of creating multidisciplinary teams to co-design scientific visualizations in order to support maximum research impact.

We will cover the history, opportunities and challenges of visual brokerage, and finish with a summary of resources and training available to help you make the most of the visual in your research.