Publications

Articles

Smith, L.M., A. Bower, J. Roberts, J. Bellona, and H. Li. 2023. Expanding access to ocean science through inclusively designed data sonifications. Oceanography 36(4), https://doi.org/10.5670/oceanog.2024.124

Conference Proceedings

Bellona, J., H. Li, J. Roberts, A. Bower, and L.M. Smith. "Iterative Design of Auditory Displays Involving Data Sonifications and Authentic Ocean Data." In Proceedings of the 29th International Conference on Auditory Display, June 25, 2024, Troy, NY, USA. https://hdl.handle.net/1853/76295.

Roberts, J., Lowy, R., Li, H., Bellona, J., Smith, L., & Bower, A. 2023. Breaking down the visual barrier: Designing data interactions for the visually impaired in informal learning settings. In Damșa, C., Borge, M., Koh, E., & Worsley, M. (Eds.), Proceedings of the 16th International Conference on Computer-Supported Collaborative Learning - CSCL 2023 (pp. 253-256). International Society of the Learning Sciences. https://doi.org/10.22318/cscl2023.104721

Huaigu Li, Jon Bellona, Leslie Smith, Amy Bower, and Jessica Roberts. 2023. “Let the Volcano Erupt!”: Designing Sonification to Make Oceanography Accessible for Blind and Low Vision Students in Museum Environment. In Proceedings of the 25th International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility (ASSETS '23). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 79, 1–6. https://doi.org/10.1145/3597638.3614482

Conference Presentations

Amy Bower, Leslie Smith, Jon Bellona, Jessica Roberts, Huaigu Li, 2024. Accessible Oceans: Using Data Sonification to Engage Diverse Audiences in Ocean Science. Oral presentation in session ED009,  American Geophysical Union Ocean Sciences Meeting, New Orleans, LA.

Leslie Smith, Amy Bower, Jon Bellona, Jessica Roberts, Huaigu Li. 2024. Breaking Down the Visual Language Barrier: Designing Accessible Data Interactions for Blind and Low Vision Learners. Session presentation, Inclusive Science Communication Symposium, University of Rhode Island, Kingston, RI.

Huaigu Li, Jessica Roberts, Amy Bower, Leslie Smith, Jon Bellona. “Let the Volcano Erupt!”: Designing Sonification to Make Oceanography Accessible for Blind and Low Vision Students in Museum Environment. ACM SIGACCESS ASSETS conference. October 2023. New York, NY.

Amy Bower, Leslie Smith, Jon Bellona, Jessica Roberts, Huaigu Li. (2023). Un-visualizing Complex Systems: Making Ocean Data Accessible through Auditory Displays. Gordon Research Conference on Visualization in Science and Education, Bates College, Lewiston, ME.

Amy Bower, Leslie Smith, Jon Bellona, Jessica Roberts, 2022. Accessible Oceans: Exploring Ocean Data Through Sound. Oral presentation in Session ED022, American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting, Chicago, IL.

Amy Bower, Jon Bellona, Jessica Roberts, Leslie Smith (2022). Accessible Oceans: Exploring Ocean Data Through Sound. OOI Exhibitor Booth. American Geophysical Union Fall Meeting. Chicago, IL.

Invited Presentations

Sonification World Chat (SWC). May 2023. Online Presentation.

Oak Ridge Children’s Museum. December 2021. Oak Ridge, TN.

NSF AISL annual meeting. October 2021. Online Poster Presentation.