Essays & Proceedings

• 06.2024 Shen, Y. From Data Points to Well-being: A Design Framework of Self-Tracked Data through the Lens of Positive Psychology In: DRS (Design Research Society) 2024. https://doi.org/10.21606/drs.2024.196
• 05.2024 Shen, Y. Bosch, G, Pino, L, Gopalan, V. Use of the "Double Diamond" Design Framework to Nurture Creativity in Life Sciences Research In Trends in Biochemical Sciences (TIBS) Cell Press. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tibs.2024.04.008
• 10.2023 Glover, R., Shen, Y.Tracking Acts of Kindness through Comics: an Experimental Study In: IASDR2023 Milan: Life Changing Design. https://dl.designresearchsociety.org/iasdr/iasdr2023/shortpapers/29/
• 04.2023 Shen, Y., Sanders, E.B.-N. Identity discovery: Small learning interventions as catalysts for change in design education. Journal of Design, Business & Society, Special Issue: ‘Design and Interdisciplinarity’, 9:1, pp. 127–44, https://doi.org/10.1386/dbs_00049_1
• 2023 Colton, Zachary A., et al. "Study protocol for FUTURES: testing a web-based reproductive health education program for adolescent and young adult males with sickle cell disease." PloS one 18.7 (2023): e0289039. https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0289039
• 11.2022 Shen, Y., Sanders, E.BN. Visualizing Stress – In-person and Virtual Co-designing with Chart-Based Tools. In: Bruyns, G., Wei, H. (eds) [ ] With Design: Reinventing Design Modes. IASDR 2021. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-19-4472-7_173
• 06.2022 Chu, H.Y., Shen, Y. User Feedback Design in AI-Driven Mood Tracker Mobile Apps. In: Kurosu, M. (eds) Human-Computer Interaction. User Experience and Behavior. HCII 2022. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 13304. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-05412-9_24
• 05.2022 Ortega, A., van Kollenburg J., Y. Shen, et al. SIG on Data as Human-Centered Design Material. In CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems Extended Abstracts (CHI EA ‘22). Association for Computing Machinery, New York, NY, USA, Article 160, 1–4. https://doi.org/10.1145/3491101.3516403
• 02.2022 Shen Y. Supporting Student Mental Health in an information Design Class By Employing Approaches Derived From Positive Psychology Dialectics Vol. 3 Issue 1, AIGA Design Educators’ Community and Michigan Publishing https://doi.org/10.3998/dialectic.14932326.0003.106
• 01.2022 A brams M. Zajo K. Chan P. Shen Y. et al. A Health Literate Approach to Address Health Disparities: A Virtual Program for Parents of Children with Sickle Cell. Journal of Communication in Healthcare (YCIH) https://doi.org/10.1080/17538068.2022.2026056 .
• 06.2021 Shen Y., Sanders E.Exploring Experiential Information Environments Communication + Place, SEGD Presentation Video, Essay
• 06.2021 Shen Y. Finding New Representations of Old Knowledge: A design study of visualizing I-Ching Cumulus conference Roma 2021: Design Culture(s) online
• 02.2021 Shen Y. Case Study: Visualizing College Students Lives During the Pandemic The Little Book of Global Health Design & Covid-19, Design Research Society (DRS) online
• 09.2019 Shen Y., Yu S. "Design for Empowerment: A case study of using information visualization to support and promote college students' subjective well-being" International Association Societies of Design Research (IASDR) 2019 Manchester, UK online
• 01.2019 Shen Y. Placing Graphic Design at the Intersection of Information Visualization Fields Digital Humanities Quarterly Vol 12, No. 4 online
• 06.2018 Shen Y., Goldberg-Miller S., Newton E. “Visualizaing the Confluence of Human Innovation and Natural Forces” MAKE 2018 AIGA Design Educators Conference, short paper. Indianapolis, IN online
• 02.2018 Shen Y. A Tale of Two Cities - Visualizing Air Quality in Salt Lake City and Beijing ico-D Communication Design, Interdisciplinary and Graphic Design Research Journal Vol 5, NOS. 1-2, 91-102 https://doi.org/10.1080/20511787.2017.1331896
• 11.2015 Shen Y. Reading and Interaction – Books in the Digital Age Circle Magazine (Issue 10, November 2015 cover story) Taiwan. Print.
• 05.2015 Shen Y. Visualizing SLC Air Pollution in 35 Years and What It Tells Us. Editorial. Deseret News [Salt Lake City] 7 May 2015. Print. Web.
• 03.2015 Brunner E., Shen Y. Connecting Across Oceans Over Air. Civic Media Project. The MIT Press, 10 Mar. 2015. online

Selected Exhibitions

• 08.2019 The Beauty of Visual Language as Art exhibition. San Francisco Public Library
• 10.2018 RSD7 Visualizing Complex Systems Exhibition. Politecnico di Torino, Italy
• 02.2018 Words in Characters, Books as Vehicles. Earl & Virginia Green Art Gallery, Biola University, CA
• 12.2017 Shanghai Visual Art and Design Exhibition 2017. Liu Haisu Art Museum, Shanghai, China
• 07.2017 ChinaVis Data Visualization Poster Exhibition. Qingdao, China
• 04.2017 The Art of Language in Asian Culture juried Exhibition, Oklahoma State University Museum of Art, East Asia Library of Stanford University.
• 08.2016 Research through Making The Ohio State University Department of Design Faculty Exhibition, Urban Art Space, Columbus, OH
• 02.2016 A Sense of Place juried exhibition, President’s Gallery, University of Utah Salt Lake City, UT

Grants & Awards

• 2023 Design Incubation Communication Design Educators Awards Teaching category Runner up
• 2022 Johnson & Johnson Innovation QuickFire Challenge Award "Wheeltrak" project team
• 2021 27th Annual Communicator Award (The Academy of Interactive and Visual Arts)"A New Generation of Climate Activism: Twitter Data Analysis on Fridays for Future Movement"
• 2021 OSU Affordable Learning Exchange (ALX) Teaching Grant
• 2020 Web Design Award (GD USA)"What Stresses Us Out + How We Deal with it"
• 2020 The Ohio State University The Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme Open Grant "Reading Like a Victorian"
• 2020 The Ohio State University Research Seed Grant Studying Subjective Well-being on OSU Campus using Modern Machine Learning Techniques
• 2019 Nationwide Children's Hospital (NCH) subcontract Sickle Cell Trait – SCT Aware Education In-Person Visual Aid 2.0 and eBook 1.0
• 2019 The Ohio State University The Global Arts + Humanities Discovery Theme Open Grant "How the Arts and Humanities can Benefit our Well-being"
• 2019 The Ohio State University Livable Futures Discovery Theme’s small grant program
• 2017 The Ohio State University Cancer Control Program Seed Award
• 2017 The Designing Leaders Project: Visualizing the Leadership Narratives of Persons with Design Backgrounds Leadership Research Grant, Fisher Leadership Initiative
• 2016 University of Utah Faculty Research & Creative Grant - Visualizing Air Quality Changes in Major U.S. Cities
• 2015 First place in the Debut Paper Competition at Broadcast Education Association (BEA) - collaborated with Dr. Ye Sun and Miao Liu.
• 2014 University of Utah Teaching Grant - Interactive E-Book - The Future of Narrative Communication
• 2013 Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC) Creative Project 2nd Place Award
• 2011 American Graphic Design Award, Graphic Design USA
• 2011 Adobe Design Achievement Awards (ADAA) Innovation in Interactive Media in Education Semifinalist, Adobe Systems
• 2011 BEA(Broadcast Education Association) Award of Excellence (Interactive Media Educational Category)
• 2007 STA (The Society of Typographic Arts) Scholarship:Jack Weiss Founder Award (First Prize)
• 2007 Creative Quarterly Graphic Design Bronze Award (Issue 7) New York, New York
• 2006 Applied Arts magazine Student Award in Web Design Toronto, Canada
• 2005 American Design Awards: Graphic and Web Design Awards San Diego, California