Drew Dara-Abrams

Current

• Chief Technical Officer at TellaNote
• Graduate Research Fellow at University of California, Santa Barbara

Past

• senior editor at The Next American City

Education

• University of California, Santa Barbara
• University of California, Santa Barbara
• Carleton College

• Foothill College

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Websites

• My Website

Drew Dara-Abrams’s Summary

Research and development of tools and services that help architects, urban designers, city planners, and landscape architects to:
- measure how existing environments are used by inhabitants
- collect feedback from inhabitants about potential changes
- evaluate the expected legibility, liveliness, and usability of plans for new buildings, campuses, and neighborhoods

Drew Dara-Abrams’s Specialties:

Cognitive Science: behavioral research methods, statistics and data analysis

Computer Tech: programming (Java, Python), Web application development (XHTML, CSS, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, Flash, Ajax, Django), system and network administration, geographic information systems (ArcGIS), computer-aided design (AutoCAD)

Writing and Publishing: copy editing (AP and APA style), print layout (Quark XPress, InDesign), graphics manipulation and illustration (Photoshop, Illustrator), pre-press workflow

Drew Dara-Abrams’s Experience

• Chief Technical Officer

  TellaNote

  (Privately Held; Information Technology and Services industry)

  2006 — Present (2 years)

• Graduate Research Fellow

  University of California, Santa Barbara

  (Educational Institution; 10,001 or more employees; Research industry)

  September 2005 — Present (2 years 11 months)

• senior editor

  The Next American City

  (Research industry)

  2005 — 2007 (2 years)

Drew Dara-Abrams’s Education

• University of California, Santa Barbara

  Ph.D., Geography, 2007 — 2010 (expected)

• University of California, Santa Barbara

  M.A., Cognition, Perception, and Cognitive Neuroscience, 2005 — 2007

• Carleton College

  B.A., Cognitive Science, 2002 — 2005

• Foothill College

  A.S., Computer Science, 2000 — 2002

Additional Information

Drew Dara-Abrams’s Websites:

• My Website

Drew Dara-Abrams’s Groups:

Cognitive Science Society, Association of American Geographers, SIgma Xi, Phi Beta Kappa, Phi Theta Kappa

Drew Dara-Abrams’s Honors:

National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship, 2007-2010

Drew Dara-Abrams’s Contact Settings

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