Kathleen A. Straub, Ph.D., CUA, is Chief Scientist at Human Factors International, Inc. She has seven years of experience in the design and evaluation of Web and multi-media interfaces, overlaid on 12 years in research design and scientific training. She has hands-on experience with both commercial and government clients. She is versed in user task analysis, information architecture, site standards, detailed interface design and iterative usability testing.

Kath has developed and presented instructional materials in both professional and academic/scientific training environments, most recently taking the lead in the revision of HFI's User Centered Analysis course. Students love her dynamic, interactive teaching style, and always comment on her depth of practical usability knowledge.

In addition, Kath actively collaborates with colleagues from several government agencies on the Democratization of Data Project, which focuses on developing effective guidelines for creating citizen-centric data mining interfaces (such as the Bureau of Justice Statistics Online Crime Data) that are reasonable for non-usability experts to implement and easy for citizens to use.

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