Jonathan Ericson

Jon Ericson uses emerging technologies to study human-computer interaction (HCI) and experience design (XD). As a design leader and consultant, his work has earned a mention in Forbes, driven investments, supported a successful startup acquisition, and garnered industry awards. Jon teaches in Bentley’s M.S. in Human Factors in Information Design (HFID) and Information Design & Corporate Communication (IDCC) programs. He regularly serves as an invited reviewer for journals and conferences in multiple fields, and he is currently a member of the editorial board of the Journal of User Experience and Frontiers in Psychology: Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology. Jon's research has been supported by Brown University's Brain Science Program and the NASA RI Space Grant. His interdisciplinary publications span several fields including healthcare communication, spatial cognition, data visualization, and environmental design. Jon's current research interests are at the intersection of depth psychology and technology, 4E cognition, experience design (XD), and complex systems theory.

Education

• Ph.D. Brown University
• Sc.M. Brown University
• B.S. University of Connecticut

Teaching Interests

Experience Design (XD); User Experience (UX); Interaction Design (IxD); Data Visualization; Human Factors; Innovation; Design; Complex Systems Theory; Depth Psychology; 4E Cognition; Perception.

Research Interests

Perception; Cognition; Cognitive Science; Human-Computer Interaction (HCI); Data Visualization; Ecological Psychology; Embodied Cognition; Inclusive Pedagogy; Design Ethics; Design Pedagogy; Complex Systems; Environmental Design; Architecture; Creative Interfaces; Depth Psychology; 4E Cognition.

Consulting/Practice Interests

Experience Design (XD); User Experience (UX); Design Thinking; Human-Centered Design (HCD).

Awards and Honors

• 2013, GIS S4 Fellowship, Brown University
• 2013, Professor Lorrin A. Riggs Graduate Student Fellowship, Brown University
• 2010, NASA Rhode Island Space Grant, Brown University
• 2008, Brain Science Program Graduate Fellowship, Brown University
• 2007, First Year Fellowship, Brown University
• 2004, New England Scholar, University of Connecticut
• 2002, Achievement Scholarship, University of Connecticut

Publications

Journal Articles

• Sanders, J. J., Hartigan, D. B., Ericson, J. D., Tarbi, E., Rizzo, D., Gramling, R., van Vliet, L. (2023). Methodological innovations to strengthen evidence-based serious illness communication. Patient Education and Counseling, (114) 107790.
• Cranmer, A., Broughel, A., Ericson, J. D., Goldberg, M., Dharni, K. (2023). Getting to 30 GW by 2030: Visual preferences of coastal residents for offshore wind farms on the US East Coast. Energy Policy, (173) 113366.
• Ericson, J. D., Albert, W. S. (2022). Evidence for shifting cognitive strategies when icons appear in unexpected locations. Human Factors. 1-13.
• Cranmer, A., Ericson, J. D., Broughel, A., Dharni, K. (2022). Immersion matters: The medium is the message for wind energy. Journal of Cleaner Production, (378) 134498.
• Ericson, J. D. (2022). Reimagining the Role of Friction in Experience Design. Journal of User Experience, (17) 4 131-139.
• Ericson, J. D., Albert, W. S., Bernard, B. P., Brown, E. (2022). End-User License Agreements (EULAs): Investigating the impact of human-centered design on perceived usability, attitudes, and anticipated behavior. Information Design Journal, (26) 3 1-19.
• Stosic, M. D., Duane, J., Durieux, B., Sando, M., Robicheaux, E., Podolski, M., Sanders, J. J., Ericson, J. D., Hartigan, D. B. (2022). Patient preference for telehealth background shapes impressions of physicians and information recall: a randomized experiment. Telemedicine and e-Health, (28) 10
• Ericson, J. D., Albert, W., Duane, J. (2022). Political affiliation moderates subjective interpretations of COVID-19 graphs. Big Data & Society. 1-16.
• Duane, J., Hartigan, D. B., Sanders, J. J., Caponigro, E., Robicheaux, E., Bernard, B., Podolski, M., Ericson, J. D. (2021). Environmental Considerations for Effective Telehealth Encounters: A Narrative Review and Implications for Best Practice. Telemedicine and e-Health.
• Hollander, J. B., Ericson, J. D., Wadley, D. (2021). Guest editorial for special issue, ASR. Architectural Science Review, (64) 4 317-318.
• Sanders, J. J., Capponigro, E., Ericson, J. D., Dubey, M., Duane, J., Orr, S., Pirl, W., Tulsky, J., Hartigan, D. B. (2021). Virtual Environments to Study Emotional Responses to Clinical Communication: A scoping review. Patient Education and Counseling.
• Ericson, J. D. (2021). Mapping the Relationship Between Critical Thinking and Design Thinking. Journal of the Knowledge Economy, (13) 1 1-24.
• Ericson, J. D., Albert, W. S., Bernard, B. P. (2021). Investigating the relationship between web object characteristics and cognitive conflict using mouse-tracking. International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction, (37) 2 99-117.
• Cranmer, A., Ericson, J. D., Ebers Broughel, A., Bernard, B., Robicheaux, E., Podolski, M. (2020). Worth a thousand words: Presenting wind turbines in virtual reality reveals new opportunities for social acceptance and visualization research. Energy Research & Social Science, (67) 101507.
• Ericson, J. D., Warren, W. H. (2020). Probing the Invariant Structure of Spatial Knowledge: Support for the cognitive graph hypothesis. Cognition, (104276) 1-20.
• Ericson, J. D., Chrastil, E. R., Warren, W. H. (2020). Space Syntax Visibility Graph Analysis is not robust to changes in spatial and temporal resolution. Environment & Planning B: Urban Analytics and City Science, (48) 6 1-17.
• Warren, W. H., Rothman, D. B., Schnapp, B. H., Ericson, J. D. (2017). Wormholes in virtual space: From cognitive maps to cognitive graphs. Cognition, (166) 152-163.