Theme
Health, Ethics & Society
Regulated-domain work and the frameworks it demands.
The work in this theme sits at the edge of what technology is allowed to do — legally, medically, or ethically. I’m interested in these edges because they’re where the most honest design conversations happen: not “can we build it” but “should we, and under what rules.”
Essays
Exploring the Intersection of GANs Technology, and Right of Publicity Law: A New Paradigm for Publicity and a Potential Headache for Lawyers
Jun 21, 2022
On how generative adversarial networks are outrunning the Right of Publicity — and what a new legal paradigm might look like.
Ethical concerns surrounding CRISPR, and the emerging world of precision health
May 4, 2021
On the ethical concerns that attach to germline CRISPR editing — off-target effects, consent, and the He Jiankui case.
How precision health can contribute to health equity through promising applications of CRISPR-based Therapy
May 4, 2021
How somatic-cell CRISPR therapy — ex vivo, autologous, targeted — could serve health equity rather than widen existing gaps.
The Ethics of CRISPR-based Therapy for Sickle Cell Disease
May 4, 2021
A focused argument for investment in CRISPR-based therapy for Sickle Cell Disease as an ethical, equitable, and scientifically tractable priority.
Prototypes
- USDA Food Access Research Atlas — North County San Diego
Analyzing food-desert conditions in San Diego's North County by comparing USDA census-tract data from 2015 and 2019 — tracking shifts in poverty, SNAP enrollment, and demographic composition across 72,864 tracts.