▁Computer ▁Science ▁at ▁Oregon ▁Health ▁& ▁Science ▁University . ▁She ▁currently ▁serves ▁as ▁the ▁President ▁and ▁Chair ▁of ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Direct ors ▁of ▁In ca a ▁Design s , ▁a ▁non - pro fit ▁with ▁the ▁aim ▁of ▁research ing ▁and ▁design ing ▁new ▁educational ▁interfaces . ▁She ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁Professor ▁of ▁H CI ▁and ▁Creative ▁Techn ologies ▁at ▁Mon ash ▁University ▁in ▁Melbourne , ▁Australia . ▁Much ▁of ▁her ▁research ▁is ▁focused ▁on ▁exam ining ▁the ▁effect iveness ▁of ▁speech ▁and ▁pen ▁interfaces ▁in ▁educational ▁settings . ▁ ▁Research ▁ ▁O vi att ’ s ▁main ▁areas ▁of ▁research ▁are ▁human - center ed , ▁  mult im od al , ▁mobile ▁and ▁educational ▁interfaces . ▁Her ▁work ▁at ▁In ca a ▁Design s ▁was ▁centered ▁on ▁design ing ▁and ▁evalu ating ▁the ▁effects ▁of ▁new ▁educational ▁interfaces . ▁It ▁particular , ▁it ▁aim ed ▁to ▁develop ▁educational ▁interfaces ▁that ▁allowed ▁students ▁to ▁learn ▁more ▁effectively ▁with ▁fewer ▁dist ra ctions . ▁ ▁Human - center ed ▁design ▁ ▁O vi att ▁is ▁an ▁advoc ate ▁of ▁human - center ed ▁design . ▁In ▁her ▁paper ▁“ User - center ed ▁model ing ▁and ▁evaluation ▁of ▁mult im od al ▁interfaces ”, ▁she ▁describes ▁most ▁past ▁computer ▁interface ▁design ▁as ▁being ▁techn olog ically ▁driven ▁and ▁claims ▁that ▁these ▁design ers ▁first ▁built ▁their ▁interfaces ▁and ▁then ▁taught ▁users ▁how ▁to ▁interact ▁with ▁them . ▁In ▁contrast , ▁human - center ed ▁design ▁re lies ▁on ▁cogn itive ▁science ▁research