Matthew Kay

Matthew Kay is an Associate Professor in Communication Studies and Computer Science at Northwestern University, and co-Director of Graduate Affairs for the Technology and Social Behavior PhD program. His research focuses on Human-Computer Interaction and Information Visualization, with a particular emphasis on uncertainty communication, usable statistics, and personal informatics. Professor Kay employs a multidisciplinary approach that includes qualitative analysis, quantitative analysis, system building, and visualization technique design to address complex problems. He is a co-leader of the Midwest Uncertainty Collective and the creator of the popular R visualization packages tidybayes and ggdist. Before joining Northwestern University, he was a faculty member at the University of Michigan School of Information.

• Present·Northwestern University·Associate Professor
  • Serving in the Communication Studies and Computer Science departments, focusing on Human-Computer Interaction and Information Visualization research, and co-leading the Midwest Uncertainty Collective.
• **** | University of Michigan School of Information | Assistant Professor
  • Worked as an Assistant Professor at the University of Michigan School of Information, conducting research in related fields.