Cindy Ya Xiong

Cindy Ya Xiong is an Assistant Professor at the Manning College of Information and Computer Sciences (CICS) at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. Her research bridges psychology and data visualization, focusing on cognitive and perceptual processes in visual data interpretation to improve visualization tools and communication.

Education:

• PhD in Psychology, Northwestern University (2021)
• MS in Statistics, Northwestern University
• BA in Applied Mathematics and Psychology, UCLA

Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction, Mobile/Sensor Systems, and the intersection of cognitive psychology with data visualization design. Her work employs empirical studies and computational models to enhance data interpretation accuracy.

Awards:

• Recognition at Psychonomics
• Recognition at IEEE VIS

Advising & Grants: No specific advising or grant details provided in the text.

Labs/Teams: Co-founder of VISxVISION, a collaboration fostering interdisciplinary research between visualization researchers and perceptual/cognitive psychologists. She has organized workshops and symposiums at both psychology and visualization venues.