Kathleen Ruiz

Kathleen Ruiz is an Associate Professor at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute where she creates simulations, games, and installations exploring perception, behavior, and environmental systems. She founded Eco Resilience Games, merging art and science for ecological education.

Research interests include:

• Interactive simulations for environmental education
• Transdisciplinary approaches to ecological awareness
• Game design for complex system understanding
• Art-science collaboration methodologies

Her work has been supported by NSF, exhibited internationally, and featured in major publications including the New York Times and Wired.