Hannah works in and between the disciplines of research, strategy, and design. Her approach is grounded in a commitment to understanding the intricacies of living systems and ensuring those insights make their way into design decisions. Her current focus is on design strategies that consider human needs alongside the needs of the ecologies and species around us. In that spirit, she is currently building Earthling OS — a tool for returning your attention to the living world — with Michael Bass. She also partners with Ariel Sim on Beyond Human-Centered Design, researching methodologies for designing with and for other species.
Previously, she has worked with and for the wonderful teams at Meta Immersive Learning, BBC Interactive, National Geographic’s Impact Story Lab, Schneider Electric, Grow Reefs, SuperLA, The Museum of Art & Photography Bangalore, Corona, UNIT9, Erria, Mimecast, Lifeshop, Framework, Brown Multimedia Labs, and Ivy Film Festival.
Hannah’s work draws from a deep well of love for the curiosities of the living world. She has lived past lives as a cognitive neuroscientist at Brown and a research diver on a sailboat in the British Virgin Islands. She seeks to be on increasingly intimate terms with the world around her and has studied Biodesign & Biomimicry at Pratt, Earth Stewardship at Esalen, and Regenerative Design with the Regenesis Institute. She — like the ancient whales — would trade life on land for the ocean and spends her free time testing the upper limits of how long a human can spend on a surfboard. She is the daughter a psychologist and chiropractor who each instilled in her an ethos of care for our animal vulnerabilities — a sensibility she now invites into the world of design.
TRAILHEADS
PREVIOUSLY
2026
Chief of Staff & R&D @ Grow Reefs
2025
Design Strategy @ Small Wheel Drive
2024
Biodesign & Biomimicry Intensive @ Pratt
2024 Work Scholar (Earth Stewardship) @ Esalen
2022 -> 2024Experience Design Strategist @ UNIT9
2020 -> 2022First Hire @ Framework
2019 -> 2020Creative Technologist @ Brown Multimedia Labs
2019Immersive Media Intern @ National Geographic
2018 -> 2020New Media Team Lead @ Ivy Film Festival
2018VR Intern @ EVENT Lab
2018VR Intern @ Here Be Dragons
2017 -> 2020Providence Team Lead @ Sofar Sounds
2017-2019VR+X Teaching Assistant @ Brown University
2016 -> 2020B.A. in Cognitive Neuroscience @ Brown University