Academic Adventurers Fall 2026
Academic Adventurers presents:
“But I thought we were in Paris….”
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A presentation by Dr. Winifred Elysse Newman |
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We use maps to locate places, people, and things, but maps also use us to create stories, project an idea, or shape how we think. Maps, mapmakers, and map readers are in a dynamic relationship with more uncertainty than you know until you stop and ask, where am I? This talk walks through how maps create a place in our mind or reinforce ideas about a place that may or may not be true. |
Dr. Winifred Elysse Newman is Professor and Dean at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Her research promotes digital and human-machine hybrid solutions as a paradigm shift in the design and occupation of the built environment. Dr. Newman concentrates on spatial perception in architecture, ecological psychology, adaptive environments, and neuroaesthetics, with active research in neuroscience and architecture, data visualization, mapping, STEM learning environments, and histories of technology and science. Dr. Newman is the Executive Editor of the Journal for Technology, Architecture, and Design. Publications include Data Visualization for Design Thinking: Applied Mapping.
