Lace Padilla

l.padilla [at] northeastern.edu

Teaching

Information Visualization Theory and Application (Fall 23)
Global Good Studio: Data Visualization (SP 20, Fall 21-22)
Judgement and Decision Making (SP 20, SP 21, Fall 21-22)

Journal and Conference Papers

For a more thorough and updated list, including workshop proceedings, book chapters, and magazine articles, see my Google Scholar page.

2023

IEEE VIS 2023 (Best Paper Award Honerable Mention, Top 5%): Average Estimates in Line Graphs are Biased Toward Areas of Higher Variability.

Moritz, D., Padilla, L., Nguyen, F., Franconeri, S.

PDF | Data + Analysis | Pre-registration | Slides

IEEE VIS 2023: Image or Information? Examining the Nature and Impact of Visualization Perceptual Classification

Arunkumar, A., Padilla, L., Bae, G., Bryan, C.

PDF | Supplementary Materials

Drivers of social acceptance of natural-resource management: A comparison of the public and professionals in California

Eriksson, M., Safeeq, M., Padilla, L., Pathak, T., O'Geen, T., Egoh, B., Lugg, J. and Bales, R.

Journal of Environmental Management, 345, p.118605.
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Visualization Psychology

Szafir, D.A., Borgo, R., Chen, M., Edwards, D.J., Fisher, B. and Padilla, L. eds.,

Springer Nature. 2023
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Improving Evaluation Using Visualization Decision-Making Models: A Practical Guide.

Bancilhon, M., Padilla, L. and Ottley, A.

In Visualization Psychology (pp. 85-107). Springer Nature. 2023
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2022

IEEE VIS 2022 (Best Paper Award, Top 1%): Multiple Forecast Visualizations (MFVs): Trade-offs in Trust and Performance in Multiple COVID-19 Forecast Visualizations.

Padilla, L.., Fygenson, R., Castro, S., Bertini, E.

PDF | Data + Analysis | Pre-registration

Impact of COVID-19 forecast visualizations on pandemic risk perceptions.

Padilla, L., Hosseinpour, H., Fygenson, R., Howell, J., Chunara, R., and Bertini, E.

Nature's Scientific Reports, 2022.
PDF | Data + Analysis

2021

The Science of Visual Data Communication: What Works.

Franconeri, S. L., Padilla, L., Shah, P., Zacks, J. M., and Hullman, J.

Psychological Science in the Public Interest, 2021. PDF

IEEE VIS 2021: Examining Effort in 1D Uncertainty Communication Using Individual Differences in Working Memory and NASA-TLX.

Castro, S. C., Hosseinpour, H., Quinan, P. S., & Padilla, L.

PDF | Data + Analysis

IEEE VIS 2021: Conceptual metaphor and graphical convention influence the interpretation of line graphs.

Greg Woodin, Bodo Winter, Bertini, E., Padilla, L..

PDF | Data + Analysis | Pre-registration

Multiple Hazard Uncertainty Visualization Challenges and Paths Forward.

Padilla, L.., Dryhurst, S., Hosseinpour, H., & Kruczkiewicz, A.

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021. PDF

A review of uncertainty visualization errors: Working memory as an explanatory theory.

Padilla, L.., Castro, S. C., & Hosseinpour, H.

The Psychology of Learning and Motivation, 2021. PDF

Uncertainty Visualization (book chapter)

Padilla, L.., Kay, M. and Hullman, J.

Computational Statistics in Data Science, 2021. PDF

CHI 2021: Mapping the Landscape of COVID-19 Crisis Visualizations

Zhang, Y., Sun, Y.,Padilla, L.., Barua, S., Bertini, E., & Parker, A. G. PDF

Uncertain About Uncertainty: How Qualitative Expressions of Forecaster Confidence Impact Decision-Making with Uncertainty Visualizations

Padilla, L.., Powell, M., Kay, M., & Hullman, J.

Frontiers in Psychology, 2021.
PDF | Data + Analysis

Through the eyes of the expert: Evaluating holistic processing in architects through gaze-contingent viewing

Ivy, S., Rohovit, T., Lavelle, M., Padilla, L.., Stefanucci, J., Stokes, D., & Drew, T.

Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 2021. PDF

2020

APA CAREER Award (Top 1%): The Powerful Influence of Marks: Visual and Knowledge-Driven Processing in Hurricane Track Displays.

Padilla, L.., Creem-Regehr, S. H., & Thompson, W.

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2020.
PDF | Data + Analysis

Factors Predicting Willingness to Share COVID-19 Misinformation

Lobato, Emilio J. C., Maia Powell, Lace M. K. Padilla., and Colin Holbrook.

Frontiers in Psychology, 2020. PDF

Using Behavioral Insights to Improve Disaster Preparedness, Early Warning and Response Mechanisms in Haiti (English)

Llopis Abella, J., Perge, B,. Afif, Z., Soto O.,, Ruth, C., Padilla, L, Hsu, J.

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2019

IEEE VIS 2019: Toward objective evaluation of working memory in visualizations: A case study using pupillometry and a dual-task paradigm

Padilla, L., Castro, S. C., Quinan, P. S., Ruginski, I. T., & Creem-Regehr, S. H.

PDF | Data + Analysis

Examining Explicit Discretization in Spectral Schemes

Quinan, P., Padilla, L., Creem-Regehr, S., & Meyer, M.

Computer Graphics Forum, 2019. PDF

2018

Decision Making with Visualizations: A Cognitive Framework Across Disciplines

Padilla, L., Creem-Regehr, S. H., Hegarty, M., & Stefanucci, J. K.

Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 2018. PDF

IEEE VIS 2018:Visualizing uncertain tropical cyclone predictions using representative samples from ensembles of forecast tracks

Liu, L., Padilla, L., Creem-Regehr, S. H., & House, D. H.

PDF | Visualization Technique Code | Data + Analysis

2017

Effects of Ensemble and Summary Displays on Interpretations of Geospatial Uncertainty Data

Padilla, L., Ruginski, I., Creem-Regehr, S. H.

Cognitive Research: Principles and Implications, 2017.
PDF | Data + Analysis

Sex Differences in Virtual Navigation Influenced by Scale and Navigation Experience

Padilla, L., Creem-Regehr, S. H., Stefanucci, J. K., & Cashdan, E. A.

Psychonomic Bulletin & Review, 2017.
PDF | Data + Analysis

IEEE VIS 2017: Uncertainty Visualization by Representative Sampling from Prediction Ensembles

Liu, L., Boone, A. P., Ruginski, I. T., Padilla, L., Hegarty, M., Creem-Regehr, S. H., & House, D. H.

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2016

Non-expert Interpretations of Hurricane Forecast Uncertainty Visualizations

Ruginski, I. T., Boone, A. P., Padilla, L., Liu, L., Heydari, N., Kramer, H. S., & Creem-Regehr, S. H.

Spatial Cognition & Computation, 2016.
PDF | Data

IEEE VIS 2016: Evaluating the Impact of Binning 2D Scalar Fields

Padilla, L., Quinan, P. S., Meyer, M., & Creem-Regehr, S. H.

PDF | Data

Mobility and Navigation among the Yucatec Maya

Ashdan, E., Kramer, K. L., Davis, H. E., Padilla, L., & Greaves, R. D.

Human Nature, 2016. PDF

Sex differences in mobility and spatial cognition

Vashro, L., Padilla, L., & Cashdan, E.

Human Nature, 2016. PDF

2015

The influence of different graphical displays on nonexpert decision making under uncertainty

Padilla, L., Hansen, G., Ruginski, I. T., Kramer, H. S., Thompson, W. B., & Creem-Regehr, S. H.

Journal of Experimental Psychology: Applied, 2015. PDF