Visualizing uncertainty in drug checking test result reports during the opioid crisis: a design study

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dc.contributor.authorWeatherston, Jorin Diening
dc.contributor.supervisorStorey, Margaret-Anne
dc.date.accessioned2020-03-24T23:13:19Z
dc.date.available2020-03-24T23:13:19Z
dc.date.copyright2020en_US
dc.date.issued2020-03-24
dc.degree.departmentDepartment of Computer Scienceen_US
dc.degree.levelMaster of Science M.Sc.en_US
dc.description.abstractPotent opioids (fentanyl) are entering recreational drug manufacturing processes, sometimes without the knowledge of people who use drugs. This is contributing to tens of thousands of accidental overdose deaths each year. Recreational drug checking services during the opioid crisis face unique challenges in delivering test results to people who use drugs. These challenges are caused by uncertainties in drug composition, the chemical analysis processes used, and the complex contextual considerations of drug checking services themselves. In this thesis I describe a design study in collaboration with a local drug checking service to explore visualizing uncertainty in drug checking test result reports. From this research we generate a number of research contributions. I have identified the new and impactful application domain of visualizing uncertain drug checking test results. Within this application domain I conducted a design study to generate a test result report that suits the problem context and accomplishes the design goals described by the drug checking service stakeholders. This design study generates reflective considerations on conducting design studies in this context, intermediate design artifacts, and finally a test result report software application. The design study also led to the identification of a new uncertainty visualization design space for proportional charts. I apply that design space in the generation of some intermediate design artifacts. I position these research contributions within the drug checking and uncertainty visualization research fields, and describe our planned future work in the hopes that future research will positively impact the application domain.en_US
dc.description.scholarlevelGraduateen_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1828/11637
dc.languageEnglisheng
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.rightsAvailable to the World Wide Weben_US
dc.subjectvisualizationen_US
dc.subjectdesign studyen_US
dc.subjectuncertaintyen_US
dc.subjectopioidsen_US
dc.titleVisualizing uncertainty in drug checking test result reports during the opioid crisis: a design studyen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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