Allison is a design researcher and artist working at the intersection of creativity, hands-on learning, and emerging technologies. Her career spans design, education, entrepreneurship, and science. She has developed toys, housewares, and gadgets as a product designer. Allison co-founded an edtech company delivering global content and workshops. She also managed makerspace programs that bring 3D printing, coding, engineering, and design into schools and communities. Earlier in her career, Allison worked as a scientist in the cosmetics industry, and she also continues her practice as a ceramic artist.

She joined the HRC Insight Panel out of a strong interest in community involvement in research and how public perspectives can shape the design of new technologies. She believes that design, creativity, and education are essential to making innovation more inclusive and meaningful.

Her PhD research at Northumbria University explores how AI can be designed collaboratively to better serve diverse and underserved communities. She holds a BS in Science and Design from Cornell University, an MS in Pharmaceutical Science from the University of Cincinnati, and an MID in Design from Pratt Institute.