Hello! My name is Sarah, and I’m a coach and AI ethics researcher. I am passionate about ensuring that technology serves us (and not the other way around). It’s my firm belief that all technology and innovation should be grounded in who we are and what we value. I have researched, educated, and now coach to make sure technology is helping each and every one of us live a life according to our values and goals. Welcome to my page, and feel free to reach out!

Coaching: Empowering Sensitive Humans to Thrive in the Digital Age

As a coach, I focus on sensitive humans (what is a “sensitive human?”)and digital wellbeing. As a sensitive human myself, I aim to create a safe and empathetic space for clients to explore what is possible and find what makes them thrive. My coaching business, Purposely Digital, supports clients to thrive in a digital age that is inherently overwhelming and overstimulating. As a coach and with my company, I empower fellow sensitive humans to live a life according to their values in the overwhelming 21st century.

I am also currently moving towards formal accreditation by the International Coaching Federation. While coaches do not require certification to coach, becoming ICF-accredited demonstrates a commitment to ethical standards and a high quality of coaching. I plan to complete all the requirements by the end of 2025.

Researcher: Value-Centered Decision Making

Too often, we feel like technology has a hold of us, rather than using it to live the lives we value. As a researcher. I explore how we can design technology in a manner that empowers us and puts us back in the driver’s seat. In particular, I look at how we can design systems to help us make more value-centered decisions when interacting with technology. To do this, I take insights from philosophy concerning human autonomy and translate them into design criteria, taking cues from other disciplines such as the psychology of decision-making, human-computer interaction, and value-sensitive design.

While most of my time today is now spent coaching, I still have keep up to date and ocassionally publish in the AI ethics world. See more on my Google Scholar page.

Teacher: Insiring Empathetic Engineers

During my time in acadmeia, I was lucky to have the opportunity to teach and supervise the engineers and scientists of the future. As an educator, I encouraged my students to emphatically consider the future people who will eventually be using the technology they will be building, including asking the tough questions: who is this technology for? Who is left out? Why is the technology being built? Are there other solutions? If we want technology that serves us, we need empathic engineers and scientists that are attuned to and willing to anticipate our needs. I aimed to serve others by nurturing the next generation of scientist, teaching ethics to scientists and engineers.