When Home Moves
When home is erased, where do you go? An interactive data essay tracing how climate disasters drive displacement and how Pacific communities are engineering adaptation.
- Svelte
- D3.js
- R
Pronounced ill-huhm (she/ella/هي)
Hi , I’m Elham. I’m a
I turn research insights, public data, and community voices into interactive stories and digital tools. Combining qualitative and quantitative research, data analysis, human-centered design, and data visualization, I create data experiences that help people learn, make better decisions, and drive change in public health and climate change.
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Stories & data visualizations
I design and build static, interactive, and scrollytelling experiences using R,
D3.js, Svelte, Highcharts, Flourish, QGIS, HTML5/CSS3, and JavaScript (ES6+).
Love, Earth
A microfiction and data visualization postcard series pairing interactive charts with hopeful stories grounded in research on real climate solutions.
- Svelte
- D3.js
- rough.js
- R
2,212 studies used disappearing federal climate justice tools
An investigation into how researchers use now-defunct federal environmental justice tools to serve communities.
- R
- Highcharts
- Flourish
- JavaScript
Climate resilience requires equitable access to quality green jobs
An analysis of racial and income inequities in access to quality green jobs across three sectors in Saint Paul.
- R
- Highcharts
- Flourish
- JavaScript
The State of State Digital Transformation
An interactive map and landscape research into how states are modernizing government operations and services.
- Mustache
- QGIS
- Flourish
Responding to the Needs of Student Parents in Maryland
How to build stronger systems that support student parents’ educational, career, and caregiving goals.
- Mustache
- Flourish
The Hidden Barrier of Cognitive Accessibility
How digital government accessibility—or its absence—shows up in everyday life through the lens of the Department of Justice’s Title II ruling.
- Flourish
- JavaScript
“It Takes a Village”: Counted, Connected, and Cared For
Inside Arizona’s effort to link health and homelessness data through the Beeck Center’s award-winning Data Labs program.
- Flourish
- JavaScript
Family Health, by Design
How fragmented public systems shape young families’ well-being in California—and what it would take to design them to work together.
- Highcharts
- Flourish
The Heart of TOPCities
A multimedia story blending qualitative research, survey analysis, and community audio to show how residents co-designed local digital tools.
- R
- Highcharts
- Flourish
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Research & human-centered design
Research, strategy, and service design shaped with organizations and
communities.
Pima County Health Department
COVID-19 vaccine delivery for Latina/o/e pregnant people
COVID-19 vaccine delivery for Latina/o/e pregnant people
Washington State Board of Health
Decisions to require COVID-19 vaccination for school entry
Decisions to require COVID-19 vaccination for school entry
U.S. Digital Response
COVID-19 crisis delivery for 19+ local and state governments
COVID-19 crisis delivery for 19+ local and state governments
Johns Hopkins Center for a Livable Future
Climate food labels to influence student eating behavior
Climate food labels to influence student eating behavior
Arizona Department of Health Services
Testing bilingual patient vaccine portal for faster bookings
Testing bilingual patient vaccine portal for faster bookings
New York State Department of Health AIDS Institute
Digital tools for improved HIV prevention among young adults
Digital tools for improved HIV prevention among young adults
City of Los Angeles
Racial equity hubsite with historical and actionable datasets
Racial equity hubsite with historical and actionable datasets
Rho Impact
Projected greenhouse emissions cuts by new farming technology
Forecasting greenhouse gas emissions reductions of a smart AI-driven agricultural technology.
Bureau Veritas
Rebrand of an $11M merger and acquisition of six companies
Rebrand of an $11M merger and acquisition of six companies
Food+Planet
Analysis of dietitian attitudes and actions towards sustainable diets
Analysis of dietitian attitudes and actions towards sustainable diets
Columbia University
Impact of lactation pods among pregnant and lactating staff
Impact of lactation pods among pregnant and lactating staff
Healthcare Ready
Multilingual patient and clinician education on COVID-19 treatment
Multilingual patient and clinician education on COVID-19 treatment