From her office in the West Portal district of San Francisco, Heeter continues to direct the Comm Tech Lab (which she founded in 1986) with primary operations located in the Communication Arts and Sciences building in East Lansing. Assistant Lab Director and Senior Programmer Brian Winn works magic to keep things running smoothly at home, and Art Director Susanna Tellschow adds her skillfull touch.

Comm Tech Lab faculty, staff and students work closely with experts from a wide range of disciplines, adding our expertise in emerging communication technologies to create innovative products that address the needs of our times.

Active projects this semester include:

Integrating Technology into the MSU Children's Garden

Ameritech's Family and Education Outpost

Community Voices and Data Democratization: link coming soon