Angela D. R. Smith
Scholar

Angela D. R. Smith

Google Scholar ID: V9GCRw8AAAAJ
Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Austin
Human-Computer InteractionSocial JusticeCultural ComputingCritical Race
Citations & Impact
All-time
Citations
942
 
H-index
12
 
i10-index
12
 
Publications
20
 
Co-authors
6
list available
Contact
Resume (English only)
Academic Achievements
  • Published multiple papers in top-tier conferences such as ACM/AAAI Conference on Artificial Intelligence, Ethics, and Society (AIES), ACM Human-Computer Interaction (CSCW), covering topics like community-based participatory approaches to addressing misinformation, and engagement with data and technology in Black and Brown communities.
Research Experience
  • Conducts research in the areas of Human-Computer Interaction, Computer-Supported Cooperative Work, and Social Computing, focusing on community-based participatory approaches to addressing misinformation with rural and BIPOC individuals, and engagement with data and technology in Black and Brown communities.
Education
  • - Ph.D., Technology and Social Behavior, Joint Degree in Computer Science and Communications, September 2021, Northwestern University; Chair: Madhu C. Reddy; Committee: Tawanna R. Dillahunt, Darren Gergle, Stephen M. Schueller
  • - M.S., Information Assurance, Concentration in Risk Management and Digital Forensics, December 2012, Eastern Michigan University, School of Technology
  • - B.A., Screen Arts & Cultures, May 2009, University of Michigan, College of Literature, Science, and the Arts
Background
  • Assistant Professor at the University of Texas at Austin, School of Information. Her research is in the field of Human-Computer Interaction, Computer-Supported Cooperative Work, and Information Sciences. Current research explores how critical and intersectional theoretical lenses can inform an assets-based participatory design of technologies to support historically marginalized groups, such as individuals of color and individuals experiencing homelessness, in pursuing sustainable, emancipatory transformations and socially responsible technology experiences.