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.