Hello!

I am a designer and qualitative researcher focusing on understanding and conceptualizing technology experiences that support health and wellness among older adults and individuals with disabilities. My research employs design as a catalyst for health equity and socially responsible technology experiences such as ethical AI. Through community-based participatory research methods and speculative co-design, I explore concepts of fair and equitable technology. I am an Assistant Professor in the HCI Institute at Carnegie Mellon University where I also have a courtesy appointment in the School of Design. I am also the Director of the Equity and Health Innovations Design Research Lab.

My work has been published in ACM CHI, CSCW, DIS and various journals. In addition to academic appointments, I have engaged in ethical design work as a Data & Society faculty fellow and committee member for various community tech initiatives.

See my full CV here.

News & Events

• Our paper on trust, comfort, and relatability of text-based conversational agents was accepted to CHI ‘23!

• I was recently awarded a Google Award for Inclusive Research for the project: “Transforming theory into practice: eliciting cultural imaginaries and design thinking to understand Black-Centered Design” .  I am a Co-PI with Dr. Angela Smith from UT Austin.

• I was awarded the 2022 Skip Ellis Early Career Award by the Computing Research Association

• I’m excited to be joining Data & Society as a 2022-2023 Faculty Fellow.