Assistant Professor of Computer Science
accessibility | design | qualitative research
As a member and collaborator of various disabled communities, I do research and teach about accessibility in higher education.
I am an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Oberlin College. As a Human-Computer Interaction researcher, I combine my computer science training and social science research methods to study, design, and develop systems to improve accessibility with disabled professionals. My process includes (1) questioning the norms of workplaces that were not built with disabled people in mind, (2) understanding how technology impacts accessibility in daily activities and longer-term professional success, and (3) co-designing assistive-adaptive technologies with disabled collaborators to support their participation and goals.
I have taught courses about Computer Science and Human-Centered Design at Oberlin College and Northwestern University. In addition to implementing active learning strategies, I infuse human-centered design concepts and reflections about the social stakes of technology in my courses throughout the Computer Science major.
I completed my PhD, advised by Anne Marie Piper, in Technology & Social Behavior, a joint doctoral program in Communication Studies and Computer Science at Northwestern University. During my graduate studies, I completed the Teaching Certificate Program at Northwestern's Searle Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning. Before that, I completed my B.S. in Engineering at Olin College.
You can find my CV here.
I am in the process of setting up my research group, lab space, and collaborations with people inside and outside the college. If you are an Oberlin student interested in human-computer interaction and design research, please sign up for the CSCI newsletter and stay tuned for the CSCI department's research application form at the start of the semester!
Focusing on dyslexic workers in higher education as a case study, we are investigating the shortcomings of existing social and technical support for dyslexic writers and exploring new designs for writing tools.
In collaboration with the Allen Memorial Art Museum, we are reimagining museum engagement with playfulness in mind. This involves an iterative process of brainstorming, prototyping, and playtesting games that are designed with museum artwork or are designed to be played in the museum setting.
We are studying group dynamics that emerge with active learning strategies and project-based learning used in STEAM courses. This is a multi-institution collaboration with Professor Jessica Oehrlein.
We are reading research papers from various Human-Computer Interaction venues, then discussing their contributions and methods in weekly meetups. I co-organize this reading group with Professor Molly Feldman.