People

Gillian R. Hayes
Assistant Professor
Research Interests: Human-computer interaction, ubiquitous computing, cscw, assistive and educational technologies and medical informatics

Garnet Hertz
Research Scientist
Research Interests: Ubiquitous Computing, DIY, Community Informatics, Critical Design, Media Arts

Karen Cheng
Senior Research Scientist, Informatics, UCI
Assistant Professor, Psychiatry and Human Behavior, Charles Drew University
Research interests: Health informatics, mobile health, behavior change, mental health, ICT4D

Jed Brubaker
Ph.D student
Research Interests: HCI, CSCW, digital identity, social media
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Lynn Dombrowski
Ph.D student
Research Interests: HCI, CSCW, Interaction Design, Digital Government, Poverty and Technology
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Sen Hirano
Ph.D student
Research Interests: HCI, Software and Electric Engineering, Ubicomp
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Kerri McCanna
Ph.D student
Research Interests: Educational Technologies and Autism
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Dahlia Hegab
M.S. student
Research Interests: HCI, CSCW, DIY, ethnography, user design, ubiquitous computing.
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Rachel Rose Ulgado
Undergraduate student
Research Interests: Human-computer interaction, interaction design, user interface design, sociocultural anthropology, DIY, social media, virtual worlds, data visualizationa

Minhnhut Thanh Vo
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction, Mobile Computing, Nano-Technology, Neuro-Computing, Social Networking, and Interactive Design a

Katherine Nguyen
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience and Interface Design, Human Factors, Web and Mobile Technologies, Educational Applications.a

Erick Custodio
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience Design, Data Visualization, Mobile Applications, Media Technologies, Social Analysis of Computerization. a

Kevin Mori
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: Civic and Community Engagement, Social Media, Digital Identity, IT and Marginalized Communities, Empowerment a

Joseph Trevino
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: Theoretical Computing. Complex analysis. Algorithms. Artificial intelligence. Graph theory. User design. a

Nafiri Kusumakaulika
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction, Social Media, Interaction
Design, and DIY. a

Andrea Lau
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: HCI, CSCW, UI/UX Design, Ubi Comp, Social Impacts of Computing. a

Jeffrey Hong
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: Cognitive Processes and Learning, Software Engineering, Database Design, and Data Analysis. a

Ian Merion
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: Health care and Education Technologies. a

Rachel Weiner
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction, User Experience and Interface Design, Human Factors, Web and Mobile Technologies, Educational Applications. a

Wendy Yang
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: Biomedical informatics, Human-Computer Interaction, Global Health, Values in Design, Healthcare Policy & Technology, Women’s Health & Empowerment, Social Media Design. a

Nithin Jilla
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: HCI, Mobile Applications, Education & STEM, Non-profits, Software Engineering. a

Baldwin Chang
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: HCI. a

Anita Marie Gilbert
Undergraduate Student
Research Interests: information, human-computer-human interaction, ubiquitous computing, quantum information, DIY, virtual worlds, information visualization, research methodology, user experience a

COLLABORATORS

Khai N. Truong
Visiting Associate Professor From University of Toronto
Research Interests: Human-computer interaction, ubiquitous
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Amy Voida
Lecturer, Information Science and Communication @ Cornell University
Research Interests: Collaborative Computing, Human-Computer Interaction, Ubiquitous Computing, Community Informatics, IT for Nonprofits and Grassroots Social Movements a

Stephen Voida
Postdoctoral Associate, Information Science @ Cornell
Research Interests: human-computer interaction, user interface software and technology, collaborative computing, ubiquitous computing, support for multitasking and interruption, and activity-based computing a