I am an Assistant Professor in Informatics in the School of Information and Computer Sciences and in the Department of Education at UC Irvine. My research interests are in human-computer interaction, ubiquitous computing, assistive and educational technologies, and health informatics. I am particularly interested in the ways in which people keep records, document their everyday lives, and are documented by the record-keeping systems around them. Methodologically, I am interested in exploring ways to enhance participation in research by community partners. I direct the social and technological action research (STAR) group. I am affiliated with the Laboratory for Ubiquitous Computing and Interaction , the Center for Ethnography, the Center for Biomedical Informatics, the Center for Research on Information Technology & Organizations, the California Institute for Telecommunications and Information Technology, and the Institute for Genetics and Bioinformatics. I am a fellow in the University of California Center for Collaborative Research for an Equitable California. I am an alumna of the School of Interactive Computing at Georgia Tech. I also love to make cakes.
Research:
Check out the STAR Group Web page for information on my research.
You can download my full cv here.
Things I currently hope you will support, submit to, and/or attend:
- Autism News, which is a great resource for understanding the latest in Autism research and treatment
- Ubicomp 2012, for which I will am Program Committee Co-Chair with Hao Chu.
Working with me:
If you are already a student at UCI and are interested in working with me, please check out the STAR group web page and find a project that looks appropriate and interesting before emailing me. I do not under any circumstances pay undergraduate or Masters students the first quarter I work with them. In general, I expect students to commit to at least two quarters of research if you want to join our lab. I am currently particularly interested in recruiting students who want to work on technologies to support autism.
If you are interested in applying to study as a graduate student in our department, please look at the information here.