About Me
Hello! I am a Ph.D. candidate in Human Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington. As a Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) researcher, my graduate work has focused on AI-enabled accessibility technologies. For example, my dissertation aims to create a framework for supporting people who are Deaf, deaf, or hard of hearing to personalize their own sound recognition models. I am broadly interested in a variety of human-centered AI questions, including AI fairness for vulnerable populations; end-user agency and trust in automated systems; and data protection and privacy.
I am in my final year of study and am currently on the job market. I am primarily interested in industry research scientist roles, but I am also open to any position that will allow opportunities to engage with end-users and carry out user-centered interface design, prototyping, and testing. I completed my undergraduate degree at the University of Minnesota; I have also worked at Google Research and NASA Johnson Space Center.
Please refer to my Curriculum Vitae for a complete overview of my experience and history, or reach out if you’d like to learn more!
Last updated: October 2023
Selected Publications
- ACM ASSETS 2022 Best Paper Nominee
- PACMHCI CSCW 2021 Honorable Mention
- ACM ASSETS 2020 Best Artifact Award
- ACM ASSETS 2020 Poster
- ACM ISWC 2020
- ACM CHI 2019 Extended Abstracts
Talks & Videos
- April 18, 2023
Human-Centered Sound Recognition Tools
Public proposal at the University of Washington | Slides - October 25, 2022
LaMPost: AI-assisted Writing for Dyslexia
ASSETS 2022 in Athens, Greece | Slides - September 22, 2021
Toward User-Driven Sound Recognizer Personalization
Virtual event for paper at UbiComp 2021 | Slides - November 22, 2019
Smartwatch Sound Feedback Across Contexts
University of Washington (in anticipation of CHI 2020 paper) | Slides - May 5, 2019
Social Tensions with HMDs for Accessibility
Social HMDs workshop at CHI 2019 in Glasgow, Scotland | Slides
Videos
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ProtoSound: Personalized, Scalable Sound Awareness
April 3, 2022Produced video in support of co-authored work at CHI 2022. -
HoloSound: AR Sound Awareness
July 31, 2020Produced video in support a co-authored poster at ASSETS 2020.