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Associate Professor

Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction, Accessibility, and Computing Education

Professor

Research Interests: Usability, Usefulness, Human-Centered Design, Information Behavior, Embodiment, Human and Nonhuman Perception, De-Centering Design, Anthropocene

Affiliate Faculty

Dr. Meredith Castles (University of Tasmania, Australia)

Dr. Devorah Kletenik (Brooklyn College), Associate Professor

Dr. Ruth West (University of North Texas), Professor

Ph.D. Students

Abhinav Choudhry (iSchool)

Research Interests: Health Informatics; Applied Generative AI to Health, Education, FinTech; Inclusive Design; Information Search Behaviour; Financial Literacy; HCI

Advisor: Dr. Rachel Adler

Chunyu (Nora) Liu (iSchool)

Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction, Accessibility, Human-AI Interaction, Social Computing, Computing Education

Advisor: Dr. Rachel Adler

Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction, UX Research Education Technology, Technology-Enhanced Accessibly, and Learning Sciences

Advisor: Dr. Rachel Adler

Olivia Wang (Informatics)

Research Interests: Accessibility, Music and Sound, Human-Computer Interaction, Games, Physical Computing, AR/VR

Advisor: Dr. Rachel Adler & Dr. Deana McDonagh

Jialuo Yang (iSchool)

Research Interests:  Embodiment & Ex-bodiment, Social Agent & Human-Agent Interaction, Social & interpersonal Dynamic, Human-Computer Integration, HCI

Advisor: Dr. Christopher Lueg

Kyrie Zhixuan Zhou (iSchool)

Research Interests: AI Ethics, Usable Security and Privacy, Inclusive Design, HCI

Advisor: Dr. Madelyn Rose Sanfilippo & Dr. Rachel Adler

Affiliate Ph.D. Students

Siyao Cheng (iSchool)

Research Interests: Copyright Literacy and Education, Everyday Information Behavior, Cultural Heritage

Advisor: Dr. Melissa Ocepek

Matthew Makila (CS)

Research Interests: I am passionate about human-centered computing, with a focus on improving social outcomes and technology for marginalized communities (e.g., Black, Latino, and neurodiverse groups). My research explores how social conditions shape our lived experiences, while seeking to create tools and strategies that enhance how marginalized groups engage with and benefit from technology.

Advisor: Dr. Camille Cobb

M.S. Students

Tolu Adedoja (UCLA)
Justin Eric Chen
Tejas Honmode
Jiajing Liang
Jaclyn Lo
Luisa Matzner
Bashab Mazumder (R.G.P.V, now at Microsoft Windows)
Yawen Ou
Yujia Wei
Yueqi Yan
Qiuyu Ye
Zijing Ye

B.S. Students

Ayan Vimal Bhakta
Arianna Caveney
Lily Isabella Ge
Krish Golcha
Carol Gong
Mithali Iyer
Isha Koradiya
Jacquelin Lai
Elina Lee
Tony Liang (Brooklyn College)
Elizabeth Lodvikov (Brooklyn College)
Aditi Mathur
Jonathan Mshvelidze (Brooklyn College)
Daniela Raudales Reyes (Northeastern Illinois University)
Bryan Rivera (Brooklyn College)
Qichen Shen
Gwendolyn Slaughter
Aditya Sharma
Samantha Sy
Janani Venkatachalam
Annie Wang
Ashley Grace Witte
Daniel Yao

Previous Students

Anchal Ankola
Tavi Barlow
Kevin Baez (Northeastern Illinois University)
Allie Bosch
Brady Matthew Brooks
Jack Damhorst
Melissa Delgado (Northeastern Illinois University)
Shannon Dwyer
Aishi Dua
Elise Feuerborn
Tanisha Gajjar
Tejas Garg
Celesta Irawan
Elizabeth Jarvis (Northeastern Illinois University)
Preeti Kamma
Zehong Lan
Yunqi Li
Zhi (Richie) Li
Chenyu Liao
William Merrick
Abrar Mubeen
Freax Ruby (Yaoyao Qian) (Northeastern)
Anne (Xiangyue) Que (Berkeley)
Aleksandra Peric (Northeastern Illinois University)
Ellie Popoca
Luyang Si
Jocelyn Sotelo (Northeastern Illinois University)
Sihun Wang
Avi Weiner (Touro University)
Hangyue Zhang
Margaret Zhang
Jason Wu