Faculty
Associate Professor
Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction, Accessibility, and Computing Education
Email: radler@illinois.edu
Professor
Research Interests: Usability, Usefulness, Human-Centered Design, Information Behavior, Embodiment, Human and Nonhuman Perception, De-Centering Design, Anthropocene
Email: cplueg@illinois.edu
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
Email: ac62@illinois.edu
Chunyu (Nora) Liu (iSchool)
Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction, Accessibility, Human-AI Interaction, Social Computing, Computing Education
Advisor: Dr. Rachel Adler
Email: chunyu3@illinois.edu
Jingwen (Sally) Shan (iSchool)
Research Interests: Human-Computer Interaction, UX Research Education Technology, Technology-Enhanced Accessibly, and Learning Sciences
Advisor: Dr. Rachel Adler
Email: jshan10@illinois.edu
Olivia Wang (Informatics)
Research Interests: Accessibility, Music and Sound, Human-Computer Interaction, Games, Physical Computing, AR/VR
Advisor: Dr. Rachel Adler & Dr. Deana McDonagh
Email: ohw2@illinois.edu
Jialuo Yang (iSchool)
Research Interests: Embodiment & Ex-bodiment, Social Agent & Human-Agent Interaction, Social & interpersonal Dynamic, Human-Computer Integration, HCI
Advisor: Dr. Christopher Lueg
Email: jialuoy2@illinois.edu
Kyrie Zhixuan Zhou (iSchool)
Research Interests: AI Ethics, Usable Security and Privacy, Inclusive Design, HCI
Advisor: Dr. Madelyn Rose Sanfilippo & Dr. Rachel Adler
Email: zz78@illinois.edu
Affiliate Ph.D. Students
Siyao Cheng (iSchool)
Research Interests: Copyright Literacy and Education, Everyday Information Behavior, Cultural Heritage
Advisor: Dr. Melissa Ocepek
Email: siyaoc2@illinois.edu
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
Email: mmakila2@illinois.edu
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