Human-Computer Interaction

Our research in human-computer interaction focuses on creating and evaluating interactive systems. Acting as user advocates first and technology advocates second, we create advanced user interfaces and applications that incorporate mobile and collaborative technologies, interactive visualizations, and a wide range of interactions to improve the chance that new information technologies can be used and enjoyed by people for real purposes. We do this by studying the social, cognitive, and affective aspects of the user experience, as well as consequences for communities, organizations, and society. Specifically, we explore applications in areas such as behavior change for health and wellness, peer-to-peer exchange systems, collaborative learning environments, and geo-deliberation and decision-making in local communities.

Research-Active Faculty
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Assistant Professor

Pervasive Health Technologies; Ubiquitous Computing; Human-Computer Interaction

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Professor and Associate Dean for Faculty and Graduate Affairs

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Assistant Professor

Human-Computer Interaction; Intelligent Interaction System; Accessible Computing

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Associate Professor

Geographical information science; Visual analytics; Online democracy and deliberation

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Assistant Research Professor

CSCW; Human-Computer Interaction; Content Moderation

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Distinguished Professor of Information Sciences and Technology

Mediated Participation and Coproduction; Community Innovation and Community Data; Health Informatics and Wellbeing

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Assistant Professor

Critical Algorithm Studies; Critical Data Studies; Digital Literacy

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Assistant Professor

Explainable AI; HCI

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Assistant Professor

Human-Computer Interaction; Health Informatics; Computer-supported Cooperative Work

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Teaching Professor

Application Development; Human-Centered Design; Human-Computer Interaction

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Assistant Professor

Crowdsourcing & Human Computation; Crowd-AI Systems; Human-Computer Interaction

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Assistant Professor

Human-computer Interaction; Computer-supported Cooperative Work; Social Computing

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Assistant Professor

Privacy and agency; Digital childhood/parenting; Datafication/data power

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Professor

Cognitive Modelling and learning; Cognitive Architecture; Human-Computer Interaction

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Associate Research Professor

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Assistant Teaching Professor

Trustworthy Indications of Social Interactions In-person and Online; Human-Computer Interaction; Behavioral Moderators

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Interim Dean

Crisis Informatics; Social Data Analytics; Social Theories and Methods of Information

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Distinguished Professor of Information Sciences and Technology

Biomedical Informatics; Affective Computing; Robotics and Computer Vision

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Professor

Social Informatics; Future of Work; Critical Theory

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Associate Professor

Information Visualization/Visual Analytics; Gesture-based User Interaction; Social Network Analysis

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