Latest News
September 2024: I’m selected as a DigiStars Scholar and will share my dissertation work at the University of Utah in the beautiful SLC😍!
May 2024: I’m going to CHI2024 in Hawaii! Can’t wait to catch up with old friends and meet new folks🤩
April 2024: I passed my dissertation proposal🎉!!! I am now officially ABD. Super grateful for my awesome advisor and committee members who supported me along the way!
April 2024: Our paper “The struggle is a part of the experience”: Engaging discontents in the design of family meal technologies is accepted to CSCW! Looking forward to sharing this work on unpacking family dynamics and tensions soon. In the meantime, ping me if you fancy a read on our preprint :)
March 2024: I gave two guest lectures on social informatics class to 60+ IU Informatics undergrads. Had my first class audit as well and received very positive feedback! Excited to have this opportunity to continue building and improving my teaching.
January 2024: Our workshop “Methods for Family-Centered Design: Bridging the Gap Between Research and Practice“ is accepted to CHI2024! See you all in Hawaii😍
June 2023: I’m SVing at IDC2023 in Chicago! Excited to meet all the old and new faces there.
April 2023: I passed my qual🎉!! One milestone accomplished and advanced to Ph.D. Candidate!
March 2023: Our paper “Designing for Everyday Family Wellness: Understanding Norms and Rituals for Supporting Family Meal Practices” is accepted to the 2023 Workshop on Interactive Systems in Healthcare (WISH) at CHI 2023, Hamburg, Germany!
November 2022: Attended the virtual 2022 CSCW conference
Sep 2021: Attended and served as an SV for the 2021 UbiComp/ISWC virtual conference. My first SV experience!
Aug 2021: Elected to serve on the executive board for IU Graduate Informatics Student Association. Looking forward to supporting and giving back to our amazing GISA community!
May 2021: Attended my first CHI virtually! So great to meet the old and new friends in the HCI community!
May 2021: Our project on understanding family mealtime experiences received a $4300 Luddy Ph.D. Summer Scholarship Award🎉!
Jan 2021: Selected to participate and present in the 2021 CRA-WP Grad Cohort for Women
Oct 2020: Attended the virtual 2020 CSCW conference
Sep 2020: Created a Medium Blog channel for our Prohealth lab. Can’t wait to see the amazing projects we get to share here!
June 2020: Attended the virtual 2020 IDC conference. My first conference experience!
Feb 2020: Our paper, Meal Chat: Promoting Mealtime Social Interaction for College Students, was accepted to CHI 2020🎉! (Cancelled due to COVID-19)
Jan 2020: Selected as an SV for CHI 2020. Can’t wait to see everyone in Hawaii! (Cancelled due to COVID-19)
Dec 2019: First publication! Our paper, Parenting with Alexa: Exploring the Introduction of Smart Speakers on Family Dynamics, was accepted to the 2020 CHI Conference🎉! (Cancelled due to COVID-19)
Oct 2019: Served as Late-Breaking Work & Case Study reviewer for CHI 2020
Aug 2019: Started my Ph.D. in HCI and Health at Indiana University Bloomington. Excited to be part of the Prohealth Lab!
Jun 2019: Graduated with a Bachelor in Informatics (Human-Computer Interaction) from the University of Washington, Seattle🎉.