Matthew Garvin

http://www.matthew-garvin.com

mtthwgrvn@gmail.com

Overview

I am currently muddling through my first semester of doctoral studies at the University of Michigan School of Information. I work as a GSRA on a multi-year, NSF-funded study to envision the future of work as artisanal cyborgs.

Education

  • UMSI | Ann Arbor, MI
    • PhD | 05/26
    • HCI/CSCW/ICT4SG
  • UMSI | Ann Arbor, MI
    • MSI | 05/21
    • UX/HCI/Social Computing
    • GPA: 3.9
  • Wayne State University | Detroit, MI
    • BA | 05/17
    • Four-field Anthropology
    • Peer mentor/President Anthropology Undergraduate Learning Community

Experience

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 2020 to 2021
Research Assistant, Generative Justice Lab, Director: Dr. Ron Eglash

  • Mixed methods (qual/quant)
  • Asset-based community development

NASA Langley Research Center, Hampton, VA 2021
Innovation Design Research intern, CAS, Supervisor: Dr. Anna-Maria McGowan

  • Design Thinking
  • Complex systems

NASA Johnson Space Center, Houston, TX 2021
UI Architect and Research intern, ExMC, Supervisor: Dr. Kerry McGuire

  • Human-centered design
  • Model based systems engineering

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 2020 to 2021
Research Assistant, Social Innovations Group, Director: Dr. Tawanna Dillahunt

  • Qualitative analysis
  • Grounded theory

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 2020-2021
Master’s Thesis Option, Advisor: Kentaro Toyama

  • Ethnographic methods
  • Participatory action research

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 2020-2021
NASA X-Hab Challenge, Advisor: Dr. Nilton Renno

  • Conversation prototyping and design
  • NASA Platform for Autonomous Systems

University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI 2020-2021
NASA SUITS Challenge, Advisor: Dr. Leia Stirling

  • AR prototyping and design
  • Human-in-the-loop simulation

Tyler Technologies, Troy, MI 2020
User Research intern, Public Safety, Supervisor: Gavin Pohl

  • Mixed methods
  • Usability evalutations

Wayne State University, Detroit, MI 2012-2013
Peer Mentor, Anthropology, Supervisor: Dr. Sherylyn Briller

  • Mentorship
  • Learning Community President

Forum on Contemporary Issues in Society (FOCIS), Detroit, MI 2012
Research Assistant, African Democracy Project, Supervisor: Dr. Ronald Brown

  • Political Science research
  • Ethnography

Awards & Acknowledgements

  • International Delegation on Anthropology and Archaeology (2005) | Beijing, China
  • Honors Transfer Scholarship (2011) | Dr. Irvin D. Reid Honors College (Wayne State)
  • Peer Mentor | President Anthropological Undergraduate Learning Community
  • Relevant certifications (MOOCs & IRB) – https://mtthwx.com/about/
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