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/