The advising staff in the Department of Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE) is here to help students through academic guidance and support.

HCDE Academic Services provides empathetic and personalized advising to engage students in their pursuit of personal, academic, and professional exploration. We challenge students to be inquisitive, creative, and thoughtful global citizens.

Face coverings are no longer required, but recommended to further reduce the spread of COVID-19. If you are feeling unwell, please stay home.

HCDE Advising Staff

Kathleen Rascon Director of Academic Services Contact for PhD advising Schedule appointment khorenst@uw.edu// 206.543.2567 Email Kathleen directly at khorenst@uw.edu to schedule in-person appointments.

Alex Llapitan Senior Academic Counselor Contact for MS and UCD Certificate advising Schedule appointment alex310@uw.edu // 206.221.6230 Email Alex directly at alex310@uw.edu to schedule in-person appointments.

Meghan Oxley Senior Academic Counselor Contact for BS advising Schedule appointment what@uw.edu// 206.543.1798

Faculty Advisers

If you have specific questions about curriculum or research in our programs, or want further information than our advising staff have provided, contact the relevant faculty listed below.

Brock Craft

Associate Teaching Professor
Director of HCDE's undergraduate program
bcraft@uw.edu 
Faculty member and adviser for current and prospective undergraduate students.

Daniela Rosner

Associate Professor
Co-Director of HCDE's Master's and Certificate programs
dkrosner@uw.edu
Faculty member and adviser for current and prospective MS and User Centered Design (UCD) Certificate students, Graduate Program Coordinator (GPC) for the UW Graduate School.

Mark Zachry

Professor
Co-Director of HCDE's Master's and Certificate programs
zachry@uw.edu
Faculty member and adviser for current and prospective MS and User Centered Design (UCD) Certificate students, Graduate Program Coordinator (GPC) for the UW Graduate School.

Sean Munson

Associate Professor
Director of HCDE's PhD program
smunson@uw.edu
Faculty member and adviser for current and prospective PhD students.