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Faculty in the department of Human Centered Design & Engineering at the University of Washington in Seattle collaborate throughout the university and beyond on their research.

HCDE faculty have graduate degrees from fields such as computer science, industrial engineering, information studies, education, English, linguistics, public policy, technology and society studies, and urban planning.

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Cecilia AragonCecilia Aragon

Professor

Specialization: Human-centered data science; visual analytics; data science ethnography; scientific collaboration; human-computer interaction (HCI); computer-supported cooperative work (CSCW); eScience, visualization.

Cindy Atman; photo by Mary LevinCynthia Atman

Professor

Specialization: Engineering education; engineering design learning; students as emerging engineering professionals; use of education research to improve student learning.

Sarah Coppola

Sarah Coppola

Assistant Teaching Professor

Specialization: Human-computer interaction, physical ergonomics, bias and tech, healthcare technologies, inclusive design.

Brock Craft

Brock Craft

Associate Teaching Professor; Director, HCDE undergraduate program

Specialization: Physical computing; information visualization; human-computer interaction; learning design; engineering education.

Andrew DavidsonAndrew Davidson

Associate Teaching Professor; Director, HCDE K-12 outreach program

Specialization: Interaction design; human-computer interaction; physical computing; STEM and design education; secondary education outreach.

HeadshotKristin Dew

Assistant Teaching Professor

Specialization: Sustainable interaction design; human-computer interaction (HCI); science and technology studies (STS).
Leah Findlater

Leah Findlater

Associate Professor

Specialization: Accessible computing; mobile and wearable technologies; human-centered AI; human-computer interaction.

Tyler FoxTyler Fox

Associate Teaching Professor; Director, HCDE Master's & Certificate programs

Specialization: Critical making; posthumanism; systems thinking; art-science relations.

Sucheta Ghoshal

Assistant Professor

Specialization: Grassroots Social Movements • Values in Design • Action Research • Social Computing • Human Computer Interaction

Mark HaselkornMark Haselkorn

Professor

Specialization: Strategic management of information and communication systems; risk and resilience; safety and security systems; visual analytics.

Dianne HendricksDianne Hendricks

Associate Teaching Professor; Director, Engineering Communication Program

Specialization: Technical communication; introductory engineering; ethics and social justice in engineering; service learning.

Gary HsiehGary Hsieh

Associate Professor

Specialization: Human-computer interaction; social computing; social media; tailoring motivators; persuasive technology.

Julie KientzJulie Kientz

Professor & Chair

Specialization: Ubiquitous computing, health informatics, interaction design and children, computer-supported collaborative work

Beth KolkoBeth Kolko

Professor; Associate Chair

Specialization: Technology design for low-resource environments; innovation; hacker and maker cultures; gaming; design for digital inclusion; Hackademia.

Charlotte LeeCharlotte P. Lee

Associate Professor

Specialization: Computer supported cooperative work (CSCW); human-computer interaction (HCI); science and technology studies (STS): design processes.

David W. McDonald

Professor

Specialization: Computer supported cooperative work (CSCW); human-computer interaction (HCI); large scale information systems.

Sean MunsonSean A. Munson

Associate Professor

Specialization: Social computing; human-computer interaction; computer supported cooperative work; health and wellbeing technologies; personal informatics.

Nadya PeekNadya Peek

Assistant Professor

Specialization: Digital fabrication, rapid prototyping, advanced manufacturing

David RibesDavid Ribes

Associate Professor

Specialization: Science and technology studies (STS); information studies; cyberinfrastructures (CI).

Daniela RosnerDaniela Rosner

Associate Professor

Specialization: Interaction design; Science and Technology Studies (STS); Digital craft; Repair studies; Design, computing, and fieldwork around digital technology.

Irini Spyridakis

Assistant Teaching Professor

Specialization: User-centered research and design; design for sustainability; resource constrained environments; engineering communication.

Kate StarbirdKate Starbird

Associate Professor

Specialization: Human-computer interaction; computer supported cooperative work; crisis informatics; human computation; crowdsourcing.

Jennifer TurnsJennifer Turns

Professor; Associate Chair

Specialization: User-centered design; design processes and strategies; human-computer interaction; engineering education; educating reflective practitioners, and technology adaption.

Linda Wagner, Senior Lecturer in Human Centered Design & Engineering (HCDE) Linda Wagner

Associate Teaching Professor

Specialization: Design and product strategy; ethnographic research; innovation; user-centered design.

Mark ZachryMark Zachry

Professor

Specialization: Human-computer interaction; social computing; technology for social change; communicative practices of organizations; interdisciplinary studies.

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