Faculty and research scientists in the department of Human Centered Design & Engineering run directed research groups, which offer students a wide range of opportunities to do hands-on work, from conducting usability tests for local companies all the way to collecting data on communication issues internationally.
Students interested in participating in directed research must get permission directly from the faculty member leading the group. Undergraduate students enroll in HCDE 496, while graduate students register for HCDE 596. HCDE MS students are required to register for the PCE section of HCDE 596. For details on how to register, please visit the Variable Credit Registration Policy.
Students are encouraged to check this list frequently as Directed Research Groups are added leading up to the beginning of the quarter.
Autumn 2023
- Inclusive Teaching Toolkit DRG (Ghosh, Zavary, Rosner)
- Analyzing the Adult Oncology Patient Experience through Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (EDI) Engagement (Hsieh, Fleming, Shekhani)
- Reimagining Global Health through Reflexivity (Dunbar, Kolko)
- Prototyping a Community Toolkit for Peer First Response Education (Brown, Coppola)
- Current Trends in Accessibility Research (McDonnell, Goodman, Findlater)
- Analyzing TikTok user behavior changes (Schafer, Starbird)
- Designing UX Research Studies with Generative AI (Sinlapanuntakul, Zachry)
- HCDE K-12 Outreach Workshops (Arpita, Davidson)
- Water You Drinking? (Cherukumilli)
- Human-Centered Data Science and Large Language Models (Aragon, Ghosh)
- Memes of Production (Peek)
- Workshops for Wicked Problems: Mapping Ethical Relations and Responsibilities in Multidisciplinary Collaborations (Fox, Beach)
- Capstone Formations HCDE Master's students only (Rosner)