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. Students enroll in course HCDE 496/596. For details on how to register, please visit the Variable Credit Registration Policy. Check this webpage frequently as Directed Research Groups are added leading up to the beginning of the quarter.

Autumn 2020 Research Groups

• POST(-)HUMAN HAZMAT: Design fiction for multispecies care and collaborative survival in cataclysmic climates (Beach, Fox)

Summer 2020: no longer accepting applicants

• Interactive mobile app to support individuals with tuberculosis (TB) (Kientz, Iribarren)
• SwitchTube: Testing a Mobile App for Self-Control on YouTube (Lukoff, Munson, Hiniker)
• Mobility for Community Resilience: How can increased coordination of Seattle area transportation stakeholders produce improved disaster preparedness? (Savelli, Haselkorn)
• Exposing trails of misinformation: How did this content reach me? (Zade, Hsieh, Starbird)