Summer 2026
Participatory Design with Children and Researchers
We are looking for students for the Summer 2026 to help with running KidsTeam UW, an intergenerational co-design team of children (ages 6 – 11) and design researchers. There is rich work around how to interact with adults and children together in the co-design space, the role of design techniques in co-design, and the different stages and phases of co-design. You have the opportunity to help us understand this space.
Activities of this research group will include interacting as an adult design partner with children in co-design, working with researchers on multiple projects involving children and design, and running overall logistics to support the intergenerational design team.
This DRG will require you to participate in KidsTeam UW in the summer 2026 for the following dates:
- Specific meeting times in Summer 2026 will be June 30, July 2, 7, 9, 14, 16, 21 (in-person), and 23 (in-person) (8 meetings).
- Week of July 27 – 31, 2025: 9:00 am – 5:00 pm in-person co-design sessions with children.
Students who have completed INFO 300/360, HCDE 318/418/518 and/or HCDE 417/517 or have relevant experience will be given priority. Alternatively, students who have experience with youth mentorship, learning sciences, education, and child development will also be considered.
Prior experience working with children (ages 0 – 17) is a requirement (e.g., tutoring/teaching/coaching, child-care, summer camps, etc.). As well, please provide one or two people as references for your work with children - Name, title / position, phone number and/or email.
This research group will be led by Associate Professor Jason Yip (iSchool), with support from Dr. Julie Kientz (Professor, HCDE) and Dr. Jin Ha Lee (Professor, iSchool).
For any questions, please email Dr. Jason Yip at jcyip@uw.edu.
To apply, please fill out this Google form. The due date is Friday, May 15, 2026 at 11:59 pm Pacific.
Dr. Kientz's research group archive