Current Research Projects
STEM-CSED
Co-Director on a Department of Education EIR grant to increase teacher training in CS in Waukegan School District 60.
WeCanManage
mPI on WeCanManage, a ChicagoCHEC NIH grant, co-designing an mHealth application to empower cancer survivors with disabilities to manage their disease and its consequences.
Accessibility Games
Funded as part of Teach Access and SIGCSE Special Project grants, we are creating games to teach about accessible design.
mENTER
Consultant on a NIDILRR grant co-designing an mHealth peer navigator intervention for people with disabilities transitioning to community living.
Gamified Finance Simulator for Older Adults
Funded through an Information Literacy at Purdue award, we are designing a gamified banking system for older adults to provide financial literacy and education on guarding against scams.
Utilizing Generative AI in mHealth apps for Older Adults
We are developing an mHealth app, leveraging gamification and generative AI, to encourage older adults to be more physically active. (Supported by UIUC NCSA Illinois Computes.)
Previous Research Projects
CodEd STEM
As PI on an NSF STEM+C grant, we integrated computational thinking and coding into science and math courses for pre-service elementary and middle school teachers.
SCALES
Was a consultant on an NSF Convergence Accelerator grant designing an AI-powered platform that will empower anyone to easily find answers about federal court records.
Computer-Based Task Performance
Studying Human multitasking behaviors and its effects on performance on computers and smartphones.
Mi Guia (My Guide)
Was a Co-Investigator on a ChicagoCHEC NIH grant pilot project designing a mobile app to improve health-related symptom burden and quality of life for Hispanic women with breast cancer.
Persuasion through Dialogue
Exploring strategies for persuasion via computer-mediated dialogue to persuade people to make healthy lifestyle choices
Cyberbullying Detection
Detecting cyberbullying from Social Networking Site text and memes.