Faculty
Elizabeth "Beth" Mynatt
Beth founded the Everyday Computing Lab in 1998 following her time at Xerox PARC working with Mark Weiser and others on ubiquitous computing. She is a Professor in the School of Interactive Computing, member of Microsoft Research US Technical Advisory Board, and member of CRA's Computing Community Consortium (CCC). At Georgia Tech, Beth is the Executive Director of Georgia Tech's Institute for People and Technology.
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Nicole Kosoris
I am a PhD candidate in the Human-Centered Computing program at Georgia Tech. I am also a research scientist at the Electronic Systems Lab at the Georgia Tech Research Institute.
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Clayton Feustel
I am a PhD candidate in the Human-Centered Computing program at Georgia Tech. I am advised by Dr. Lauren Wilcox and I am part of the Health Experience and Applications Lab (aka Hx Lab).
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Tamara Zubatiy
Tamara Zubatiy is a PhD candidate studying Human Centered Computing at Georgia Tech. Her research is focused on using conversational assistants to empower older adults who have mild cognitive impairment and their caregivers through everyday home activities. Tamara’s advisor is Professor Elizabeth Mynatt.
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Niharika Mathur
Niharika is a first year PhD student in the Human-Centered Computing program. She is also a recent graduate of the MS-HCI program at Georgia Tech. Her broad research interests include Human-Computer Interaction and understanding the nature and use of technology in the context of health and well-being using evidence-based user research. Niharika is advised by Dr. Elizabeth Mynatt.
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Maia Jacobs
Maia Jacobs is a recent graduate from our lab but is continuing her work with us as a Research Scientist. Her PhD research examined how technology can provide users with the means to better cope with significant life changes. Specifically, she studies life changes in the context of breast cancer, exploring how mobile technology can support breast cancer patients as they move through the cancer journey, adapting to patients' changing needs, goals and priorities. Dr. Jacobs graduated from the lab in 2017. She is currently a Assistant Professor at Northwestern University. She holds a B.S. in Industrial Engineering from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and completed a post-doc at Harvard. She also worked as a User Experience Specialist for Accenture. Her research areas include human-computer interaction (HCI), ubiquitous computing, and computer supported cooperative work (CSCW).
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Jessica Pater
Jessica is a recent graduate from the lab but is continuing to work with us as a Research Scientist. Her PhD research focused on the characterization of non-suicidal self-injury and self-harm within a social computing context and connecting these online signals with a patient population. She is currently investigating how social computing activities can be captured by diagnostic tools, allowing healthcare professionals to better understand the breadth and depth of the digital contexts of their mental disease. She is currently a Senior Research Scientist and Manager of the Health Services and Informatics Research Lab at Parkview Health. She holds a B.S. and M.S. in International Affairs from Georgia Tech. She also worked as a Senior Research Scientist at the Georgia Tech Research Institute for 14 years. Her research areas include human-computer interaction (HCI), health services, computer supported cooperative work (CSCW), and social computing.
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Jeremy Johnson
Jeremy Johnson is a Research Scientist with the Interactive Media Technology Center (IMTC), where he has been working since 1999. Jeremy’s interests include ubiquitous computing, augmented reality, human-computer interaction, computer audio, sound design and creative applications of computing to the arts. Jeremy's work with the ECL lab focuses on guiding software development projects like MyPath.
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Phoebe Tan
Phoebe is a Master’s student in the MS-HCI program. She specializes in User Experience Research where she plans, designs, and conducts research to gain user insights that help technology teams make impactful design decisions. She’s keen in technology related to healthcare, IoT, and culture. Outside research, she enjoys serving on the Graduate Council body and hiking with friends.
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Jason Dong
Jason is a Master's student in Human-Computer Interaction with a specialization in Psychology. He recently graduated from UC Santa Barbara where he majored in Biopsychology and conducted research in a memory lab. He is interested in the intersection of healthcare and technology and how technology can be used to solve larger health-related problems. He is currently working on the MCI project.
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Taylor Scavo
Taylor is a Master's student in the Human-Computer Interaction program. She has a Bachelor's in Psychology and specializes in User Experience Research. Her research interests include LGBTQ+ issues, diversity and inclusion, healthcare, mental health, and accessibility. She believes that technology can be used to empower individuals as well as larger communities. She is currently working on the LGBTQ+ Rise Up Covid-19 project.
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Jiachen Li
Jiachen is a Master’s student in the Digital Media program. She had her bachelor’s degree majored in Electronics Engineering. Her research interests lie in healthcare & wellness and physical computing & creativity. She’s currently working on research using smart home technology to empower older adults with MCI and their care partners.
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Cooper Link
Cooper Link is a third year student at Georgia Tech studying Computer Science. He is passionate about disability accommodation technology and smart home devices. Cooper is from Kansas City, Missouri and looks forward to working in the Everyday Computing Lab!
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Judah Krug
Judah Krug is a third-year Computer Science student at Georgia Tech. He has been interested in using software development to create a positive and lasting impact on peoples’ lives since his first programming course in high school. Now, Judah plans to continue bringing this goal to life, having over a year of experience in the Everyday Computing Lab.
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Matthew Hong
I am a PhD candidate in the Human-Centered Computing program at Georgia Tech. I am co-advised by Dr. Lauren Wilcox and Dr. Rosa Arriaga, and I am part of the Health Experience and Applications Lab (aka Hx Lab). My research focuses on designing collaborative health information technologies that scaffold patients' gradual participation in care. In my research, I apply quantitative and qualitative methods in various settings that span field interviews, patient portal analytics, surveys, diary studies, prototype design and deployment, and participatory design. With oncology, hematology, and rheumatology clinical collaborators at Children's Healthcare of Atlanta, I am investigating how design methods can evolve to better engage adolescents and family caregivers throughout the process of tracking and co-designing rich representations of the patients’ daily illness experiences that have personal relevance to their management of treatment effects.
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