In this collaboration, my team and I explore the methods for equitable and responsible design of Natural Language Processing and Automated Speech Recognition systems that are inclusive of African American Vernacular English, and develop a rigorous analysis and critique of existing approaches, and offer guidelines for future research.

I conduct an empirical, user-centered project study centered around understanding how immigrant English Language Learners approach language learning in their day-to-do lives and the technologies and support systems they use on their journey. In the current stage of the project, I am working collaboratively to develop tools that balance empowerment and affirmed identity, emphasize cultural and community assets, and align with the context in which these individuals experience language exchanges, in order to support individuals in engage meaningfully in conversations, building connections, seeking resources, and self-advocating.

This study investigates how Virtual Reality (VR) environments can be designed to improve communication skills and encourage certain behaviors in groups, specifically collaborative practices in professional settings, specifically Relationship-Building Meetings, Presentations for Decision-Making, and Co-creation Sessions. We investigate how communication can be improved and beneficial behaviors can be encouraged and harmful behaviors discouraged via the characteristics of the virtual environment and designed interactive, fully immersive VR environments and games for professional to engage with.

QuVis is a novel educational platform for quantum circuit composition, exploration, and analysis for novices. QuVis contributes two novel visualizations to develop this intuition. One visualization teaches users about the relationship between gates and single qubit probabilities. This feature integrates stacked bar charts into the traditional quantum circuit diagram to display the probability distribution of a single qubit after each gate application. The second visualization provides insight into the intermediate steps that contribute to the final state probability distribution. 

This project explores thoughts on the societal implications of existing technology platforms and ideas for how to reimagine these platforms in partnership with local Pittsburgh organizations. Using a series of design activities that consider alternative futures as a way to engage community residents in conversations, we explore how historically marginalized populations see themselves in current and future technology platforms.

In this work with collaborators at the Harvard School of Engineering, we interviewed industry experts and Critical Race Theory practitioner interviews, analysed data, and gathered 24 guidelines for design, development, and deployment process, user-tested guidelines with software developers for new products.