Digital Accessibility * Human-Computer Interaction * System Usability and Design * Supply Chain Management * Artificial Intelligence in Communication * Computer Mediated Communication
Owusu, E. , Kulkami, A., and Washington, B. (2023). Analyzing Students' Perspective for Using Computer-Mediated Communication Tools for Group Collaboration in Higher Education In: Proceedings of HCI International 2023: Learning and Collaboration Technologies.
Owusu, E. and Washington, B. (2022). The Impact of Accessing Mechanisms for Group Collaboration for Students in Higher Education In: Proceedings of HCI International 2022: Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. (Invited Paper)
Washington, B. and Feng, J. (2019). Investigating factors that affect web accessibility implementation in non-profit websites In: Proceedings of the 2019 ICT Accessibility Testing Symposium: Perfecting Traditional Methods, Tackling Emerging Interfaces. pp. 103—111
Washington, B. and Feng, J. (2019). Proper Implementation of Website Features Affecting the Use of Screen Readers, In: Ahram T., Falcao C. (eds) Advances in Usability and User Experience. AHFE 2019. Advances in Intelligent Systems and Computing, vol 972. Springer, Cham. pp. 813--823
Washington, B. and Feng, J. (2018). Web Accessibility: Where is the Non-Profit Sector? In: Proceedings of the 2018 ICT Accessibility Testing Symposium: Mobile Testing, 508 Revision, and Beyond. pp. 165—172
Conference Chair
2022 Equity and Excellence Conference
Access in Higher Education
Association on Higher Education And Disability
Cleveland, OH
Editorial Review Board Member
2022 Equity and Excellence Conference
Access in Higher Education
Association on Higher Education And Disability
Cleveland, OH
Session Co-Chair
Human Factors and Assistive Technology II
AHFE 2019 Conference Proceedings
10th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics
Washington, DC
2022
Presenter - “The Impact of Accessing Mechanisms for Group Collaboration for Students in Higher Education” Proceedings of HCI International 2022: Universal Access in Human-Computer Interaction. (Invited Paper)
Co-Chair/Moderator - Black Honors Diversity Networking Event - Facilitated an open discussion regarding Code Switching and the implications of 'Professionalism' in academia and the workplace.
Panelist - "Education and the Tech Industry" Wagner Sally High School Black History Program - Spoke to High School students about my journey in the tech industry and higher education with an emphasis on how mental health played a role., Wagener, SC
2021
Guest Speaker - "People, Places and Things" Look In The Mirror-See Who You Can Be Series, Dorothy J Vaughn Academy of Technology & UNC Charlotte Cato College of Education - Walked four 4th grade classes through my life's journey to show them that just based they grew up in a certain type of environment or household does not determine the rest of their lives. I walked them through my career in the IT industry and Higher Education School System. The sessions ended with a group project that focused on working effectively as a team. The project was centered around engineering. Charlotte, NC
Guest Speaker - "Education and the Tech Industry" Girls and Tech Club - Spoke to them about my tech and education journey. What they need for preparation for college and getting into the tech industry, internship opportunities, being a woman in STEM, Laurel, MD
2019
Presenter - “Investigating factors that affect web accessibility implementation in non-profit websites” Proceedings of the 2019 ICT Accessibility Testing Symposium: Perfecting Traditional Methods, Tackling Emerging Interfaces, 2019 ICT Accessibility Testing Symposium, Washington, DC
Presenter - “Proper Implementation of Website Features Affecting the use of Screen Readers” AHFE 2019 Conference Proceedings, 10th International Conference on Applied Human Factors and Ergonomics, Washington, DC
2018
Presenter & Best Student Paper Award Recipient - “Web Accessibility: Where is the Non-Profit Sector?” Proceedings of the 2018 ICT Accessibility Testing Symposium: Mobile Testing, 508 Revision, and Beyond, 2018 ICT Accessibility Testing Symposium, Arlington, VA
2017
Panelist - “STEM Minority Panel”, Women in Stem Club, Towson University 2017, Towson, MD
2016
Presenter - “Cloud Services Access Management (KeePass)”, ASPPH Tech Summit 2016, Washington, DC
Presenter - “Accessing Data with Microsoft Access”, ASPPH Tech Summit 2016, Washington, DC