Collaborators: Dr. David Wilson (Supervisor) & Dr. Nadia Najjar (Course Design)
Students often struggle with learning basic programming concepts (e.g., loops, conditionals). Physical representations of these concepts can be a good teaching tool to support assistive learning.
Timeline: August 2023 - Ongoing
Current Stage: Data Analysis
Impact: 1 publication
Collaborators: Dr. David Wilson (Supervisor)
Exploring the relationship between digital fabrication and accessibility to understand how the rise of fabrication tools and DIY culture has impacted the accessibility needs of individuals with disabilities.
Timeline: January 2021 - August 2025
Current Stage: Complete
Impact: 3 publications, 1 under review, and 13 citations
Collaborator: Dr. Manoj Deshpande (Research Partner), Atefeh Mahdavi (tech expert), Dr. Dimitris Papanikolau (Supervisor)
Exploring ways to connect people, separated and segregated in space, through inflatable pixels, and create a sense of collaboration
Timeline: January 2018 - August 2019
Current Stage: Complete
Impact: 1 Publication, 1 Grant from Knight Foundation, and 4 Citations
Research Partners: Syeda Fatema Mazumder (Johnson C. Smith University), Nazmus Sakib Miazi (Northeastern University)
With the rise of AI popularity, we explore how the basic concepts of AI are explained in popular MOOCs and how it is changing the current educational landscape.
Timeline: August 2025 - Ongoing
Current Stage: Data Collection
Impact: N/A