Team

Alex Tcherdakoff (she/her), the primary contact for this SIG, is a Doctoral Teaching Associate from the Bristol Interaction Group in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Bristol, whose ongoing PhD is in Human-Computer Interaction for ADHD and multi-neurodivergent adults. 

Grace Stangroome (she/her) is a PhD student from the Bristol Interaction Group in the Department of Computer Science at the University of Bristol, whose PhD aims to understand ways in which HCI can be used to improve co-working or peer-working with mixed-ability (disabled and non-disabled) student groups.

Ashlee Milton (they/she) is a PhD candidate in Computer Science with GroupLens at the University of Minnesota. Their area of expertise is in human-computer interaction and information retrieval, focusing on working with marginalised populations in technology.

Cathy Holloway (she/her) is a Professor in the Department of Computer Science at UCL. Cathy is co-founder and Academic Director of the Global Disability Innovation Hub, which works to improve the lives of disabled people worldwide through research and collaboration with industry, academic and charitable partners. 

Marta E. Cecchinato (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of computer and information sciences at Northumbria University. Her research explores the design of technologies that enhance productivity and well-being, particularly for diverse user groups such as knowledge workers, gig workers, and neurodivergent individuals, including adults with ADHD. 

Antonella Nonnis (she/her) is an Assistant Professor of User Experience Design at the London College of Communication, UAL. Her research explores how a more inclusive and open research and design approach to technology for play could benefit marginalised children, such as non conventionally verbal autistic children 

Tessa Eagle (she/her) is an HCI researcher specialising in digital health, neurodiversity, and accessibility. Her research draws from Critical Disability Studies to study online support systems for neurodivergent individuals and push back on neuronormative technology research and healthcare practices. 

Dena Al-Thani (she/her) is an Associate Professor and Director of Interdisciplinary Programs at Hamad Bin Khalifa University College of Science and Engineering. Her research areas of interest include accessibility, inclusive design, and eHealth 

Hwajung Hong (she/her) is an Associate Professor in the Department of Industrial Design at KAIST and leads the DxD (Data,Interaction, Design) Lab, as well as an affiliated faculty member of the KAIST AI Institute. Hong’s research in human-AI interaction focuses on developing systems for better human-data interaction in diverse settings such as healthcare and education 

Rua M. Williams (they/them) is an Assistant Professor in User Experience Design at Purdue University and PI of the CoLiberation Lab. Dr Williams’s work explores how disabled people imagine and build their sociotechnical worlds, often despite and orthogonal to existing structures of bias, stigma, and exclusion 

Host: Bristol Interaction Group:

This research group is where the two main hosts (Alex and Grace) hail from, and it is also hosting the Pre-CHI event this SIG will be beta-tested at! (See Attend)