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Description: Dr. Ihudiya Finda Williams received her PhD at the University of Michigan School of Information.
education (19846) michigan (5463) phd (841) hci (285) university of michigan (72) virginia tech (43) ictd (7) university of michigan information science (2) university of michigan school of information (2)
I am a PhD student at the University of Michigan School of Information and advised by Kentaro Toyama . My research examines digital technology use among populations with low resources due to systemic injustices. I am interested in understanding the impact of technology on low-income African Americans across the United States. I recognize the great diversity of this community, and I enjoy researching the intersection of race, class, and technology. I research, design, and develop technology that is concerned
Ogbonnaya-Ogburu, I. F. , Smith, A. D. R., To, A., & Toyama, K. (2020, April). Critical Race Theory for HCI. In Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems. ACM. [Acceptance rate: 23.8%] [Best Paper (top 1%)] Ogbonnaya-Ogburu, I. F. , Toyama, K., & Dillahunt, T. R. (2019, May). Towards an Effective Digital Literacy Intervention to Assist Returning Citizens with Job Search. In Proceedings of the 2019 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems (pp. 1-12). [Acceptance
I am an Assistant Professor at Virginia Tech's Department of Computer Science. I received my PhD at the University of Michigan School of Information . I was advised by Kentaro Toyama. I examine digital technology use among populations with low resources due to systemic injustices, and explore tech-enabled solutions to either highlight injustices or find future alternatives (i.e., anti-racist design). I enjoy researching the intersection of race, class, and technology. I research, design, and develop technol