Bio
I am an Assistant Professor in the Department of Information Systems and Quantitative Analysis (ISQA) at the College of Information Science & Technology, University of Nebraska at Omaha. Before joining UNO, I served as an Assistant Research Professor in the College of Information Sciences and Technology at Penn State University. I earned my Ph.D. from the University of Pittsburgh in 2019.
My research agenda is centered on advancing both our understanding of—and our ability to design—sociotechnical systems by applying methodologies from Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and Human-Centered Computing (HCC). Positioned at the intersection of HCI, Intelligent User Interfaces (IUI), and Artificial Intelligence (AI), I focus on creating AI-driven systems that are fair, trustworthy, and transparent. To achieve this, I adopt mixed quantitative and qualitative methods—combining large-scale data analysis with narrative interviews, thematic analysis, and content analysis—to capture users’ needs, behaviors, perceptions, and practices across diverse contexts such as recommender systems, educational platforms, health-care technologies, and social media communities.
Publications
- Google Scholar (full list)
- DigitalCommons@UNO (archival full-text papers)
I publish in top venues in Human-Computer Interaction, AI, and digital government, including TOCHI, TiiS, IJHCS, CSCW, CHI, and DG.O. My work spans journal articles, conference papers, workshops, and book chapters, focusing on explainable AI, social recommender systems, Gen-AI healthcare systems, and inclusive system design.