About Me
I am a PhD candidate in the Golisano College of Computing and Information Sciences at Rochester Institute of Technology, a member of the Niantic x RIT Geo Games and Media Research Lab, and advised by Dr. Konstantinos Papangelis.
I am a Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) researcher specializing in inclusive design and adaptive technologies, particularly within extended reality (XR). My research investigates the lived experiences of underrepresented communities, including Deaf and Hard of Hearing (DHH) users and older adults, through participatory design, user studies, and longitudinal engagement, with the aim of informing the design of accessible, ethically grounded digital technologies.
Mentors and Collaborators
I have had the privilege of collaborating with the following researchers across a range of projects and roles.
- Dr. Konstantinos Papangelis, PhD Advisor (Primary)
- Dr. Garreth W. Tigwell, PhD Advisor (Secondary) and Mentor
- Dr. Nicolas LaLone, Mentor and Collaborator
- Jiangnan Xu, Mentor and Collaborator
- Dr. John Dunham, Mentor and Collaborator
- Dr. Alan Chamberlain, Collaborator
- Dr. Michael Saker, Collaborator
- Dr. Samuli Lato, Collaborator
- Dr. David Schwartz, Collaborator
- Dr. Yihong Wang, Collaborator
- Elise Baron, Collaborator
Recent News
Jan 2026: Our book chapter titled The Metaverse and The Real Estate Industry is published as a part of Handbook of The Metaverse.
Dec 2025: I successfully defended my dissertation proposal and became a PhD candidate.
Oct 2025: I presented our poster at ASSETS 2025 in Denver, Colorado.
Oct 2025: I received a travel grant to attend ASSETS 2025 in Denver, Colorado.
Aug 2025: Our poster on motivation and re-engagement of DHH users in MR exergame has been accepted at ASSETS 2025.
Aug 2025: Our research article on interplay between the digital and the physical spaces in Shared AR has been accepted at ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction.
Apr 2025: I remotely presented our paper at CHI 2025.
Apr 2025: I presented my research work at RIT Graduate Showcase.
Mar 2025: My research work was featured in RIT Magazine, Spring 25 issue for contributions to accessibility research in AR.
Mar 2025: I was invited as a guest speaker at the University of California, Irvine, Center for Hearing Research Journal Club to talk about our latest published work at CHI.
Feb 2025: I was invited as a guest speaker at the Versatilist Podcast by Immersive Learning Research Network (ILRN) to talk about my work.
Jan 2025: Our paper on DHH users’ perspectives in AR tasks has been accepted at CHI 2025.