Although researchers have developed a myriad of theories, methods, and tools for interactive design, there remains a large divide between scholarly research and design practice. This divide stems from differences in academics’ and design practitioners’ training, communication, and even the venues in which they choose to present ...

When designers collaborate on projects, they use an assortment of tools to generate a variety of artifacts that help them complete their work. However, it remains unclear how university students use tools and create artifacts as they collaborate on design projects. More importantly, it is unclear how these students make ...

In this study, engineering undergraduate students constructed a preparedness portfolio in a portfolio studio--the pedagogy at the center of this study. To explore and understand this pedagogy, the construct of self-authorship was used. Through a constructivist grounded theory approach, this study explored the applicability ...

In the social sciences, researchers are increasingly turning to datasets collected from social media, online chat, forums, and email to address questions about human communication and behavior. However, these datasets are notoriously difficult to work with. Social media and online communication datasets push the limits of ...

This dissertation examines recent industry and policy initiatives aimed at extending menstrual resources, as well as participatory grassroots programs operating alongside these efforts. Drawing on ethnographic fieldwork across maintenance institutions, activist organizations, and social enterprise businesses, I first use the ...