In the HawCHI Lab, we focus on the design, implementation and evaluation of technologies that support quality of life for people from a variety of age groups and abilities. Specifically, we focus on health, wellness, creativity, collaboration and information access using mainstream technologies.
Faculty
Juan Pablo Hourcade
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Professor
Juan Pablo Hourcade is a Professor at The University of Iowa's Department of Computer Science and Director of Graduate Studies for the Interdisciplinary Graduate Program in Informatics. His main area of research is Human-Computer Interaction, with a focus on the design, implementation and evaluation of technologies that support creativity, collaboration, well-being, healthy development, and information access for a variety of users, including children and older adults.
Research Staff
Summer Schmuecker
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Research Staff
PhD Students
Amy Gilhoi
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PhD Student
Master's Students
Delaney Norris
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Graduate Research Assistant
Undergraduate Students
Hannah Cargo
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
Noelle Franzone
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
Josephine Geiger-Lee
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
Kenneth Nguyen
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
Meredith Onions
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
Alumni
Guadalupe Camacho-Arias
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
Flannery Currin
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PhD Student
Flannery Currin received her PhD in computer science in 2024. After completing her PhD, she started a tenure-track position at Denison University.
Sophia Franco Esparza
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
TJ B Grimes
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
Michalis Kantartjis
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Ph.D. Student
Cassidy Kilcoin
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
Annie Lin
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
Luke Moenning
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
Kerry Peterman
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Research Staff
Kerry Peterman uses her research, informatics, and design skills to contribute to research on technologies for children's healthy development, learning, and wellbeing.
Kyle Rector
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Assistant Professor
Kyle Rector was an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at the University of Iowa. She conducts research at the intersection of Human-Computer Interaction and Accessibility. She is especially interested in developing technologies that enhance quality of life for people with disabilities, across the age spectrum.
Emma Runestad
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Undergraduate Research Assistant
Tinh Tran
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Undergraduate Research Assistant