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.

People

Hannah Cargo

Hannah Cargo

Title/Position
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Flannery Currin

Flannery Currin

Title/Position
PhD Student
Flannery Currin is a computer science PhD student advised by Juan Pablo Hourcade. She conducts research on technologies to enhance children's executive functions under the StoryCarnival project.
Sophia Franco Esparza

Sophia Franco Esparza

Title/Position
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Noelle Franzone

Noelle Franzone

Title/Position
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Josephine Geiger-Lee

Josephine Geiger-Lee

Title/Position
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Juan Pablo Hourcade

Juan Pablo Hourcade

Title/Position
Associate Professor
Juan Pablo Hourcade is an Associate 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.
Annie Lin

Annie Lin

Title/Position
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Andy Luo

Andy Luo

Title/Position
Undergraduate Research Assistant
Jeehan Malik

Jeehan Malik

Title/Position
PhD Student
Jeehan Malik is a computer science PhD student advised by Prof. Joe Kearney. She conducts research on street-crossing simulations and designs technology to make street-crossing safer for older adults and uses deep learning and computer vision to make aerobics exercises accessible for people with visual impairments.
Delaney Norris

Delaney Norris

Title/Position
Research Assistant
Summer Schmuecker

Summer Schmuecker

Title/Position
ICRU Fellow and Undergraduate Research Assistant