Updates
| Sep 2026 | Our paper “Co-design of a digital health intervention to provide pharmacy-based, person-centered contraceptive decision support for youth in Kenya” is published in PLOS Global Public Health. |
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| Aug 2026 | Moved to Geneva, Switzerland to begin an internship at the United Nations Human Rights office! |
| Jun 2026 | I graduated from UW with a Ph.D. in Computer Science & Engineering! |
| Apr 2026 | I successfully defended my Ph.D. dissertation! |
| Oct 2025 | GeekWire wrote an article featuring our work on designing chatbots for sensitive medical contexts! |
| Apr 2025 | Presented our paper “Supporting Contraceptive Decision-Making in the Intermediated Pharmacy Setting in Kenya” at CHI 2025 in Yokohama, Japan. |
| Dec 2024 | Our paper ““They gave us the right to choose.” A qualitative study of preferences for differentiated service delivery location among recipients of antiretroviral therapy at Lighthouse Trust in Lilongwe Malawi” is published in PLOS One. |
| Dec 2024 | Passed my general exam and became a Ph.D. candidate! |
| Nov 2024 | Presented our paper “eHealth Data Security and Privacy: Perspectives from Diverse Stakeholders in Malawi” at CSCW 2024 in San Jose, Costa Rica! |
| May 2024 | Presented our paper “HIV Client Perspectives on Digital Health in Malawi” at CHI 2024 in Honolulu! This paper received a Best Paper Honorable Mention (top 5%). |
| Apr 2024 | Our paper “eHealth Data Security and Privacy: Perspectives from Diverse Stakeholders in Malawi” is published in PACM HCI journal. |
| Apr 2024 | Awarded the Horton-Hallowell Fellowship from Wellesley College! |
| Apr 2024 | Started my internship with PATH in Digital Square and Primary Health Care teams! |
| Apr 2024 | Conducted fieldwork in Kenya for research! |
| Jan 2024 | Awarded a grant from the UW Global Innovation Fund for our work on app development for contraceptive education in Kenya! |
| Jun 2023 | Attended the Quad Fellowship Summit in Melbourne, Australia. |
| Nov 2022 | Selected to MIT Technology Review Innovators Under 35 Japan! |
| Nov 2022 | Selected to the inaugural cohort of the Quad Fellowship! |
| Sep 2022 | Conducted fieldwork research at an HIV clinic in Malawi for 2 weeks. |
| Jun 2022 | Helped organize and attended ICTD and ACM COMPASS 2022 at UW! |
| Sep 2021 | Presented our paper “Designing for Speech Practice Systems: How Do User-Controlled Voice Manipulation and Model Speakers Impact Self-Perceptions of Voice?” at CHI 2022 in New Orleans. |
| Sep 2021 | Officially started my Ph.D. at UW! |
| Sep 2021 | Presented our paper “Perceptions of Trucking Automation: Insights from the r/Truckers Community” at AutomotiveUI ‘21. |
| Jun 2021 | Graduated from Wellesley College |
| Apr 2021 | Committed to University of Washington CS Ph.D. program! |
| Nov 2020 | Selected as a Grantee of Funai Overseas Scholarship. |