About

I am a PhD candidate in the Penn State Informatics program studying human-computer interaction and social + organizational informatics under advisement of Dr. Kelley Cotter. I primarily employ qualitative methods to gain a deep, nuanced understanding of how people interact with technology. I am particularly interested in rural computing and understanding the unique experiences of rural technology users. In my dissertation research, I investigate intra-rural digital divides, which are digital inequalities present between and within rural communities. I am also developing and evaluating digital literacy education that is informed by cultural tenets of rural Appalachia.

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I am invested in understanding the ways that technology creates and perpetuates injustice and aim to remediate those injustices through transformative approaches to technology. Towards this goal, I am a member of the Liberatory Tech Scholars Community at Penn State where I work with a group of interdisciplinary scholars to engage with the Black radical tradition to reimagine and develop new systems.