I'd like to thank IU Luddy for the Luddy Service Award, which is given to recognize the service of a graduate student in the department. This award should really be shared with everyone who has chipped in to make the department (and world) a better place. Pay it forward, friends.

Curious about makerspace formation, older adult makers, and/or independent living? I'm a co-author on a CHI 2021 paper, "Studying the Formation of an Older Adult-Led Makerspace" with Amanda Lazar, Alisha Pradhan (she/her), Katie Siek, Ph.D., and Alex Leitch. Check it out: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/34…

This paper makes an important statement about how we can't view designing for older adults as strictly an accessibility challenge. Getting older is not a disability. Designing for older adults supports designs that benefit everyone. Check out @OatBran9's 5 min summary here

We’re running a survey of researchers impacted by the pandemic. We’re interested in those who planned/conducted prototype, device, or design workshop studies with participants. See the survey for more information: iu.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6h…

Are you looking to get started Arduino but don't know where to start and want to avoid common pitfalls? Anyone can learn it, and you can, too. Check out my practical advice, "Get to Know Arduino" in the Hello World section of XRDS, ACM's Student Magazine dl.acm.org/doi/fullHtml/1…

Graduation day! :) #doctors #PhdLife 👨🏻‍🎓🎉

Congratulations to all of our winter 2021 graduates. We are so proud of all you've accomplished and we're excited to see the great things you're going to do. Always remember that you're Hoosiers at heart! ⚪🔴

I was so excited to walk for graduation today that I had some fun decorating my cap in honor of my research. Thanks to the amazing @katiesiek for her support and for joining me today in the fun.

This is too much of a gem not to share. Some epic new doctors, until... Photo credit: @katiesiek

“Adopting Diffractive Reading to Advance HCI Research: A Case Study on Technology for Aging” — a paper by Amanda Lazar, Ben Jelen , Alisha Pradhan (she/her), Katie A. Siek, presented today at #CHI2022. Paper: dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/34… youtube.com/watch?v=a94rDS…

I'm proud to announce that "Speaking from Experience: Co-designing E-textile Projects with Older Adult Fiber Crafters" was accepted to TEI 2023! Thanks to my co-authors Amanda Lazar, @adapperprof, Alisha Pradhan (she/her), and Katie Siek, Ph.D.. Check out a future post for details in February

I'll be presenting, "Speaking from Experience: Co-designing E-textile Projects with Older Adult Fiber Crafters" at #tei2023 today in Warsaw. I've been enjoying the conference and looking forward to joining in the great conversations around crafting, making, and tangible systems