Grants & Awards
2021
Center for an Informed Public (CIP)
Funder: Craig Newmark Philanthropies
Amount: $1,000,000
PI: Jevin West, Kate Starbird, Chris Coward, Emma Spiro, Ryan Calo
Amount: $1,000,000
PI: Jevin West, Kate Starbird, Chris Coward, Emma Spiro, Ryan Calo
E-Rate Commitments: Utilization, Trends, and Impacts on Public Libraries, 2016-2020
Funder: American Library Association (ALA)
Amount: $29,839
PI: Chris Jowaisas, Bree Norlander, Jason Young
Amount: $29,839
PI: Chris Jowaisas, Bree Norlander, Jason Young
Ethical AI in the Public Sector: Towards A Semi-Synthetic Data Fabric for AI Evaluation
Funder: Cisco Systems, Inc.
Amount: $200,000
PI: Bill Howe
Amount: $200,000
PI: Bill Howe
Influencing Communities and Narratives: New Techniques for Understanding Adversarial Influence Online
Funder: United States Department of Defense (DOD) Young Investigator Program (YIP)
Amount: $508,476
PI: Tanu Mitra
Amount: $508,476
PI: Tanu Mitra
Empirical and Design Investigations to Address Misleading Online News in Social Media (REU Supplement)
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $16,000
PI: Tanu Mitra
Amount: $16,000
PI: Tanu Mitra
CAREER: Visually Encoding Personal Data for Vulnerable Populations (REU Supplement)
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $16,000
PI: Jaime Snyder
Amount: $16,000
PI: Jaime Snyder
Inconvenient Data
Funder: University of Washington Royalty Research Fund (RRF)
Amount: $39,984
PI: Megan Finn
Amount: $39,984
PI: Megan Finn
WA Data Stewards Training
Funder: Washington State Department of Licensing
Amount: $50,000
PI: Nicholas Weber
Amount: $50,000
PI: Nicholas Weber
Setting an International, Cross-Disciplinary Agenda for Youth Digital Wellness Research
Funder: University of Washington Global Innovation Fund
Amount: $8,862
PI: Katie Davis, Alexis Hiniker, Molly Adrian
Amount: $8,862
PI: Katie Davis, Alexis Hiniker, Molly Adrian
Sanctuary Laws Are Not Optional: Examining Immigration Information Flows to Monitor Law Enforcement Compliance with Sanctuary Laws in Washington
Funder: University of Washington Royalty Research Fund (RRF)
Amount: $39,975
PI: Marika Cifor, Ricardo Gomez
Amount: $39,975
PI: Marika Cifor, Ricardo Gomez
COVID Data Infrastructure Builders Project
Funder: Ford Foundation and Open Collective Foundation (Total Award: $100,000)
Amount: $42,823
PI: Megan Finn, Amelia Acker, Ryan Ellis
Amount: $42,823
PI: Megan Finn, Amelia Acker, Ryan Ellis
Co-Designing Protocols for Data Creation, Analysis, and Use Among Local Care Networks in Seattle and Boston to Enhance Disaster Resilience
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $49,997
PI: Nicholas Weber, Chris Coward, Emma Spiro, Carole Palmer
Amount: $49,997
PI: Nicholas Weber, Chris Coward, Emma Spiro, Carole Palmer
Tech Policy Lab (TPL)
Funder: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation (Total award: $750,000)
Amount: $250,000
PI: Batya Friedman, Ryan Calo, Tadayoshi Kohno
Amount: $250,000
PI: Batya Friedman, Ryan Calo, Tadayoshi Kohno
Supporting Scalable Value-Sensitive Fact-Checking through Human-AI Intelligence
Funder: Google
Amount: $60,000
PI: Tanu Mitra
Amount: $60,000
PI: Tanu Mitra
Center for an Informed Public (CIP)
Funder: Stanford University
Amount: $150,000
PI: Kate Starbird, Jevin West, Emma Spiro
Amount: $150,000
PI: Kate Starbird, Jevin West, Emma Spiro
COVID Data Infrastructure Builders: Creating Resilient and Sustainable Research Collaborations
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $91,013
PI: Megan Finn
Additional researchers: Stacey Wedlake
Amount: $91,013
PI: Megan Finn
Additional researchers: Stacey Wedlake
Stanford Cardinal Service PIT Career Pipeline Expansion
Funder: New Venture Fund through Stanford University
Amount: $7,000
PI: Anind K. Dey
Amount: $7,000
PI: Anind K. Dey
Designing Digital Assistants for Prosocial Communication
Funder: Jacobs Foundation
Amount: $180,758
PI: Alexis Hiniker
Amount: $180,758
PI: Alexis Hiniker
2020
Recommending VR Interaction Techniques for Users with Limited Mobility
Funder: Facebook
Amount: $74,947
PI: Jacob Wobbrock, Rachel Franz
Amount: $74,947
PI: Jacob Wobbrock, Rachel Franz
Justice-Focused Secondary CS Teacher Education
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF) (Total award:$999,723)
Amount: $900,846
PI: Amy J. Ko
Additional researchers: Anne Beitlers
Amount: $900,846
PI: Amy J. Ko
Additional researchers: Anne Beitlers
Empowering Syrian Girls through Culturally Sensitive Mobile Technology and Media Literacy
Funder: Google
Amount: $60,000
PI: Karen E. Fisher, Yacine Ghamri-Doudane
Amount: $60,000
PI: Karen E. Fisher, Yacine Ghamri-Doudane
Models and Methods for Understanding Covert Online Influence
Funder: United States Department of Defense (DOD) Minerva Research Initiative
Amount: $245,366
PI: Tanu Mitra
Amount: $245,366
PI: Tanu Mitra
The Ability-Based Design Mobile Toolkit: Enabling Accessible Mobile Interactions through Advanced Sensing and Modeling
Funder: Google
Amount: $60,000
PI: Jacob Wobbrock
Amount: $60,000
PI: Jacob Wobbrock
Center for an Informed Public (CIP)
Funder: AARP Washington
Amount: $15,000
PI: Jevin West, Kate Starbird, Chris Coward, Emma Spiro, Ryan Calo
Amount: $15,000
PI: Jevin West, Kate Starbird, Chris Coward, Emma Spiro, Ryan Calo
Auditing YouTube for Misinformation
Funder: The Poynter Institute (Total award: $99,707)
Amount: $54,707
PI: Tanu Mitra
Amount: $54,707
PI: Tanu Mitra
Data Afterlives: The Long-Term Impact of NSF Data Management Plans on Data Archiving and Sharing for Increased Access
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF), Science & Technology Studies (STS), Collaborative Research (Total award: $461,085)
Amount: $174,054
PI: Megan Finn, Amelia Acker
Amount: $174,054
PI: Megan Finn, Amelia Acker
An Integrative Measurement of Common Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms Using Passive Sensing
Funder: United States Department of Defense (DOD) through Carnegie Mellon University (Total award: $185,692)
Amount: $32,751
PI: Anind K. Dey
Amount: $32,751
PI: Anind K. Dey
A Holistic Environmental Health Approach to Promoting Health, Equity, and Water Security in One Alaskan Native Village
Funder: Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (Total award: $359,000)
Amount: $274,992
PI: Clarita Lefthand-Begay, Maya Magarati, Terri Parr
Amount: $274,992
PI: Clarita Lefthand-Begay, Maya Magarati, Terri Parr
Autism-Ready Libraries: Early Literacy Services for Autistic Children and Their Families
Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Amount: $476,568
PI: Hala Annabi, Michelle H. Martin
Additional researchers: Jill Locke, Milly Romeijn-Stout, Christine Moeller
Amount: $476,568
PI: Hala Annabi, Michelle H. Martin
Additional researchers: Jill Locke, Milly Romeijn-Stout, Christine Moeller
Center for an Informed Public (CIP)
Funder: Boeing Employees' Credit Union (BECU)
Amount: $75,000
PI: Jevin West, Kate Starbird, Chris Coward, Emma Spiro, Ryan Calo
Amount: $75,000
PI: Jevin West, Kate Starbird, Chris Coward, Emma Spiro, Ryan Calo
Trauma in the Library: Symptoms of PTSD Among Staff and Methods for Ensuring Trauma-Informed Care
Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Amount: $498,081
PI: Karen E. Fisher
Amount: $498,081
PI: Karen E. Fisher
Connecting Rural and Small Libraries to Connected Learning
Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) (Total award: $427,062)
Amount: $284,259
PI: Katie Davis, Chris Coward, Mega Subramaniam
Additional researchers: Stacey Wedlake
Amount: $284,259
PI: Katie Davis, Chris Coward, Mega Subramaniam
Additional researchers: Stacey Wedlake
Exploring the Benefits and Challenges of Community-Powered Connectivity in The New Arctic
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF) (Total award: $250,000)
Amount: $26,835
PI: Jason Young, Kurtis Heimerl, Spencer Sevilla
Amount: $26,835
PI: Jason Young, Kurtis Heimerl, Spencer Sevilla
Leveraging Use of Open Data by Public Library Staff for Community Benefit
Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Amount: $100,000
PI: Chris Jowaisas, Bree Norlander
Amount: $100,000
PI: Chris Jowaisas, Bree Norlander
Female Leadership Research Methodology
Funder: Ernst and Young, LLP
Amount: $1,500
PI: Maria Garrido
Amount: $1,500
PI: Maria Garrido
Center for an Informed Public (CIP)
Funder: Craig Newmark Philanthropies
Amount: $100,000
PI: Jevin West, Emma Spiro, Kate Starbird, Chris Coward, Ryan Calo
Amount: $100,000
PI: Jevin West, Emma Spiro, Kate Starbird, Chris Coward, Ryan Calo
Exploring Physically Distant Technology Access and Assistance to Support Workers in a New Economy
Funder: University of Washington Population Health Initiative
Amount: $18,699
PI: Chris Jowaisas, Stacey Wedlake, Matthew Houghton , Meghan Sebold , David Keyes , Ryan Davis
Amount: $18,699
PI: Chris Jowaisas, Stacey Wedlake, Matthew Houghton , Meghan Sebold , David Keyes , Ryan Davis
Skill It Up at University of South Carolina
Funder: University of South Carolina
Amount: $3,000
PI: Bob Boiko
Amount: $3,000
PI: Bob Boiko
Automatically Synthesizing Valid, Personalized, Formative Assessments of CS1 Concepts (REU Supplement)
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $17,530
PI: Amy J. Ko
Amount: $17,530
PI: Amy J. Ko
West African Center for Emerging Infectious Diseases
Funder: National Institutes of Health (NIH) through University of Texas Medical Branch (Total award: $7,840,250)
Amount: $265,749
PI: Jevin West
Additional researchers: Benjamin M. Althouse
Amount: $265,749
PI: Jevin West
Additional researchers: Benjamin M. Althouse
Digital Literacy Skills
Funder: Seattle Jobs Initiative
Amount: $5,000
PI: Chris Jowaisas
Additional researchers: Stacey Wedlake
Amount: $5,000
PI: Chris Jowaisas
Additional researchers: Stacey Wedlake
Information Fostering - Being Proactive in Information Seeking (REU Supplement)
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $8,000
PI: Chirag Shah
Amount: $8,000
PI: Chirag Shah
Automatically Synthesizing Valid, Personalized, Formative Assessments of CS1 Concepts (INTERN Supplement)
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $16,000
PI: Amy J. Ko
Amount: $16,000
PI: Amy J. Ko
Designing a Visual Decision Aid for Shared Decision Making after Renal Biopsy
Funder: National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases (NIDDK) (Total award: $159,042)
Amount: $130,755
PI: Jaime Snyder, Ari Pollack
Amount: $130,755
PI: Jaime Snyder, Ari Pollack
Rumor Dynamics Online during the COVID-19 Crisis
Funder: University of Washington Population Health Initiative
Amount: $20,000
PI: Emma Spiro, Jevin West, Kate Starbird
Amount: $20,000
PI: Emma Spiro, Jevin West, Kate Starbird
How Scientific Data, Knowledge, and Expertise Mobilize in Online Media during the COVID-19 Crisis
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $197,538
PI: Emma Spiro, Kate Starbird, Jevin West
Amount: $197,538
PI: Emma Spiro, Kate Starbird, Jevin West
Workshop on Intelligent Systems for Information Exploration and Access (iSEA)
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $23,815
PI: Chirag Shah
Amount: $23,815
PI: Chirag Shah
Visually Encoding Personal Data for Vulnerable Populations (REU Supplement)
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $16,000
PI: Jaime Snyder
Amount: $16,000
PI: Jaime Snyder
Programming Strategies (REU Supplement)
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $8,000
PI: Amy J. Ko
Amount: $8,000
PI: Amy J. Ko
Empowering Open Law and Science
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $40,282
PI: Nicholas Weber
Amount: $40,282
PI: Nicholas Weber
Standards Database
Funder: Washington State Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction (OSPI)
Amount: $13,000
PI: Amy J. Ko
Amount: $13,000
PI: Amy J. Ko
CAREER: Designing for Youth Invisible Work in Families
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $549,046
PI: Jason C. Yip
Amount: $549,046
PI: Jason C. Yip
Tech Policy Lab (TPL)
Funder: Microsoft (Total award: $550,000)
Amount: $183,333
PI: Batya Friedman, Tadayoshi Kohno, Ryan Calo
Amount: $183,333
PI: Batya Friedman, Tadayoshi Kohno, Ryan Calo
Center for an Informed Public (CIP)
Funder: Microsoft
Amount: $150,000
PI: Jevin West, Emma Spiro, Kate Starbird, Chris Coward, Ryan Calo
Amount: $150,000
PI: Jevin West, Emma Spiro, Kate Starbird, Chris Coward, Ryan Calo
Co-designing and Investigating New Technologies for Artificial Intelligence Literacy for Children and Families
Funder: Jacobs Foundation
Amount: $169,616
PI: Jason C. Yip
Amount: $169,616
PI: Jason C. Yip
Center for Research and Education on Accessible Technology and Experiences (CREATE)
Funder: Microsoft
Amount: $2,500,000
PI: Jacob Wobbrock, Jennifer Mankoff, Anat Caspi, Richard Ladner, Heather Feldner, Leah Findlater, James A. Fogarty, Jon Froehlich, Kat Steele
Amount: $2,500,000
PI: Jacob Wobbrock, Jennifer Mankoff, Anat Caspi, Richard Ladner, Heather Feldner, Leah Findlater, James A. Fogarty, Jon Froehlich, Kat Steele
2019
Data Reasoning for Philanthropy
Funder: John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Amount: $25,000
PI: Jevin West
Amount: $25,000
PI: Jevin West
Workshop on Foundations of Responsible Data Science (FoRDS)
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $100,000
PI: Bill Howe
Amount: $100,000
PI: Bill Howe
UW Clinical Funding Analysis
Funder: Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation
Amount: $52,659
PI: Jevin West
Amount: $52,659
PI: Jevin West
Center for an Informed Public (CIP)
Funder: John S. and James L. Knight Foundation
Amount: $5,000,000
PI: Jevin West, Chris Coward, Emma Spiro, Kate Starbird, Ryan Calo
Amount: $5,000,000
PI: Jevin West, Chris Coward, Emma Spiro, Kate Starbird, Ryan Calo
Framework for Integrative Data Equity Systems
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF), Collaborative Research (Total award: $400,000)
Amount: $305,515
PI: Bill Howe
Amount: $305,515
PI: Bill Howe
Project VOICE (Value-sensitive Design of Outcomes Informing Community Engagement) for Libraries
Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) through Kent State University
Amount: $169,201
PI: Michelle H. Martin, Ricardo Gomez, Katie Campana
Amount: $169,201
PI: Michelle H. Martin, Ricardo Gomez, Katie Campana
Designing, Implementing, and Evaluating Apps for Meaningful—Rather than Compulsive—Phone Use
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF), Research Initiation Initiative (CRII), Cyber-Human Systems (CHS)
Amount: $175,000
PI: Alexis Hiniker
Amount: $175,000
PI: Alexis Hiniker
Information Fostering - Being Proactive in Information Seeking
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $457,336
PI: Chirag Shah
Amount: $457,336
PI: Chirag Shah
A Mobile Sensing System to Monitor Symptoms during Chemotherapy
Funder: National Institutes of Health (NIH) through University of Pittsburgh
Amount: $37,180
PI: Anind K. Dey
Amount: $37,180
PI: Anind K. Dey
Life Histories of Labor and Resilience: 25 years of Casa Latina in Seattle
Funder: UW Harry Bridges Center for Labor Studies
Amount: $13,000
PI: Ricardo Gomez
Amount: $13,000
PI: Ricardo Gomez
Center for an Informed Public (CIP)
Funder: William and Flora Hewlett Foundation
Amount: $600,000
PI: Jevin West, Kate Starbird, Chris Coward, Emma Spiro, Ryan Calo
Amount: $600,000
PI: Jevin West, Kate Starbird, Chris Coward, Emma Spiro, Ryan Calo
CAREER: Visually Encoding Personal Data for Vulnerable Populations
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF)
Amount: $613,405
PI: Jaime Snyder
Amount: $613,405
PI: Jaime Snyder
Inverse Reinforcement Learning (IRL) Research
Funder: United States Department of Defense (DOD) through Carnegie Mellon University
Amount: $34,904
PI: Anind K. Dey
Amount: $34,904
PI: Anind K. Dey
Pilot Mobile-Wearable Just-in-Time-Adaptive-Intervention (JITAI) for Sun Safety Among Children
Funder: National Institutes of Health (NIH) through University of Southern California
Amount: $34,925
PI: Jason C. Yip
Amount: $34,925
PI: Jason C. Yip
Study of Children's Interaction with Technology Products
Funder: Amazon.com, Inc.
Amount: $16,000
PI: Jason C. Yip
Amount: $16,000
PI: Jason C. Yip
Tech Policy Lab (TPL)
Funder: Microsoft (Total award: $550,000)
Amount: $183,333
PI: Batya Friedman, Ryan Calo, Tadayoshi Kohno
Amount: $183,333
PI: Batya Friedman, Ryan Calo, Tadayoshi Kohno
Forgiveness by Design
Funder: Facebook
Amount: $100,000
PI: Alexis Hiniker
Amount: $100,000
PI: Alexis Hiniker
DCC Curation Lifecycle Model 2.0
Funder: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation through Johns Hopkins University (Total Award: $19,124)
Amount: $6,117
PI: Carole Palmer
Amount: $6,117
PI: Carole Palmer
Formal Methods in the Field (FMitF)
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF) (Total award: $738,125)
Amount: $19,000
PI: Amy J. Ko, Mike Ernst, Zachary Tatlock, Jennifer Mankoff
Amount: $19,000
PI: Amy J. Ko, Mike Ernst, Zachary Tatlock, Jennifer Mankoff
Cultivating Ethics in Data Science: Challenges and Opportunities in Academia and Industry
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF), Cultivating Cultures for Ethical STEM (CCE STEM), Collaborative Research (Total award: $400,000)
Amount: $64,477
PI: Anna Lauren Hoffmann
Amount: $64,477
PI: Anna Lauren Hoffmann
Preventing Unintended and Malicious Audio Capture on Android Devices
Funder: University of Washington Royalty Research Fund (RRF)
Amount: $39,000
PI: Alexis Hiniker
Amount: $39,000
PI: Alexis Hiniker
Data & Design Methods for Supporting Crisis Informatics in Conflict Zones
Funder: Facebook Research: Crisis Informatics Research Award
Amount: $50,000
PI: Karen E. Fisher
Amount: $50,000
PI: Karen E. Fisher
2018
Using Participatory Design and Participatory Action Research Methods to Examine Adolescent and Families use of Technologies
Funder: Jacobs Foundation through the University of California Irvine
Amount: $6,250
PI: Jason C. Yip
Amount: $6,250
PI: Jason C. Yip
The Privacy Interoperability Project
Funder: Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
Amount: $420,815
PI: Nicholas Weber, Carole Palmer
Amount: $420,815
PI: Nicholas Weber, Carole Palmer
Digital Equity Initiative – Digital Skills Project
Funder: City of Seattle Department of Information Technology
Amount: $20,000
PI: Chris Coward
Additional researchers: Stacey Wedlake
Amount: $20,000
PI: Chris Coward
Additional researchers: Stacey Wedlake
Co-Creating Concept Art and Stories for Virtual Reality (VR): Libraries and Museums as Assets for Juvenile Rehabilitation
Funder: Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS)
Amount: $89,109
PI: Negin Dahya, Jessica Luke
Additional researchers: Jason C. Yip, Jin Ha Lee
Amount: $89,109
PI: Negin Dahya, Jessica Luke
Additional researchers: Jason C. Yip, Jin Ha Lee
Project FIGARO-- Factors Important to Gather for Anticipating Relapses for Opioids
Funder: National Institutes of Health (NIH), Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR), through Behaivior LLC (Total Award: $223,791)
Amount: $47,999
PI: Anind K. Dey
Amount: $47,999
PI: Anind K. Dey
Computational Modeling of Human Rhythms to Improve Health and Quality of Life
Funder: National Science Foundation (NSF), Cyber-Human Systems (CHS), Small, through Carnegie Mellon University (Total Award: $498,496)
Amount: $43,594
PI: Anind K. Dey
Amount: $43,594
PI: Anind K. Dey