Meet some of the students in our Ph.D. program. You can find more of them in the Ph.D. student directory.

Isaac Slaughter

Isaac's research focuses on how content moderation systems on social media platforms affect users. He is focusing on how users flag and clarify disinformation, allowing people to contextualize posts they find misleading. Learn more about him.

Ash King

Ash's research focuses on the knowledge organization systems of tribal libraries. She examines the functionalities and deficiencies of different forms of classification systems when applied to tribal collections -often leading to conversations of understanding the impacts of colonialism and systems of power that underlie the organizational challenges of tribal libraries. Learn more about her.

JaeWon Kim

JaeWon's research focuses on designing social media so that it centers relationship building and social connections. Part of her work involves identifying shared values that can then guide the development of social media. Learn more about her.

Shahan Ali Memon

Shahan studies how society, politics and technology shape the way science works. Most recently he has been studying how AI is changing science and whether AI agents can autonomously work together to conduct scientific research. Learn more about him.

Itza Carbajal

Itza's research examines the social and cognitive frameworks of memory formation and how people transfer memories into something physical. She specifically works with youth to understand how age-related social limitations might impact the way younger generations are forming memories Learn more about her.

Jesse Brisbois

Jesse's research focuses on using Indigenous Research Methodologies to explore community-led health intervention strategies that address the health disparities experienced by Indigenous communities as a result of environmental harm caused by extractive industries. Learn more about her.

Charles Bugre

Charles's research investigates how people with little or no reading skills access and assess information on their mobile phones. He is focusing on how these individuals leverage mobile phones to support their careers and how they navigate the digital world both safely and ethically. Learn more about him.

Daeun Yoo

Daeun's research focuses on how creative activity can make a positive impact on people and how that can be assisted by Generative AI. She is specifically researching how multiple children can collaborate more effectiveley with Generative AI and the influence of visual expression on emotional well-being. Learn more about her

Nicole Kuhn

Nicole's research focuses on the intersection of information, technology and Indigenous communities with work on Indigenous research ethics, Indigenous social media practices, and digital youth. She's exploring how tribal nations in the U.S. are using social media to provide culturally adapted risk communication to their communities. Learn more about her.

Soham De

Soham studies how social media algorithms. He currently is focusing on on two specific types of algorithms: content recommendation and moderation algorithms. The first type refers to algorithms that determine the content on your feed while the second consists of algorithms that intend to deal with the censoring of toxic or misleading content.  Learn more about him.

Hummd Alikhan

Hummd's research examines the intersections of smart city infrastructure, cyborg theory and digital governance, with a particular focus on how emerging urban technologies shape power, agency and equity. Her work investigates how systems such as the Internet of Things (IoT) and algorithmic platforms not only transform public infrastructure but also participate in the co-construction of self and society. She aims to propose more inclusive and equitable models for the design and governance of urban technological systems. Learn more about her