Ayesha Bhimdiwala

Biography

Ayesha joined the School of Information at UT Austin as a doctoral student in Fall 2021. She is advised by Dr. Ahmer Arif. Her research interests are primarily focused on human-centered design and critical technical practice. She is also interested in applying socio-cultural pedagogies for computer and information science education. Prior to joining UT, she worked as a Research Assistant (2017-2021) on projects that involved qualitative and quantitative data analysis, user experience design, and writing data summaries for white papers.

Degrees

M.S., Data Science, Indiana University Bloomington, USA
M.S.Ed., Learning & Developmental Sciences, Indiana University Bloomington, USA
B.Eng., Information Technology, University of Mumbai, India

Areas Of Specialization

CSCW
HCI
Critical and Contemplative Pedagogy
Technology-mediated Oppression