Erin Brady, Ph.D.
- Interim Co-Director, Human-Computer Interaction Program
- Associate Professor, Human-Computer Interaction
Contact
bradyiupui [dot] edu
317-278-7672
IT 591
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Education
- Ph.D. Computer Science, University of Rochester (2015)
- M.S. Computer Science, University of Rochester (2011)
- B.S. Computer Science and Mathematics, University of Richmond (2010)
Biography
Erin Brady examines accessibility and disability, and how they interact with technology and social media.
An assistant professor, she works in the field of human-computer interaction. Recent projects have included building tools to allow people with disabilities to crowdsource assistance in near-real time when they encounter an inaccessible situation.
Brady also has studied online activism by people with disabilities, and how to design kitchens for cooks with cognitive impairments, as well as examining:
- Ways that social media is used to sway perceptions of disability
- How well physical accessibility problems can be identified remotely
- How people with bipolar disorder and schizophrenia use technology to engage in activism and advocacy around ‘madness.’
Before coming to IUPUI, she was a research assistant at University of Rochester from 2010 to 2013, and a visiting researcher at Carnegie Mellon University from 2013 to 2015. During her graduate study, Brady did a professional internship at Google in Mountain View, where she worked to improve the web accessibility of one of their projects, and a research internship at Microsoft Research India in Bangalore.
Research Interests
- Accessibility and disability
- Crowdsourcing
- Social media
- Engaging through technology
Courses
INFO H554 Independent Study in Human Computer Interaction
INFO H565 Collaborative and Social Computing
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- September 16, 2021
Robots, personal safety, and moving to learn: faculty research is far-reaching - October 3, 2019
NSF grant helps IUPUI faculty explore how to eliminate barriers to accessibility - February 5, 2018
Record number of HCI faculty papers accepted by 2018 ACM CHI Conference - May 31, 2017
Faculty and students present work at 2017 CHI Conference