Personal
Descriptions of my projects are also available.

I am currently a Ph.D. student in the Learning Sciences and Technology Design program at Stanford University's School of Education. My advisor is Roy Pea. I also work with Stanford's HCI program and dschool.

My research interests are in the social spread of web search expertise. I am interested in how search expertise accrues and my work posits that search and communication tools must be designed to enable learning by observation, modeling, and apprenticeship. This must be enabled in collocated as well as distributed environments.

Current: PhD student at Stanford University's Learning Sciences and Technology Design program.
Prior: Associal Researcher, Asia Center for Interaction Design, Microsoft Research Asia, Beijing, China.
Prior: Masters in Human-Computer Interaction, Carnegie Mellon University School of Computer Science.
Prior: Bachelors in Computer Science at the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory, University of Maryland at College Park.

Publications

Journals
  • Yaw Anokwa, Thomas Smythe, Divya Ramachandran, Jahanzeb Sherwani, Yael Schwartzman, Rowena Luk, Melissa Ho, Neema Moraveji, Brian DeRenzi, Stories from the Field: Reflections on HCI4D Experiences, Journal of Information Technologies & International Development, Special Issue on Human Computer Interaction and Development, December 2009.
Full Papers
Short Papers
Symposiums
Posters, Demonstrations, & Experience Reports
Workshop Papers
Unrefereed Publications
Committees Teaching
  • 2010 Spring, Stanford University, "Learning in a Networked World", teaching assistant with Dr. Roy Pea.
  • 2010 Winter, Stanford University, "The Design of Technologies for Casual Learning", co-creator and co-teacher with Dr. Shelley Goldman.
  • 2010 Winter, Stanford University, "HCI Studio: Designing Toys for Learning", guest lecturer with Dr. Hayes Raffle & Terry Winograd.
  • 2010 and 2009 Winter, Stanford University, "Tools for Designing a Fulfilling Career", co-creator and co-teacher with Tim Reilly.
  • 2009 Fall, Stanford University, "Introduction to HCI", content creator (with Mike Krieger) & teaching assistant.
Awards:
  • 2008-2009 I. James and Viola Lewis Quillen Fellowship, Stanford University
  • 2003-2004 University of Maryland Department of Computer Science Dean.s List 1999, 2001 (4.0 GPA), 2002.
  • 2002 International Associate for the Exchange of Students in Technical Education (IAESTE) US awardee (78 selected from 800 semi-finalists).
  • 2001 University of Maryland Department of Computer Science Academic Scholarship.
  • 2000 University of Maryland Ellen Brandt Memorial Scholarship Winner.
Patents
  • 20080261191 Scaffolding support for learning application programs in a computerized learning environment (10-23-2008)
  • 20080254432 Evaluating learning progress and making recommendations in a computerized learning environment (10-16-2008)
  • 20080254431 Learner profile for learning application programs (10-16-2008)
  • 20080254430 Parent guide to learning progress for use in a computerized learning environment (10-16-2008)
  • Pending for "Multiple Mouse Character Entry", 2009.
  • Pending for "DynaLine, an interface for navigating internet video on the television", 2006.
  • Pending for "Recording in Thoughts," a user interface for recording audio using Undo", 2005.