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Jennifer Mankoff is the Richard E. Ladner Professor at the Paul G. Allen School of Computer Science & Engineering at the University of Washington. Her research focuses on giving people voice and tools, advocating for agency and striving to bring both structural and personal perspectives to her work. For instance, her recent initiatives at the intersection of mental health and discrimination utilize sensed data to explore external risks and pressures that impact individuals' responses during critical moments. Additionally, her work in fabrication of accessible technologies examines innovative tools that empower individual makers in addressing broader clinical and sociological challenges in disseminating and sharing designs. Jennifer received her PhD from Georgia Tech, where she was advised by Gregory Abowd and Scott Hudson, and holds a B.A. from Oberlin College. She has held faculty positions at UC Berkeley’s EECS department and Carnegie Mellon’s HCI Institute. Her research has been supported by industry leaders such as Autodesk, Google Inc., Intel Corporation, IBM, Hewlett-Packard, Microsoft Corporation, and the National Science Foundation. She has been recognized with several awards, including the Alfred P. Sloan Fellowship and the IBM Faculty Fellowship, along with various paper awards at conferences such as ASSETS, CHI, and Mobile HCI.
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