Who We Are

Lab Director

Colin M. Gray
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Colin M. Gray is an Assistant Professor at Purdue University in the Department of Computer Graphics Technology and a Fellow in the Educational Research and Development Incubator. He holds a PhD in Instructional Systems Technology from Indiana University Bloomington, a MEd in Educational Technology from University of South Carolina, and a MA in Graphic Design from Savannah College of Art & Design. He has worked as an art director, contract designer, and trainer, and his involvement in design work informs his research on design activity and how design capability is learned. His work crosses multiple disciplines, including engineering education, instructional design and technology, design theory and education, and human-computer interaction.

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Doctoral Students

Ike Obi
Doctoral Student

Ike is a Ph.D. student in the Purdue Polytechnic Institute. His research interests are broadly at the intersection of human-computer interaction, fairness in AI/data-driven systems, and ethics. He is currently working as a research assistant on the NSF funded project on Improving Everyday Ethics in Socio-technical Practice. Before joining the lab, he was a Research Associate at the Crisis Technologies Innovation Lab at Indiana University. He holds a master's degree from Ball State University and has worked as an ERP software developer for about four years.

Undergraduate and Graduate Researchers

Ziqing (Nicole) Li
Undergraduate Researcher

Nicole Li is a Senior majoring in User Experience Design at Purdue University with minors in Computer Science and Psychology. She is working as a research assistant on an NSF-funded project regarding Everyday Ethics in UX Design. 

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Anne Pivonka
Undergraduate Researcher

Anne Pivonka is a Sophomore at Purdue University majoring in User Experience Design with a minor in Psychology and a Certificate in Collaborative Leadership. She is working as a research assistant on an NSF-funded project regarding Everyday Ethics in UX Design. 

Matthew Will
Undergraduate Researcher

Matthew Will is a Junior at Purdue University majoring in UX Design with a minor in Anthropology and certificates in Entrepreneurship and Global Competency. He is currently working as an undergraduate research assistant on an NSF-funded project regarding Everyday Ethics in UX Design.

Janna Johns
Undergraduate Researcher

Janna Johns is a student at Purdue University studying User-Experience Design with minors in Psychology and Art & Design. Janna has also completed Purdue’s Certificate in Entrepreneurship. She is working as a research assistant on an NSF-funded project regarding Everyday Ethics in UX Design.

Thomas Carlock
Undergraduate Researcher
Thomas Carlock is a Senior at Purdue University studying Brain and Behavioral Sciences. He is currently working as a research assistant on an NSF-funded project regarding Everyday Ethics in UX Design.
Brookley Risgsbee
Undergraduate Research Assistant

Brookley Rigsbee is a student at Purdue University majoring in User Experience Design with a Certificate in Collaborative Leadership. She is currently working as a research assistant on an NSF-funded project regarding Everyday Ethics in UX Design.

Ambika R. Menon
Affiliated Researcher
Ambika R. Menon is an undergraduate research assistant affiliated with UXP2 Lab. She is majoring in Human-Centered Design at Srishti Institute of Art, Design and Technology, India and believes in harnessing the power of design approaches into her everyday decisions. She is currently working on a research project regarding technology manipulation patterns as identified within media articles in the Indian and Chinese context and is also assisting in co-design efforts as a part of NSF-funded project regarding Everyday Ethics in UX Design.

Lab Alumni

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  • Aiza Hasib (2020)
  • Jingning Chen (2020)
  • Chris Rhys Watkins (2017-2019) – UX/UI Designer, Floify
  • Shreya Randive (2019) – iOS Engineer, Expedia Group

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