PROGRAMS | PHD PROGRAM | RESEARCH AREAS
Design, Technology, and Society
Students in the Design, Technology, and Society Area investigate the interrelationship between information technology and social, political, and cultural processes and values.
This includes both the analysis of the larger consequences of informatics systems and the criticism, design, and re-design of systems to address public needs and problems. Research may involve design processes, human communication and interaction, the larger contexts of these systems (such as the legal, economic, cultural, educational, or other contexts) and the repercussions of any of these topics.
This program area supports students interested in pursuing informatics research from the intellectual traditions and methods of either the social sciences or the humanities, as well as the domains of community informatics and social informatics.
People
Area LeadsFaculty AffiliatesPhD Students
| Name | Department | |
|---|---|---|
Karrie Karahalios | kkarahal@illinois.edu | Computer Science |
| Name | Department | |
|---|---|---|
Mike Yao | mzyao@illinois.edu | Advertising |
Patrick Vargas | pvargas@illinois.edu | Advertising |
Aaron Brakke | aaron@illinois.edu | Architecture |
Thérèse Tierney | tierney@illinois.edu | Architecture |
Ben Grosser | grosser@illinois.edu | Art & Design |
M. Scott Poole | mspoole@illinois.edu | Communications |
Alex Kirlik | kirlik@illinois.edu | Computer Science |
Hanghang Tong | htong@illinois.edu | Computer Science |
Karrie Karahalios | kkarahal@illinois.edu | Computer Science |
Roy Campbell | rhc@illinois.edu | Computer Science |
Tao Xie | taoxie@illinois.edu | Computer Science |
Emma Mercier | mercier@illinois.edu | Curriculum & Instruction |
Mark Dressman | mdressma@illinois.edu | Curriculum & Instruction |
Michael Tissenbaum | miketiss@illinois.edu | Curriculum & Instruction |
Robb Lindgren | robblind@illinois.edu | Curriculum & Instruction |
Rochelle Gutierrez | rg1@illinois.edu | Curriculum & Instruction |
Nathan Castillo | nathanc@illinois.edu | Education Policy, Organization & Leadership |
Cynthia D'Angelo | cdangelo@illinois.edu | Educational Psychology |
Dan Morrow | dgm@illinois.edu | Educational Psychology |
John Gallagher | johng@illinois.edu | English |
Spencer Schaffner | spencers@illinois.edu | English |
Kevin Hamilton | kham@illinois.edu | Fine + Applied Arts |
Mei-Po Kwan | mkwan@illinois.edu | Geography |
Eric Benson | ebenson@illinois.edu | Graphic Design |
Lisa Mercer | lemercer@illinois.edu | Graphic Design |
John Randolph | jwr@illinois.edu | History |
Vivechkanand Chunoo | vchunoo@illinois.edu | Human Development and Family Studies |
Dan Cermak | dcermak@illinois.edu | Informatics |
Anita Chan | achan@illinois.edu | iSchool |
Bonnie Mak | bmak@illinois.edu | iSchool |
Carol Tilley | ctilley@illinois.edu | iSchool |
Catherine Blake | clblake@illinois.edu | iSchool |
Eunice Santos | eesantos@illinois.edu | iSchool |
Jana Diesner | jdiesner@illinois.edu | iSchool |
Jerome McDonough | jmcdonou@illinois.edu | iSchool |
Jodi Schneider | jodi@illinois.edu | iSchool |
Judith Pintar | jpintar@illinois.edu | iSchool |
Karen Wickett | wickett2@illinois.edu | iSchool |
Kate McDowell | kmcdowel@illinois.edu | iSchool |
Kate Williams | katewill@illinois.edu | iSchool |
Kathryn LaBarre | klabarre@illinois.edu | iSchool |
Kyungwon Koh | kkoh@illinois.edu | iSchool |
Linda Smith | lcsmith@illinois.edu | iSchool |
Lori Kendall | loriken@illinois.edu | iSchool |
Melissa Ocepek | mgocepek@illinois.edu | iSchool |
Michael Twidale | twidale@illinois.edu | iSchool |
Peter Darch | ptdarch@illinois.edu | iSchool |
Terry Weech | weech@illinois.edu | iSchool |
Yang Wang | yvw@illinois.edu | iSchool |
Yun Huang | yunhuang@illinois.edu | iSchool |
Christopher Ball | drball@illinois.edu | Journalism |
Citlali Lopez-Ortiz | lopezort@illinois.edu | Kinesiology & Community Health |
Wendy Rogers | wendyr@illinois.edu | Kinesiology & Community Health |
Arden Rowell | karowell@illinois.edu | Law |
Randall Sadler | rsadler@illinois.edu | Linguistics |
Amy LaViers | alaviers@illinois.edu | Mechanical Science & Engineering |
Eli Fieldsteel | eli@illinois.edu | Music |
Ryan Griffis | ryan.griffis@gmail.com | New Media |
Zahra Mohaghegh | zahra13@illinois.edu | Nuclear, Plasma, and Radiological Engineering |
Scott Althaus | salthaus@illinois.edu | Political Science |
| Name | Area | |
|---|---|---|
John Bambenek | bambenek@illinois.edu |
Design, Technology and Society |
Priscilla Boff Ferronato | pf4@illinois.edu |
Design, Technology and Society |
Eugene Cox | emcox3@illinois.edu |
Design, Technology and Society |
Juan De La Rosa | juanad2@illinois.edu |
Design, Technology and Society |
Daniela Delgado Ramos | dd6@illinois.edu |
Design, Technology and Society |
Gerry Derksen | gderksen@illinois.edu |
Design, Technology and Society |
Alvarez Dixon | alvarezd@illinois.edu |
Design, Technology and Society |
Craig Evans | csevans2@illinois.edu |
Design, Technology and Society |
Claudia Grisales | clg3@illinois.edu |
Design, Technology and Society |
Xiaotong Hu | xh9@illinois.edu |
Data Analytics and Information Visualization Design, Technology and Society |
Ryan Ingebritsen | ingebrit@illinois.edu |
Art and Cultural Informatics Design, Technology and Society |
Alexis Kim | ankim2@illinois.edu |
Design, Technology and Society |
Susan Liepert | liepert@illinois.edu |
Design, Technology and Society |
Daniela Markazi | dmarkaz2@illinois.edu |
Design, Technology and Society |
Siva Ratna Kumari Narisetti | srn3@illinois.edu |
Data Analytics and Information Visualization Design, Technology and Society |
Monica Porteanu | monicap2@illinois.edu |
Design, Technology and Society |
Tanusree Sharma | tsharma6@illinois.edu |
Design, Technology and Society |
Cliff Shin | thecliff@illinois.edu |
Design, Technology and Society |
Yaguang Sun | yaguang2@illinois.edu |
Design, Technology and Society |
Sam Walkow | swalkow2@illinois.edu |
Data Analytics and Information Visualization Design, Technology and Society |
Tian Wang | tianw7@illinois.edu |
Design, Technology and Society |
Pingjing Yang | py2@illinois.edu |
Design, Technology and Society |
Courses
Application CoursesFoundation Courses
| Number | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CMN 529 CS | Communication Technologies | |
| CMN 529 SP | Theory and Research on Collaboration Technologies | |
| EPSY 590 | Advanced Seminar in Ed Psyc | Course name depends on section. |
| INFO 555 | Adv Educational Tech for Engagement & Interactive Learning | |
| IS 520 (formerly taught as IS 518) | Community Informatics | |
| IS 578 (formerly taught as IS 590DH) | Digital Humanities | |
| IS 586 (formerly taught as IS 555) | Usability Engineering | |
| IS 590 DK | Distributed Knowledge | |
| IS 590 EL | E-Learning: Social and Technical Issues in E-learning | |
| IS 590 SD | Digital Social Sciences | |
| IS 594D (formerly taught as IS 549) | The Economics of Information | |
| MDIA 590 | New Media Theory |
| Number | Title | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| CMN 529 MS | Social Network Analysis | |
| CS 598 KGK | Social Computing | |
| IS 507 (formerly taught as IS 542) | Data, Stat and Info | |
| IS 586 (formerly taught as IS 555) | Usability Engineering | |
| IS 590 DEL | Design of Digitally Mediated Information Services | |
| IS 590 IML | Information Modeling | |
| IS 590 IN | Information Networks | |
| IS 590 IS | Information in Society | |
| IS 590 MD | Metadata in Theory and Practice | |
| IS 590 OI | Organizations, Information & Technology | |
| IS 590 SN | Social Networks and Information | |
| PS 519 SA | Content Analysis |