CRIT LAB
The Community Research on Identity and Technology (CRIT) Lab research group conducts
research to examine how marginalized individuals and communities use social technologies
and how they envision future technologies, often during times of identity transition,
so that we can understand how to design technology that is more equitable and has
potential to improve people’s lives.
Prospective students:
I am not currently planning to admit PhD students for the foreseeable future.
If you are a current UM
student interested in joining the lab, please email with your CV/resume and research interests.
lab photo fall 2024!
back: Ben, Oliver, Kat, Francesca. middle: Aloe, Mel, Samuel, Josh. front: Senami, Denny, Ria, Hibby.
Postdoc
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Kat Brewster
Postdoctoral Research Fellow
pronouns: she/they
research interests: computer history, LGBTQIA+ history, digital archives,
DIY networking, BBSs, online communities, value-focused design, physical media
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PhD Students
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Josh Guberman
PhD Candidate, co-advised by Silvia Lindtner
pronouns: he/him
research interests: the intersections of critical disability studies, feminist science and technology studies, and computer-supported cooperative work
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F. Ria Khan
PhD student, co-advised by Tawanna Dillahunt
pronouns: they/he
research interests: HCI, disruptive play, embodied interaction, critical design,
and design justice all to leverage for socio-technical inquiry and participation of PoC and LGBTQIA2+ communities
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Senami Kojah
PhD Candidate, co-advised by Kentaro Toyama
pronouns: she/her
research interests: genAI, content moderation, marginalized populations, social media, disinformation, censorship, authoritarianism, digital surveillance, human rights in the Global South
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Francesca Lameiro
PhD student, co-advised by Eric Gilbert
pronouns: he/him
research interests: online communities, social media, transgender studies, social computing
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Samuel Mayworm
PhD student, co-advised by Michaelanne Thomas
pronouns: he/him
research interests: HCI, content moderation, social media and computing, folk theories, trans studies, online communities
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Denny Starks
PhD Candidate, co-advised by Tawanna Dillahunt
pronouns: they/them
research interests: LGBTQIA+ safety, BIPOC safety, online communities, social computing, identities, underserved communities, transgender studies, trans joy, resilience and communities
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Hibby Thach
PhD student, co-advised by Michaelanne Thomas
pronouns: she/they
research interests: content moderation, QTPOC experiences, multi-marginalization, gaming, HCI, trans technologies, live-streaming
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Ben Zefeng Zhang
PhD Candidate, co-advised by Michaelanne Thomas
pronouns: he/him
research interests: critical studies of data and AI, AI for development (AI4D), infrastructure, data production and marketplaces, labor and work, migration and mobility, identity and marginality
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Project Manager
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Aloe DeGuia
CRIT Lab Project Manager; Researcher; Masters Student, Health Informatics
pronouns: she/her
research interests: trans healthcare, trans technologies, multi-marginalization, QTPOC experiences
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Visiting Researcher
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Mel Monier
Researcher; PhD student at UM Dept. of Communication & Media
pronouns: she/they
research interests: trans media studies, digital media and digital labor, identities (particularly race, gender, sexuality) and embodiment
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Alumni
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[my last name] at umich dot edu
Oliver Haimson
@transtechnologies
@haimson.bsky.social
Oliver Haimson
