Audrey Desjardins

Assistant Professor, Art
University of Washington

I am an assistant professor in interaction design at University of Washington, in the School of Art + Art History + Design. I hold a PhD from the School of Interactive Arts + Technology at Simon Fraser University. From 2010 to 2016, I studied interaction design research in the Everyday Design Studio with Professor Ron Wakkary. Prior to that, I studied industrial design at Université de Montreal. My research interests focus on everyday design, do-it-yourself, technologies for the home, Internet of Things, sustainability, and emergency collaborative situations.

Projects

Deaf Travel Autoethnography

2018 – 2019

Publications

Autoethnography of a Hard of Hearing Traveler

Dhruv Jain, Audrey Desjardins, Leah Findlater, Jon E. Froehlich

Proceedings of ASSETS 2019 | Acceptance Rate: 25.9% (41 / 158) | Best Paper Nominee

keywords: accessibility, hard of hearing, longitudinal study, assistive technology, deaf and hard of hearing

PDF | doi | Citation | Deaf Travel Autoethnography

We design, build, and evaluate interactive tools and techniques to address pressing societal challenges in accessibility, sustainability, education, and beyond.