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Northwestern University

Faculty and Postdoctoral Researchers

Directors

Elizabeth Gerber

Professor of Mechanical Engineering, Communication Studies, and Design

Phone: 847-467-0607

Darren Gergle

Professor of Communication Studies

Phone: 847-467-1221

Bryan Pardo

Professor of Computer Science and Radio, Television and Film

Phone: 847-491-7184

Undergraduate and Graduate Programs

Jeremy Birnholtz

Professor of Communication Studies

Nicholas Diakopoulos

Associate Professor of Communication Studies

Agnes Horvat

Assistant Professor of Communication Studies

Nell O'Rourke

Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Learning Sciences

Design Cluster and Certificate Program

Haoqi Zhang

Associate Professor of Computer Science and Design

Thought Leadership Dialogues

Steven Franconeri

Professor of Psychology

Phone: 847-467-1259

Chicagoland Interaction and Outreach

Mike Horn

Associate Professor, Computer Science and Learning Science

Phone: 617-803-5501

Aaron Shaw

Associate Professor, Communication Studies

Additional Core Faculty

Larry Birnbaum

Professor of Computer Science

Wei Chen

Chair and Professor of Mechanical Engineering
Professor in Engineering Design

J. Edward Colgate

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Noshir Contractor

Professor of Communication Studies, Management and Organizations, and Industrial Engineering and Management

Matt Easterday

Associate Professor of Learning Sciences

Andrea Graham

Assistant Professor of Medical Social Science and Preventive Medicine

Brent Hecht

Associate Professor of Communication Studies and Computer Science

Jessica Hullman

Associate Professor of Computer Science and Journalism

Maia Jacobs

Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Preventive Medicine

Matthew Kay

Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Communication Studies

Rachel Kornfield

Research Assistant Professor

Kaylee P. Kruzan

Research Assistant Professor

​Emily Lattie

Assistant Professor of Medical Social Sciences and Preventive Medicine

Daniel Rees Lewis

Research Assistant Professor

Michael Peshkin

Professor of Mechanical Engineering

Phone: 847-491-4630

Sara Owsley Sood

Professor of Instruction in Computer Science

Sarah Van Wart

Assistant Professor of Instruction in Computer Science

Marcelo Worsley

Assistant Professor of Computer Science and Learning Science

Postdoctoral Fellows

Sooyeon Jeong

Postdoctoral Fellow

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