Farjana Khan

I am currently a PhD researcher at the University of Michigan School of Information (UMSI). My research focuses on forefronting multi-marginalized experiences in socio-technical contexts using community-based participatory research (CBPR) and art-based research practices. I use embodiment as a key framework to challenge harmful and ambivalent practices and systems in technology. I view embodiment as a form of community knowledge that can help to inform new understandings on how vulnerable communities can be supported and asset-build under these conditions.

I am advised by Dr. Kentaro Toyama and am a member of the Social Innovations Group (SIG) run by Dr. Tawanna Dillahunt. 

My background includes material fabrication, creative technologies, game design, UI/UX, and fine arts practices. 

In my spare time, I enjoy hiking, walking around town, listening to music, watching films, playing video games, having creative projects, cooking, or taking care of my houseplants and my cats who destroy said houseplants.

Pronouns

they, he

Areas of interest

HCI, critical design, social computing, embodied interaction, community, intersectionality, multi-marginalized populations

Education

PhD in Information, University of Michigan Ann Arbor (2024-present)
MS in Creative Technologies + Design, University of Colorado Boulder (2018-2020)
BA in Art and Art History, University of Colorado Boulder (2013-2018)