Prior to joining USU, I worked as a Research Scientist at Rochester Institute of Technology, and a Post-doctoral Fellow and Assistant Director of Humans and Technology Laboratory (HATLab) at Clemson University. I completed PhD in Computer Science at the University of Texas at Arlington, winning Outstanding Doctoral Dissertation Award. 

I have been awarded USU Computer Science Faculty Researcher of the Years 2025 and 2020.

My research has been supported by National Science Foundation (NSF), and Meta (Facebook) Research. Press Releases on Awarded Grants: [1] [2]   

I direct the PIXEL at USU. Situated within School of Computing, PIXEL hosts an interdisciplinary research group, including from Computer Science, Design, Psychology, and Sociology.